Dickson M. Lupo

A visiting professor of law at the Wake Forest University School of Law and an intellectual property specialist with more than 30 years of experience, Dick Lupo focuses his practice on intellectual property and technology transactional matters. 

Heavily involved in a variety of intellectual property and transactional matters for emerging-market companies as well as established businesses, Dick provides sophisticated IP counsel to diverse clients in wide-ranging industries, including:

• Financial services
• Heavy industrial manufacturing
• Internet applications
• Computer software
• Construction

Dick is heavily involved in a wide variety of business transactions that have an IP or technology component. He often represents clients in sophisticated patent license arrangements as well as license arrangements involving other types of proprietary property. 

Dick also assists his clients in product planning, design, protection and implementation through cooperation with design teams and others in the product development process. He is well versed in the issues arising from transactions involving joint development of intellectual property and other proprietary rights.

Dick also has extensive experience litigating patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright disputes across a spectrum of technologies.

Dick is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.  

Of Note

• Best Lawyers in America, Charlotte Trademark Law "Lawyer of the Year", 2020
• Chambers USA - North Carolina, Intellectual Property, 2012-2020
• Best Lawyers in America, Intellectual Property Law, 2007-2020; Commercial Litigation, 2007-2021; Copyright Law, 2007-2021; Litigation-Intellectual Property, 2007-2021; Litigation- Patent, 2007-2021; Patent Law, 2007-2021; Trademark Law, 2007-2021
• Business North Carolina Legal Elite, 2008-2010, 2012-2013, 2015
• North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2008-2020
• Managing Intellectual Property's IP Stars, 2013-2020
• IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Practitioners, 2014-2020

News

• Best Lawyers ® Recognizes 93 Moore & Van Allen attorneys
• MVA IP team and attorneys recognized in IAM Patent 1000
• Moore & Van Allen attorneys ranked in Managing IP
• Chambers & Partners Recognizes Moore & Van Allen Attorneys and Practices in 2020 USA Guide
• Thirty Moore & Van Allen attorneys recognized by Super Lawyers
• Best Lawyers® recognizes 83 Moore & Van Allen attorneys

Speaking Engagements

• IP Hosts "MVA Talks" Seminar, June 25, 2014, Addressing intellectual property strategies for businesses
• Firm Participates in ACC Manufacturing Affinity Event, June 4, 2013, Ward & Taylor serve as event panelists; Lupo moderates

Publications

• ICANN Approves New gTLD Program
  Intellectual Property Client Update, July 2011

Professional Affiliations

• Licensing Executives Society