David Kennedy

Managing director, Berkeley Research Group

David Kennedy is a certified public accountant and an expert in IP licensing, valuation, analysing claims of economic damages related to IP infringement damages and negotiating the economics of patent sales and licensing agreements. Over 30 years, he has served as the lead negotiator in more than 200 IP-related transactions and performed patent portfolio valuations in a variety of industry segments for investor groups, large public companies and patent holding companies. He has served in International Chamber of Commerce international arbitration and litigation matters as an expert in determining FRAND royalty rates. Mr Kennedy has testified in the Court of Federal Claims and in state, federal and bankruptcy courts regarding patent values, royalty rates, lost profits, trade secrets and other forms of economic damages.