Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law, Doug is known for taking complex principles and making them understandable for his clients. His areas of concentration include intellectual property (patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, publicity rights and unfair competition) consulting, acquisition, licensing and litigation, as well as technology, cybersecurity and data breach law. Doug represents corporations, municipalities, non-profits, start-ups and entrepreneurs in a variety of industries, including technology, healthcare, law enforcement, and manufacturing. Doug has extensive litigation and mediation experience involving high profile, corporate technology cases, patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret litigation. He is a founding member of Shumaker’s Data Breach Team. His background in computer consulting, fluency in many programming languages and his computer skills, including database and network management, expert systems, simulation design, and various software packages, enable him to effectively and efficiently assist his clients. Always looking for practical business solutions for his clients in order to avoid high cost disputes, Doug routinely counsels clients on preventative measures. In his work, Doug also focuses on technology law, including consulting clients and attorneys in data breach and cybersecurity issues, electronic discovery issues, domain name disputes, E-commerce agreements, technology implementation transactions, software performance disputes, employment/consultant agreements, and technology licensing. His intellectual property expertise allows him to assist clients in certain areas of general business law and entertainment law. Doug is certified as an Intellectual Property Law Specialist by The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. Certification is the highest level of recognition by The Florida Bar of the competency and experience of attorneys in the area of Intellectual Property Law. Doug has authored many articles on intellectual property, cybersecurity/data breach, and legal technology for various publications and has been interviewed on similar topics for several publications. Representative Matters
- Represents a nationwide and international producer of dairy products regarding intellectual property protection and enforcement, as well as its technology and marketing-related transactional matters.
- Represents numerous software developers with regarding to technology licensing agreements.
- Represents a nationwide manufacturer and seller of drinkware products regarding intellectual property matters (transactional and litigation).
- Represents a nationwide manufacturer and seller of automotive wheels regarding intellectual property matters (transactional and litigation).
- Represents an official tourism marketing entity and provider of county tourism information regarding intellectual property matters (transactional and litigation).
- Represents a large regional real estate brokerage company regarding intellectual property and technology matters.
- Represents an e-commerce provider of medical products regarding intellectual property and technology matters.
Honors
- Florida Legal Elite by Florida Trend magazine, 2015, 2016
- AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Intellectual Property
- Florida Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers magazine, 2013 - 2018
- Best Lawyers in America, 2015 - 2019
- Florida Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine, 2010
- 25 "People to Watch" by biz941 magazine, 2008
- C.L. McKaig Award in recognition of distinguished service to the Sarasota County Bar Association, 2004
Professional and Community Affiliations
- Bradenton Area Economic Development Corporation, Business Recruitment, Retention & Expansion (BR2E) Committee
- The Judge John M. Scheb American Inn of Court, President (2018 - 2019)
- Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County, Investor Relations Committee
- Sarasota County Bar Association, Immediate Past President
- Computer & Technology Law Committee of The Florida Bar, Past-Chair
- Intellectual Property Committee of The Florida Bar, Member
- Business Law Section (BLS) of The Florida Bar, Executive Council
- The Florida Bar BLS eDiscovery Committee, Past Chair
- The Florida Bar BLS Civil Rules Subcommittee on Electronic Discovery, Past Chair
- Florida Statewide E-Filing Committee and Records Workgroup, Past BLS Representative
- Suncoast Technology Forum, Past Director and Officer
- Sarasota County Bar Young Lawyers Division, Past-President
- Sarasota County Bar Technology Committee, Past-Chair
- Sarasota County Bar E-Filing Committee, Past-Chair
- Sarasota County Bar's monthly newspaper, The Docket, Past Editor, 2004-2005
- Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, Past Member of Small Business Council
News Releases08.15.2018 | Shumaker Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019 | 07.12.2018 | Douglas A. Cherry Installed as President of the Judge John M. Scheb American Inns of Court | 06.18.2018 | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Attorneys Named 2018 Florida Super Lawyers and 2018 Florida Rising Stars | 08.17.2017 | Shumaker Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2018 | 06.08.2017 | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Attorneys Named 2017 Florida Super Lawyers® and 2017 Florida Rising Stars | 06.06.2017 | Adria Maria Jensen and Douglas A. Cherry Presented to Sarasota County Bar Association | 03.13.2017 | Douglas A. Cherry Spoke to Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance | 10.05.2016 | Cherry Presents to Paralegal Association of Florida | 09.23.2016 | Cherry and Malone Present to Sarasota Bar Association | 08.16.2016 | Shumaker Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers In America® 2017 | 06.22.2016 | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Attorneys Named Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite 2016 | 06.09.2016 | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Attorneys Named 2016 Florida Super Lawyers and 2016 Florida Rising Stars | 02.16.2016 | Shumaker Attorneys Present to Manatee County Bar Association | 08.19.2015 | Shumaker Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers In America® 2016 | 06.23.2015 | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Attorneys Named Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite 2015 | 06.12.2015 | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Attorneys Named 2015 Florida Super Lawyers and 2015 Florida Rising Stars | 12.17.2014 | Shumaker Launches New Data Breach Practice Group | 10.20.2014 | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick Attorneys, Cherry and Smith, Speak at SAMA Dinner | 09.02.2014 | Shumaker Launches Law Blog to Highlight Social Media Developments | 08.25.2014 | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick Attorney Douglas A. Cherry Takes the Helm at Sarasota Bar | 08.21.2014 | 83 Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Lawyers Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015 | 08.12.2014 | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick Launches Community Back-to-School Campaign | 06.16.2014 | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Attorneys named 2014 Florida Super Lawyers and 2014 Florida Rising Stars | 06.13.2013 | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Attorneys Named 2013 Florida Super Lawyers and 2013 Florida Rising Stars | 05.31.2013 | Douglas A. Cherry to Speak at Annual Florida Bar Convention | 04.16.2013 | Douglas A. Cherry Presented at Copyrights Workshop | 01.28.2013 | Douglas A. Cherry Presented to Florida Institute of CPAs | 10.12.2012 | Douglas A. Cherry Featured in Gulf Coast Business Review | 10.01.2012 | Douglas A. Cherry Presented to Sarasota County Bar Association | 06.12.2012 | Douglas A. Cherry Presented to Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance | 04.18.2012 | Douglas A. Cherry Presented to Young Lawyers Division of The Florida Bar | 12.28.2011 | Douglas A. Cherry Presented at Gulf Coast Venture Forum Seminar | 11.18.2011 | Douglas A. Cherry Presented at SAMA Dinner Meeting | 08.25.2011 | Douglas A. Cherry Panelist at Sarasota Chamber Marketing Seminar | 06.21.2011 | Douglas A. Cherry Participated in Barcamp Sarasota | 06.02.2011 | Douglas A. Cherry Featured Speaker at Legal Aid of Manasota CLE Program | 06.01.2011 | Douglas A. Cherry Participated in Panel Discussion Regarding Social Media | 01.24.2011 | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Announces New Partners | 01.07.2011 | Douglas A. Cherry Presented Seminar Hosted by AAF Suncoast and EDC of Sarasota | 11.17.2010 | Douglas A. Cherry Spoke at STF Techbyte Luncheon | 08.23.2010 | Douglas A. Cherry Presents Seminar on Intellectual Property Issues at SMALSS Meeting | 08.10.2010 | Douglas A. Cherry Presents Seminar on Intellectual Property and Technology Law Issues at FPRA Annual Conference | 06.07.2010 | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Attorneys Named 2010 Florida Super Lawyers and 2010 Florida Rising Stars |
PublicationsNewslettersEvents and Presentations03.07.2018 | “Avoiding the Pitfalls of the Digital Era of Law: E-Discovery, Preservation & Other Technological Issues" | 02.13.2018 | 2018 Cyber Security Symposium: "Data Breach: Expert Advice on Mitigating the Consequences and Protecting the Brand" | 10.17.2017 | "Protecting Your Intellectual Property and Using Social Media - 10 Fatal Mistakes Made by Small Business Owners in the Digital Era" | 05.25.2017 | "Social Media Issues in Family Law" presented to the Family Law Section of the Sarasota County Bar Association | 04.28.2017 | "Data Breach: Expert Advice on Mitigating the Consequences and Protecting the Brand" presented to the Association of Corporate Counsel | 03.09.2017 | "Legal Insights for Designers and Developers" presented to Front End Design Meetup | 03.08.2017 | "Protecting Intellectual Property," presented to Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance | 10.13.2016 | "Practical Advice on Protecting Your Business from a Data Breach," presented to the Venice Chamber of Commerce | 10.01.2016 | Technology, Social Media and Online Property Rights – Ethics and Competency in the Digital Era," Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc., 2016 Fall Conference | 09.22.2016 | “Your Client Had a Data Breach, Now What?” Sarasota County Bar Association | 01.27.2016 | “Avoiding the Pitfalls of the Digital Era of Law: E-discovery, Preservation and Other Technological Issues” presented to the Manatee County Bar Association | 01.21.2016 | "IP and IPAs" presented by Douglas A. Cherry at AdFed Suncoast AdNites | 01.19.2016 | "You Had a Data Breach. Now What?" presented by Douglas A. Cherry and Scott A. LaPorta at the Suncoast Technology Forum Techbyte Luncheon | 08.07.2015 | “Effective Branding Techniques and Intellectual Property Protection in the Digital Era” presented at the Florida Festival & Events Association (FFEA) Convention | 05.21.2015 | “Effective Branding Techniques and Intellectual Property Protection in the Digital Era” presented at the Florida Association of Destination Marketing Organizations (FADMO) Annual Marketing Summit | 02.19.2015 | "Fatal Assumptions Made By Technology Companies and Start-ups" presented at The HuB | 02.18.2015 | "Legal Insights on Social Media" presented to the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) | 02.17.2015 | "What Every Employer Needs to Know for 2015" presented at Sarasota Chamber University | 10.15.2014 | "Protecting Intellectual Property in a Global Market," presented to Sarasota Manatee Area Manufacturers | 01.21.2014 | “The Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act” presented at Suncoast Technology Forum | 06.28.2013 | "New e-Discovery Amendments to the Florida Bar Rules of Civil Procedures," President's Showcase at the 2013 Annual Florida Bar Convention | 04.11.2013 | "Protect Your Intellectual Property," A Free Workshop from USF-Sarasota Manatee and Manasota SCORE | 01.10.2013 | “The New Digital Terrain and eDiscovery Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure: An Overview and Discussion,” Florida Institute of CPAs 2013 VFALS Conference | 09.19.2012 | "Looking Behind the Curtain: Offensive and Defensive e-Discovery Issues in Leasing / Lender Litigation," Lease Attorney Enforcement Network (LEAN) | 09.12.2012 | “The New eDiscovery Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure – An Overview and Discussion,” Sarasota County Bar Association | 05.16.2012 | "Protecting Your Intellectual Property - 10 Fatal Mistakes Made by Business Owners," Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance’s May Executive Briefing | 03.29.2012 | "E-Discovery, The Florida Bar’s Basic Discovery 2012," Young Lawyers Division of The Florida Bar | 12.14.2011 | "Due Diligence: What Investors Should Look For and What Entrepreneurs Should Have," Gulf Coast Venture Forum | 10.19.2011 | "Protecting IP in a Global Market," SAMA Dinner Meeting | 08.17.2011 | "Avoiding Legal Pitfalls and Managing Intellectual Property as it Relates to Marketing Issues for Businesses," Sarasota Chamber of Commerce | 06.17.2011 | "Intellectual Property and Open Source Licenses," Barcamp Sarasota | 05.26.2011 | "Pitfalls and Opportunities of Social Media," AAF Suncoast | 03.18.2011 | "What to do When you are Facing an Ethically Challenged Attorney," Legal Aid of Manasota | 11.30.2010 | "How to Make Intellectual Property and Copyright Law Work for You," AAF Suncoast and the EDC of Sarasota County | 11.16.2010 | "Avoiding Legal Pitfalls in Social Networking," Open Source Software and Records Retention, Suncoast Technology Forum | 09.09.2010 | "An Overview of Intellectual Property Law and How to Avoid Common Pitfalls," Sarasota-Manatee Association of Legal Support Specialist Seminar | 08.09.2010 | "How PR Pros Avoid Legal Woes: Ten Fatal Assumptions Made in Intellectual Property and Technology Law," Florida Public Relations Association Annual Conference | 06.09.2010 | "What’s in a Name?®," Techfast Breakfast, Sarasota Chamber of Commerce | 10.15.2009 | "How PR Pros Avoid Legal Woes," Florida Public Relations Association Central West Coast Chapter | 08.12.2009 | "Legal Risks in the Digital World," Techfast Breakfast, Sarasota Chamber of Commerce | 06.26.2009 | "The New Digital Terrain: E-Discovery and Metadata: An Overview and Discussion," The Florida Bar Annual Meeting | 06.19.2009 | "E-Discovery and Rise of Social Media," Sarasota County Bar Association - Family Law Section | 06.16.2009 | Roundtable Discussion regarding Intellectual Property Issues in the Creative Process of Advertising While Creating or Using Advertising Content in Traditional or Internet-based Ways, EDC Economic Development Council of Sarasota County | 06.09.2009 | "Protecting and Securing Your Organization’s Intellectual Property: Fatal Assumptions Made by Fundraising Professionals," Association of Fundraising Professionals | 03.10.2009 | "Spoliation and E-Discovery," Judge John N. Scheb American Inn of Court | 02.24.2009 | Social Media Seminar, Federal Communications Bar Association – Florida Chapter / 82 Degrees Tech | 11.19.2008 | "The Art of Protecting Your Intellectual Property: Ten Fatal Assumptions Made by Business Owners," Sarasota Rotary Club | 08.08.2008 | "E-Discovery and Metadata: an Overview and Discussion," Florida School Board Attorneys Association | 06.20.2008 | "E-Everything II: Technology’s Accelerating Influence on Today’s Practice of Law and What Lawyers Need to Know," The Florida Bar Annual Meeting | 05.19.2008 | "Protecting Intellectual Property and Creative Assets: Ten Fatal Assumptions Made by Business Owners and Creative Entrepreneurs," Sarasota County Bar Association Law in the Library | 03.27.2008 | Guest Appearance on Law and Sarasota, Education Channel | 03.05.2008 | "Intellectual Property in Business Transactions," Sarasota County Bar Association - Business Law Section | 02.26.2008 | "The Art of Protecting Your Intellectual Property: Ten Fatal Assumptions Made by Business Owners," EDC Economic Development Council of Sarasota County | 02.11.2008 | "E-Discovery and Metadata: An Overview and Discussion," Suncoast Paralegal Association | 01.18.2008 | "E-Everything," The Florida Bar Business Section Mid-year Meeting | 12.06.2007 | Panelist at EDC Creative Cluster Group Seminar, Ringling School of Art and Design | 01.01.2006 | E-Discovery and Metadata: An Overview and Discussion, Sarasota Bar Association | 01.01.2005 | Ten Fatal Assumptions by Technology Companies, 82 Degrees Tech |
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Education- J.D., University of Florida Levin College of Law, 2000
- B.S., University of Florida, 1997
Bar and Court Admissions- Florida, 2000
- Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 2006
- United States District Court Middle District of Florida, 2000
- United States District Court Southern District of Florida, 2012
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