William McSpadden
US patent litigation counsel at Cochlear, a global medical device company focused on hearing solutions.
- Role
- Chief Counsel, Us Patent Litigation at Cochlear
- Location
- Dallas, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About William McSpadden
Mr. McSpadden is a patent attorney with a broad array of experience on patent-related issues. Prior to attending law school, Mr. McSpadden was employed by National Semiconductor as a semiconductor process engineer. As an attorney, Mr. McSpadden worked in private practice for more than 20 years before assuming his current role at Cochlear as Chief Counsel, US Patent Litigation. Over the years of his practice, Mr. McSpadden worked with a variety of technologies including medical devices, semiconductors, telecommunications systems, and banking systems. In private practice, Mr. McSpadden was involved in patent litigation matters, as well as patent prosecution, product clearance, and patent opinion work. Mr. McSpadden has also worked on business transactions involving intellectual property assets, as both a seller and an acquirer.Specialties: Patent litigation, patent opinion and counseling, patent prosecution, IP transactions.
Experience
Chief Counsel, Us Patent Litigation
Jul 2019 — Present
Education
University of Houston Law Center
Juris Doctorate
1994 — 1997
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering
1988 — 1992
Skills
- Patent Prosecution
- Trade Secrets
- Patent Litigation
- Trademark Infringement
- Intellectual Property
- Patents
- Trademarks
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