Chad James Woodford

Chad's practice focuses on intellectual property licensing, technology transactions, copyright counseling, cyber law, open-source licensing, and new media.

Chad spent six years as a software engineer for IBM and several startups developing chip testing software, advanced Linux firewalls and internet traffic routing technologies prior to attending law school. Chad has both in-house and law firm experience having served as an associate for four years in the IP Licensing/Technology Transaction Group of Fenwick & West LLP in San Francisco and more recently as Senior Licensing Counsel for Dolby Laboratories in San Francisco.

Chad has a special interest in copyright law and open-source issues and has authored or co-authored articles on topics such as digital rights management, website immunity under the DMCA safe harbors and the CDA Section 230, and new media licensing in The Cyberspace Lawyer, The Privacy & Data Protection Legal Reporter and the Daily Journal.

California

Since 2005

Senior Licensing Counsel

Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

2009 - 2009

Associate, IP Licensing/Tech Transactions Group

Fenwick & West LLP

2005 - 2009

Manager, Intellectual Property

Wind River Systems

2004 - 2005

University of Colorado - Boulder

J.D. (2004) | Law

2001 - 2004

Activities: University of Colorado Law Review, production editor, board member

Clarkson University

B.S. (1993) | Electrical Engineering

1989 - 1993

Graduate Work in Computer Engineering, 1993–1995 Fields of Research: Artificial Intelligence, Fuzzy Logic, Genetic Algorithms

Activities: College Radio DJ, KZSU

California State Bar  # 235675

Member

2005 - Current