Background
Anderson, Edward Virgil was born on October 17, 1953 in San Francisco, California, United States.
Anderson, Edward Virgil was born on October 17, 1953 in San Francisco, California, United States.
Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, with honors and distinction in Economics, 1975). Stanford Law School (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Worked at Skjerven, Morrill, MacPherson, Franklin & Friel Limited Liability Partnership (San Jose, California) specializing in Intellectual Property Law, including Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Mask Works, Unfair Competition, Trade Secrets and Licensing. Litigation in Federal and State Courts. Corporate, Commercial and General Business Law.
And International and Government Contracts Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1978, California. Phi Beta Kappa. Member and Editor, Stanford Law Review.
Editor, Antitrust Law Developments, 1983-1986. Editor, The Intellectual Property Litigation, 1995.
(Also at San Francisco Office).
Skjerven, Morrill, MacPherson, Franklin & Friel emphasizes intellectual property law (patents, copyrights, trademarks, mask works, trade secrets, unfair competition and licensing) and related litigation and business transactions. Based in Silicon Valley, the Firm offers legal services to domestic and international clients in the electronics, computer, biotech and other industries. Established in 1976, Skjerven, Morrill now has approximately 80 attorneys and maintains offices in San Jose and San Francisco, California, and Austin, Texas.
In addition to its intellectual property law practice, Skjerven, Morrill provides clients with a broad range of related business law and litigation services.
The Firm represents clients in negotiating and structuring licensing and technology transfer agreements, corporate acquisitions, business organizations and financings, commercial transactions and various types of international joint ventures in which the technology owned or to be developed by the participants is an important element of the transaction. The Firm represents litigants in disputes that turn on technological issues, many involving both complex technology and novel questions of law.
The Firm also represents clients in a variety of general business and litigation matters.
Trustee Lick-Wilmerding H.S., San Francisco, since 1980, president. Trustee Santa Clara Law Foundation, since 1995, Hamlin School for Girls, San Francisco, since 1998. Member American Bar Association, California Bar Association, San Francisco Bar Association, Santa Clara Bar Association (counsel), City Club San Francisco, Stanford Golf Club, Phi Beta Kappa.
Son of Virgil P and Edna Pauline (Pedersen) A. Married Kathleen Helen Dunbar, September 3, 1983. Children: Elizabeth D., Hilary J.
