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David R. Ellis, Attorney
Serving Innovators and Creators in Florida and Worldwide for More than 35 Years

About David Ellis

About David Ellis


David Ellis is an attorney in Florida practicing copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, and intellectual property law; computer, technology, cyberspace and Internet law; business, entertainment and arts law; and franchise, licensing and contract law. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and MIT, a member of the Florida Bar, Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law, and a Registered Patent Attorney.

Mr. Ellis is a member of a variety of associations, including:

  • Association for Computing Machinery
(National Lecturer)
  • Florida Bar's Sections on Business Law & Entertainment,
Arts and Sports Law
  • American Bar Association's Sections on Intellectual Property Law, Science & Technology
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Dave has lectured and presented continuing legal education programs to a variety of groups throughout the United States, including Cornell, Duke, Vanderbilt, Clemson, Syracuse and Interamerican University (Puerto Rico), and the Universities of Tennessee, Florida, South Florida, and Central Florida, and Florida International University, the Florida Bar, and business, professional, arts and entertainment, and technology groups.
David Ellis - Lawyer in Largo, FL
Dave is the author of the book, A Computer Law Primer, and numerous articles in legal, business and technological publications, including the Florida Bar Journal, and "The Data Bus," Florida's computer and technology journal, for which he wrote a monthly column on Computer Law for many years. He taught Intellectual Property, Copyrights, and Computer Law for several years as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida College of Law and Stetson University College of Law.

  • For links to some of Dave's articles, please click here.
  • For more information and a list of speaking engagements, please click here.

Dave has lectured and presented continuing legal education programs to a variety of groups throughout the United States, including:
  • Cornell
  • Duke
  • Vanderbilt
  • Syracuse
  • U. of Florida
  • U. of South Florida
  • U. of Central Florida
  • Florida Int'l Univ.
  • U. of Tennessee
  • Clemson U.
  • Interamerican University, Puerto Rico
  • Florida Bar CLE
  • Professional Groups
  • Arts & Entertainment
  • Technology & Business
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