David Carstens

Partner, Carstens Allen & Gourley LLP General Partner @ 5IR Funds | Intellectual Property Law

Role
General Partner at 5ir Funds
Location
Dallas, TX, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About David Carstens

I have helped build Carstens & Cahoon into a leading AV-rated intellectual property law firm.

Experience

  1. General Partner

    5ir Funds

    Jan 2025 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

    A venture capital firm with a focus on technologies driving the Fifth Industrial Revolution (5IR).

Education

  • SMU Cox School of Business

    Master of Business Administration - MBA

    2003 — 2004

  • Southern Methodist University

    JD, Law

    1986 — 1989

  • University of Texas at Dallas

    Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering

    1991 — 1995

  • Wharton Executive Education

    General Management Program

    2020 — 2023

  • JJ Pearce

    High School

    1979 — 1982

  • Texas A&M University

    Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering

Skills

  • Trade Secrets
  • Copyright Law
  • Licensing
  • Patentability
  • Trademark Infringement
  • Civil Litigation
  • Patent Prosecution
  • Unfair Competition
  • Patents
  • Cyberlaw
  • Intellectual Property
  • Legal Opinions
  • Legal Research
  • Trademarks
  • Patent Litigation
  • Litigation

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