R. David Hosp
Areas of Practice
David Hosp is a partner in the firm’s Litigation Department and a member of its Intellectual Property Group. His practice focuses on trademark, trade secret, copyright, false advertising and licensing disputes. Mr. Hosp has handled numerous lawsuits in federal and state courts nationwide. He also has significant experience practicing before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, the World Intellectual Property Organization’s arbitration board and the National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau. In addition, Mr. Hosp works closely with the firm’s Intellectual Property and Private Equity groups, helping to counsel clients on general corporate matters involving intellectual property and the Internet.
Work for Clients
Mr. Hosp has advised and represented numerous companies regarding intellectual property disputes, litigation and counseling, including: General Electric Company, RBS, Inc., Cablevision, Citizens Financial Group, Inc., The Hearst Corporation, Recorded Books, JP Morgan Chase, Hertz Rental Cars, New Balance Athletic Shoes, Inc., The Republic of Afghanistan, WCVB-TV, The Boston Public Library, Sharp Electronics, Inc., Simmons College, Shelby American, Inc., Compaq Computer Corporation, MVP Sports Stores, Inc., Haights Cross Communications, Inc., Digitas, Inc., Newbridge Educational Publishing, LLC, FairMarket, Inc. and ConsumerREVIEW, Inc. His recent work has included: - Representing Recorded Books, the world’s largest independent publisher of audiobooks, in copyright litigation that established new law with respect to the extension of copyright protection to audiobooks.
- Representing New Balance, the world’s second largest manufacturer of shoes, in connection with trademark and advertising issues.
- Representing Cablevision, one of the country’s leading telecommunications, media and entertainment companies, in connection with copyright litigation filed by the Motion Picture Association and the major television networks.
- Representing Hertz, the world’s largest car rental brand, in connection with copyright and trademark litigation.
- Representing Dr. Barry Sears (and his company Zone Labs, Inc.), the creator of the world-famous ZONE Diet, in...more »
Mr. Hosp has advised and represented numerous companies regarding intellectual property disputes, litigation and counseling, including: General Electric Company, RBS, Inc., Cablevision, Citizens Financial Group, Inc., The Hearst Corporation, Recorded Books, JP Morgan Chase, Hertz Rental Cars, New Balance Athletic Shoes, Inc., The Republic of Afghanistan, WCVB-TV, The Boston Public Library, Sharp Electronics, Inc., Simmons College, Shelby American, Inc., Compaq Computer Corporation, MVP Sports Stores, Inc., Haights Cross Communications, Inc., Digitas, Inc., Newbridge Educational Publishing, LLC, FairMarket, Inc. and ConsumerREVIEW, Inc. His recent work has included: - Representing Recorded Books, the world’s largest independent publisher of audiobooks, in copyright litigation that established new law with respect to the extension of copyright protection to audiobooks.
- Representing New Balance, the world’s second largest manufacturer of shoes, in connection with trademark and advertising issues.
- Representing Cablevision, one of the country’s leading telecommunications, media and entertainment companies, in connection with copyright litigation filed by the Motion Picture Association and the major television networks.
- Representing Hertz, the world’s largest car rental brand, in connection with copyright and trademark litigation.
- Representing Dr. Barry Sears (and his company Zone Labs, Inc.), the creator of the world-famous ZONE Diet, in connection with trademark litigation and intellectual property counseling.
- Representing Carroll Shelby and Shelby American, Inc., the designer of the world-famous Shelby Cobra, Shelby Daytona Coupe, and Ford Shelby Mustang, in connection with trademark litigation and intellectual property matters.
- Representing the Boston Public Library with respect to intellectual property counseling.
- Representing Hamid Karzai, the President of the Republic of Afghanistan, in connection with publishing matters.
- Representing numerous financial institutions, including RBS America, Citizens Financial Group, Inc., EverBank, and JP Morgan Chase in connection with trademark and advertising litigation.
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Professional Activities
Mr. Hosp is a member of the International Trademark Association, and the Internet and Trademark Sections of the American Intellectual Property Law Association.
Publications/Presentations
Mr. Hosp is the author of a chapter entitled “Weighing The Risks: A Practical Guide To Comparative Advertising” in the practice manual Advertising and Marketing Litigation Best Practices (Aspatore Books, 2007). He has been a faculty lecturer at the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s Intellectual Property Conferences, and has co-authored a chapter of the course materials entitled “Life After ICANN and the Anticybersquatting Act: Defining ‘Bad Faith’ in Cyberspace.” Mr. Hosp also co-presented a program entitled “Linking, Liability and the World Wide Web” to the Boston Bar Association in February 2000 and lectured and presented materials at the Boston Bar Association’s “Intellectual Property, Year 2000 in Review” program. In addition, Mr. Hosp is the author of “Anticybersquatting Provisions Signed Into Law” in the Goodwin Procter E-Commerce Alert (December 1999) and the co-author of two articles published in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel: “Trademark Plaintiffs Must Promptly Seek to Enjoin Infringers” (September 1995) and “Privilege Afforded Inside Counsel Communications Limited” (March 1996). While at George Washington University Law Center, Mr. Hosp was a member of the George Washington University Law Review.
Professional Experience
Prior to joining Goodwin Procter, Mr. Hosp was an associate in the Litigation Department at Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts in New York, where his practice included intellectual property, general business and securities litigation.
Bar and Court Admissions
Mr. Hosp is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and New York, and before the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts; the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First, Second, Third and Sixth Circuits. He has also practiced in numerous state and federal court around the country on a pro hac basis.
Education
J.D., George Washington University Law Center, 1994 (cum laude)
B.A., Dartmouth College, 1990 (cum laude) Mr. Hosp is the bestselling author of the novels Innocence (Grand Central, 2007), The Betrayed (Warner Books, 2006) and Dark Harbor (Warner Books, 2005).
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