David G. Henry, J.D.
David G. Henry is the lead partner in the Waco office and a member of the intellectual property group. David uses his private pilot license to travel for his cases and projects throughout the U.S. His ability to pilot himself to and from a non-hub city allows him to reside in the Waco area and now spearhead the firm’s growth in a rapidly demanding market. Since the arrival of Judge Albright to the Federal Bench and the emergence of the Waco court as the largest patent litigation docket in the U.S., David is uniquely positioned to actively participate in the transition Waco has made from a nice place to live to the center of significant legal cases. David has litigated patent cases involving various technologies, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, computer hardware and software, telecommunication devices, and networks.
While David primarily focuses on patent litigation, he routinely handles other complex IP and transactional matters. These include trademark infringement, copyright infringement, trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, and antitrust cases. He also advises clients in corporate transactions and negotiating intellectual property licensing and other technology-related agreements. David is a certified Mediator who uses his litigation experience to assist in the ADR resolution of IP and other complex commercial disputes.
For more than two decades, David has served in several capacities with Baylor University, including (since 1994) that of Professor of Patent and Trademark Law and Litigation, Faculty Advisor to several undergraduate student organizations, and Baylor’s Judicial Board member. David also teaches in the Entrepreneurship Program of Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business.
Education
- Baylor University School of Law, JD, 1985
- Baylor University, BA, Biology, 1982
Associations & Memberships
- Waco Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Program
- Federal Bar Association
- Dallas Bar Association
- Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association
- Registered U.S. Patent Attorney
Honors & Awards
- Best Lawyers in America, Woodward White, Inc. 2020 – 2024
- Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters 2018
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1986
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Supreme Court, Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho
- Chancery Court of Delaware
- Canadian Patent Office
- Certified Mediator
Focus Areas
- Automotive Technology
- Consumer Products
- Life Sciences
- Medical Devices
- IP Audits & Legal Opinions
- Biotech
- Patent Litigation
- Manufacturing
- Technology Transactions
- Trademark & Copyright Litigation