Dan Goettle is co-leader of BakerHostetler’s national Patent Litigation team and heads the Wilmington, Delaware office. Dan represents technology companies in patent litigation in the fields of computer science and electrical and mechanical engineering. Dan represents multinational companies in federal court, as well as before the U.S. International Trade Commission. He also represents patent owners and petitioners in post-grant-review proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Dan started his intellectual property career obtaining patents in the computer science and electrical engineering fields. Since 2015, he has been an adjunct professor at Drexel University’s School of Law, teaching “Patent Litigation & Strategy.” Dan was an adjunct professor at Villanova University’s Law School, teaching, “Patent Office Trial Practice.” Prior to entering private practice, Dan served in the U.S. Coast Guard for 12 years, first as a line officer and then as a lawyer. Dan argued dozens of criminal courts-martial appeals and negotiated new treaties at two United Nations organizations.