Dr. David Clark is a patent agent at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He assists with the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the fields of chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and clean technology. David also provides support on various matters relating to intellectual property counseling, including freedom to operate and validity analysis. He has been a registered patent agent since 2006.

David's background in chemistry includes extensive research experience as a practicing medicinal chemist with Tularik Inc. and Anadys Pharmaceuticals. He has performed research in the discovery and development of agents for the treatment of cancer, HIV and HCV infection, inflammatory disease, and hypercholesterolemia. His graduate and undergraduate studies in synthetic organic chemistry dealt with the total synthesis of complex natural products and the development of synthetic methods. David is a co-author of numerous scientific articles and is a co-inventor on 14 issued U.S. patents.