Daniel Brean is currently a Senior Lecturer at The University of Akron School of Law. He researches and writes in the field of intellectual property law, primarily patent law. His published works have addressed issues concerning patent infringement remedies, disruptive technologies, and industrial design, among other topics. From 2006-2020, he was with The Webb Law Firm in Pittsburgh, PA, where his practice focused on patent litigation in district courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Daniel Brean previously served as an Assistant Professor at The University of Akron School of Law, as well as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is a former law clerk to the Honorable Jimmie V. Reyna of the Federal Circuit. He received his JD cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he served as the lead articles editor for the Pittsburgh Journal of Technology Law & Policy, and where he was given the faculty award for excellence in legal scholarship. He received his BS in physics from Carnegie Mellon University.