About Todd Basile

Todd is a patent & tech transactions attorney and former helicopter engineer, drawing on more than 15 years of legal and industry experience to help technology companies protect and commercialize their innovations. In particular, his practice focuses on:

Patents - Developing strategic patent portfolios geared towards attracting investment, protecting market share, and other legal goals
Tech Transactions - Negotiating industry and customer partnerships while protecting your technology and minimizing business disruption should future problems arise
Software Licensing - Navigating numerous software-related legal issues for various licensing models including IP and data ownership, terms of use, and open source software (OSS) risks
M&A and Investment - Helping investors understand what they are buying and mitigating the associated risks; helping sellers position their technology assets to maximize company valuation and attract funding opportunities

Todd is also a Part 107 drone pilot who frequently speaks at robotics and drone conferences on various intellectual property, data, and regulatory matters. Prior to becoming an attorney, he was an engineer at Bell Helicopter where he designed cutting-edge aerospace technologies and software. Todd also helped develop electromechanical control systems for military drones at Smiths Aerospace during his undergraduate studies at Georgia Tech, and clerked at St. Jude Medical’ s Neuromodulation Division during law school.

Concentrations

• Patent and trademark prosecution
• Technology transactions
• Software and IP licenses
• Freedom-to-operate (FTO) assessments
• IP diligence in investment and M&A deals

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

• Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 'Ones to Watch,' Intellectual Property Law and Patent Law, 2025
• Listed, Super Lawyers Magazine, Texas Super Lawyers, 'Rising Stars,' 2020-2024
• Listed, D Magazine, 2020-2023
• Best Lawyers in Dallas, 2020-2023
• Best Lawyers Under 40, 2020 and 2022-2023

 

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Areas of Law

  • Other 9
    • Intellectual Property & Technology
    • Venture Capital & Emerging Technology
    • Patents and Innovation Strategies
    • Innovation & Artificial Intelligence
    • Aviation
    • Defense, Aviation & Space
    • Space & Satellite
    • Restaurant Industry
    • Digital Health

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Strategic Patent Portfolio Development: Ivy League University: Robotic exosuits
    control systems with medical, industrial,
    military applications
    Pipeline Inspection Company: Pipe-crawling robots for inspecting oil & gas pipelines
    Semiconductor Manufacturer: Sensing
    control systems for self-driving vehicles
    Research Hospital: Surgical robots
    computer vision for surgical navigation applications
    CAM Software Developer: Automated design-to-manufacturing software for CNC machining
    UAS Manufacturer: Drone airframes
    control systems for Intelligence, Surveillance,
    Reconnaissance (ISR) applications
    Grocery Delivery Company: Computer vision
    IoT technologies for smart shopping carts
    checkout systems
    Helicopter Company: Various airframe, rotor, propulsion,
    sensing
    control systems for commercial
    military rotorcraft
    Smart Eyeware Company: Augmented reality glasses
    associated sensing/data processing systems
    Medical Device Company: Medical devices for use in cardiovascular
    renal surgical procedures
    Water Filtration Company: Nanotube-based filtration technologies
    commercial
    consumer filtration systems
    Technology Transactions & Licensing: Mine Automation: Negotiated complex IP development
    licensing model for joint venture involving autonomous mining vehicles
    fleet management systems on behalf of multinational mining equipment manufacturer
    Surgical Navigation: Negotiated strategic partnerships between sensor platform developer
    major technology companies in medical, aviation,
    other industries
    O&G Infrastructure Inspection: Negotiated robotics-based inspection services agreements on behalf of robotics manufacturer
    service provider
    Utilities Infrastructure Inspection: Negotiated drone-based inspection services agreements on behalf of asset owners in energy, utility,
    communications industries
    Drone Delivery: Negotiated drone delivery partnership on behalf of national restaurant chain
    Digital Health Technologies: Negotiated joint development
    licensing agreements on behalf of several digital health companies for AI/ML-based technologies used in diagnostics
    treatment applications
    Robotics-as-a Service (RaaS): Structured unique RaaS model
    corresponding customer agreements on behalf of robotic lawnmower company
    IoT Monitoring & Control: Negotiated white-label supply agreement involving remote monitoring
    control of emergency exit lighting
    signage
    Dental Practice Management Software: Negotiated joint software development
    source code license agreement on behalf of dental practice management software developer
    Technology M&A
    Investment: Private Equity Firms: Advised more than 10 private equity firms in middle-market acquisitions of dozens of technology
    software companies in a wide variety of commercial industries, plus subsequent roll up acquisitions for portfolio companies
    Mining Equipment OEM: Advised multinational mining equipment manufacturer in $760MM acquisition of industrial
    h
    held tools divisions of global tool manufacturing conglomerate
    Mining Equipment OEM: Advised multinational mining equipment manufacturer in acquisition of minority stake in developer of autonomous vehicle
    fleet management systems
    Industrial Systems OEM: Advised multinational industrial systems manufacturer in acquisition of industrial compressor company with patented products
    software assets
    Drone Regulatory Compliance: Drone Delivery: Defended drone services provider against FAA civil penalty involving transportation of human organs for organ transplant operations
    Counter-Drone (CUAS): Advised private entities regarding legality of installing counter-drone system under federal
    state wiretap, privacy,
    data security regulations
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
    2011, Texas
    Not admitted in MA
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Venture Capital & Emerging Technology Practice Group, Greenberg Traurig
    •Life Sciences & Medical Technology Practice Group, Greenberg Traurig

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
    J.D.
    cum laude
    Other Education
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    B.S.
    Aerospace Engineering, with high honors

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  • Is this attorney admitted to practice in any U.S. Federal Courts?
    Todd Basile is admitted to practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
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    Greenberg Traurig, LLP has 2750 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Todd Basile attended Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.
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    Greenberg Traurig, LLP was established in 1967.