OCIPLA May 2026 Luncheon
TOPIC: Funding IP Litigation With Other People’s Money: Opportunities and Pitfalls
Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM: registration, lunch, networking
12:00 – 1:00 PM: program
1.0 hour CLE credit
Location: Knobbe Martens, 2040 Main St., First Floor, Irvine, CA 92614
- Procuring Insurance Coverage That Best Addresses IP Claims
- Securing Funding To Pursue or Defend IP Claims
- When insurer Coverage Denials support Bad Faith Recovery
- Indemnity Claims Accessing Other People’s Money
Registration:
Member: $15.00
Non-Member: $30.00
Student Non-Member: $20.00
In-House Counsel: Register for a free membership and enjoy member pricing!
Lunch will be provided.
SPEAKER
David A. Gauntlett, Principal, Gauntlett Law
David A. Gauntlett is the principal of Gauntlett Law. He earned his J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law in 1979, where he served on the California Law Review. He received his B.A., Magna Cum Laude, from the University of California at Irvine in 1976.
Mr. Gauntlett serves as lead counsel in intellectual property and antitrust insurance coverage disputes pending in more than 30 states. He is recognized for his work in precedent-setting coverage litigation involving patent, trademark, and copyright infringement, as well as trade secret misappropriation and unfair competition claims. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit, eleven U.S. Courts of Appeal, and 24 U.S. District Courts—including all federal districts in California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Wisconsin.
His publications and quoted interviews include: ABA Intellectual Property, Litigation and TIPS Sections, ACCA, Appleman, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, Beverly Hills Bar Association, BNA, California Law Review, Center for Intellectual Property, Computer Law Review, INTA, IPO, IP Watchdog, New Matter, Orange County Bar Association, Practical Lawyer, The National Law Journal, The Licensing Journal, The Recorder, The University of Texas, The Wall Street Journal, the World Trademark Review, and West Group.
Mr. Gauntlett has been an active member of the American Bar Association, serving on the Corporate Counsel Committee and Antitrust Committee of the Litigation Section, and has been appointed Vice-Chair of Insurance Coverage. He is also an engaged member of the Newport-Irvine home group of the ProVisors networking association.