Daniel J. McMullen

Daniel J. McMullen

Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
Intellectual Property, Science & Technology Law, Patent, Trademarks, Copyrights, Internet
The Calfee Building, 1405 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, OH 44114

    About Daniel J. McMullen

    Practice Areas
    • Intellectual Property
    • Science & Technology Law
    • Patent
    • Trademarks
    • Copyrights
    • Internet
    Education
    • Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1982
      J.D.
      • Honors: cum laude
    • Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1978
      B.A.
      • Honors: magna cum laude
    Classes and Seminars
    • Negotiation Workshop, Harvard Law School, 1994
    • Intellectual Property Law, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1990 - 1994
    • Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Former Adjunct Faculty Member
    • Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Former Adjunct Faculty Member (1990-2013)
    • Harvard Law School Program of Instruction for Lawyers Negotiation Workshop, Teaching Staff (June 1994)
    • "Data Rights Data Privacy - What’s A Business To Do?!," The Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association Meeting, Cleveland, OH (November 11, 2020)
    • "Data Rights and Responsibilities: Legal Developments," Data Days Cleveland, Cleveland, OH (October 22, 2020)
    • "Cybersecurity for Small to Medium Business," Greater Cleveland Partnership Tech Week, Cleveland, OH (August 27, 2020)
    • "What in the (COVID) World are Apple & Google Up To? – Data Privacy in Times of Public Crisis," Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP Webinar, Cleveland, OH (July 8, 2020)
    • "Best Practices for Copyright Registration in View of Recent Supreme Court Guidance and Updates on Patentable Subject Matter Under 35 U.S.C. 101," Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP's 2019 Intellectual Property Seminar, Cleveland, OH (June 27, 2019)
    • “Cybersecurity Forum: Changes and Trends for 2019,” Panelist (March 15, 2019)
    • “Key Considerations When Advising Clients on Blockchain and IoT,” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s “Technology & The Law: Blockchain, IoT, and AI, oh, My!” Conference, Cleveland, OH (November 13, 2018)
    • "GDPR Is Coming – Is Your Business Ready?!" OHTec Tech Week Even (April 19, 2018)
    • "Net Neutrality and What the FCC's Recent Ruling Means Going Forward," Hudson Library and Historical Society (March 29, 2018)
    • "Some Things Every Successful Entrepreneur Should Know About Intellectual Property," Women's Business Centers of Ohio (March 22, 2017)
    • “Intellectual Property Law Issues,” 2013 Information Security Summit (October 24-25, 2013)
    • Intellectual Property Week: Attorney Panel, Case Western Reserve University’s Intellectual Property Week (October 14, 2013)
    • “Ongoing Developments in COPYRIGHT IN CYBERSPACE - Change is in the Aereo,” Cleveland Intellectual Property Association, Cleveland, OH (February 19, 2013)

    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions
    • Ohio, 1983
    • District of Columbia, 1988
    • U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
    • U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
    • U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
    Other Affiliations
    • Greater Cleveland Bar Association (Member)
    • Ohio State Bar Association (Member)
    • American Bar Association (Member)
    • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (Member)
    • Greater Cleveland Media Development Corporation (Board Chair)
    • NEOSA (ne the Northeast Ohio Software Association) (Board Member)
    • United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Member of Panel of Neutrals (2002-present), 2002 - Present (Mediator)
    • Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Former Adjunct Faculty Member
    • OHTec (formerly NEOSA, The Northeast Ohio Software Association) (Board Member)
    • Ohio State Bar Association, Computer Law Committee, Member
    • American Bar Association, Science and Technology and Patent, Copyright and Trademark Law Section, Member
    • Greater Cleveland Partnership, Government Affairs Council (2016-present)
    Past Positions
    • Offices on School Monitoring, Director, 1988 - 1994
    • Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Associate, 1986 - 1988
    • United States Department of Justice, Trial Attorney, 1983 - 1986
    • Chief Judge Frank J. Battisti, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Law Clerk, 1982 - 1983
    • General Motors’ Packard Electric Division, Systems Analyst

    Articles

    Published Works
    • Stubborn Facts of History-The Vestiges of Past Discrimination in School Desegregation Cases, 44 Case Western Reserve Law Review 75, 1993
    • “Data Privacy and Cybersecurity – What’s A Business To Do?!” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Journal (November 2019)
    • "Ohio Senate Bill 220 Creates Cybersecurity Safe Harbor," Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP Legal Alert (October 22, 2018), Co-authored Billy Raulerson and Kenneth A. Smith, Calfee Partner and Associate, Intellectual Property
    • "GDPR Is Coming. Is Your Business Ready?" Crain's Cleveland Business (May 1, 2018)
    • "GDPR Is Coming. Is Your Business Ready?" Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP Legal Alert (March 2, 2018)
    • "Intellectual Property Rights in Computer Software," Distributed at OHTec Best of Tech Awards ceremony (April 27, 2017), co-authored with Billy Raulerson, Calfee Partner, Intellectual Property
    • "Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016," Intellectual Property Magazine (October 2016)
    • "Supreme Court Upholds 'First Sale' Doctrine," Impact IP, an Intellectual Property Law Newsletter (March 2013)

    Office Info

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    Daniel J. McMullen
    Phone:
    (877) 698-2527
    Website:
    http://www.calfee.com
    Address:
    The Calfee Building, 1405 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, OH 44114
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