Daniel G. Rudoy, PhD
(he/him/his)
Shareholder, Executive Committee Member
| Electrical & Computer Technologies, Chair
Overview
Dan Rudoy chairs the firm’s Electrical & Computer Technologies Practice, one of many leadership positions he holds within the firm. Having practiced for more than 15 years, Dan focuses on IP counseling, patent portfolio development, and patent prosecution for clients working across a broad range of technologies. A significant and growing part of that work centers on artificial intelligence and machine learning, including model architectures, agentic systems, and new algorithms. He is especially active in “tech bio” work at the intersection of software and life sciences, including bioinformatics and the computational workflows behind drug discovery, diagnostics, and digital health. Dan’s work also covers enterprise software, including databases, algorithms, and cybersecurity, and extends to electronics, radar, and medical device technologies.
Dan’s practice spans the full IP lifecycle. He works regularly with start-ups, mid-size and multinational companies, non-profit organizations, and investors, advising on all aspects of IP strategy and portfolio development in the United States and abroad. Dan also works with clients on matters well beyond patent prosecution, including due diligence, trade secrets, technology and IP agreements, open-source, and freedom to operate.
Dan is a member of Wolf Greenfield’s Executive Committee. In addition, he is heavily involved in the firm’s work integrating AI into its day-to-day practice, across both the legal and operational sides of the business, and he drives a broader effort around AI-enabled practice innovation. He is an active voice on how AI is reshaping patent practice. He is also a frequent speaker and author on how to patent AI inventions, and on the eligibility and disclosure challenges they raise.
Dan brings a unique combination of technical and legal credentials to this work. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Harvard University and a JD, summa cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School, alongside degrees in mathematics and computer science from the University of Pennsylvania. Earlier in his career, he conducted engineering research at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, giving him a working engineer’s understanding of the inventions he now helps protect.
Experience
- Worked with numerous clients to strategically develop patent portfolios, both domestically and internationally in high tech and life sciences, with particular experience in patent portfolio development for companies operating at the intersection of life sciences and software, and developing bioinformatics, digital health, and machine learning technologies.
- Oversaw development of a substantial patent portfolio for a medical device company resulting in over 100 patents and hundreds of pending patent applications.
- Successfully and repeatedly defended diligence by multiple investors on behalf of numerous clients as part of investment rounds ranging in size from tens of millions to over 100 million.
- Regularly assist clients prepare and successfully prosecute patent applications in areas facing complex patent eligibility (“Alice”) issues.
- Help clients develop in-house patent harvesting programs.
Activities
- Board Member, Solve Intelligence
- Member, Boston Intellectual Property Law Association
Recognition
- Recognized in the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals
- Named to World IP Review’s 2025 WIPR Leaders List
- Repeatedly named a Stand-out Lawyer by Thomson Reuters
- Repeatedly recognized on the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list by The Best Lawyers in America®
- Repeatedly named to the list of Massachusetts Rising Stars by Super Lawyers