David Boundy
David Boundy
David Boundy is an expert in Intellectual Property and Administrative Law. He has served as Senior In-House IP Counsel to a billion dollar company and currently works at a top Cambridge/Boston area IP law firm.
He draws upon his business and legal expertise to assist clients in creating strong intellectual property assets and crafting comprehensive strategies for maximizing their worth. Additionally, he handles licensing, financing and public offering transactions, due diligence reviews, as well as acquisitions.
Early Life and Education
David Boddy is an executive with a diverse background, having begun his career in PR and lobbying before transitioning into education. As former headmaster, he understands the value of good leadership and an extensive education. At Leidos he provides transmission line engineering services for investor-run utilities like ComEd in the US. Boddy holds that hard work pays off; for example, taking advantage of CBF program at Booth has given him great opportunities that have transformed his life.
Professional Career
David Boody is a retired high school teacher and track coach. Currently, he serves as both chess instructor and coach at the Chess Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
When not at work, David enjoys working out, traveling, Auburn football and Red Sox baseball. Additionally, he plays chess and enjoys helping people improve their game.
He is the co-founder of bamboo apparel brand Boody, which began as an underwear brand in pharmacies but soon expanded into sleepwear, loungewear and activewear. The company has earned multiple certifications such as B Corp status for their sustainable fabrics such as bamboo. Plus they donate current stock to Thread Together which promotes reusing clothing. Furthermore they partner with EOD Sailors from the US Navy to teach students about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), recently holding an event during Fleet Week New York where they demonstrated radio-controlled robots and explosive detection equipment to children.
Achievement and Honors
David Boundy holds a Master’s degree and has over ten years of engineering experience, as well as expertise in Intellectual Property and Administrative Law. He has served as senior in-house IP counsel for a billion dollar company and is now a partner at two prominent Cambridge/Boston law firms that practice intellectual property and business law.
He is an expert in computer hardware, software and algorithms – particularly systems software and mathematically-intensive computation. He is a frequent author and lecturer on patent and administrative law matters as well as having taught at M.I.T. Laboratory for Computer Science on compiler construction techniques.
He has extensive experience representing inventors, investors, startups and established companies in all facets of intellectual property law. This representation includes patent prosecution, licensing, counseling to avoid litigation, opinions, financing transactions and public offering transactions as well as due diligence on acquisitions and spin-offs.
Personal Life
Boody was an acclaimed New York politician and entrepreneur, serving as Mayor of Brooklyn, delegate to the Democratic National Conventions, and United States Representative for the second district of New York.
He was a highly-regarded patent attorney, representing clients in patent prosecution, licensing, counseling to avoid litigation, opinions, financing and public offering transactions, acquisitions and spinoffs.
He also has extensive expertise in administrative law, including PTAB trials and appeals. He led teams that successfully quash the Patent Office’s 2006-09 Continuations, 5/25 claims, information disclosure statements and appeal regulations under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Furthermore, he consulted on comment letters and legal challenges to other rules. His expertise has been featured by local, trade and national media outlets.
Net Worth
David Boody is an American politician, businessman and author renowned for his writing talents as well as the success of his films such as The Forty-Year-Old Virgin, Fun With Dick and Jane and Knocked Up.
He is one of the wealthiest directors in the world with a net worth of $180 million. A successful writer, he has penned several films such as the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
He began as a comedian, then transitioned into stand-up comedy. Later he wrote several films and is now multi-award winning writer and director with an estimated net worth of $580 million dollars. Additionally, he serves as chairman for L Brands–owners of Bath & Body Works–which he acquired in 2010.