Background
De Villiers, P. Francois was born on March 7, 1967 in Pretoria, South Africa.
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P. Francois De Villiers
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University of the Witwatersrand (Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1988). University of South Africa (Juris Doctor equivalent, 1993). Spoken languages: Afrikaans.
Career
Worked at LaRiviere, Grubman & Payne (Monterey, California) specializing in Patent, Trademark, Trade Secrets, Trade Dress, Copyright and Multi-National High Technology Law. Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural and Aerospace/defense Contracts and Licensing and related Litigation. Due Diligence Studies, Validity and Patentability Searches and Opinions.
Admitted to the bar, 1995, Supreme Court of South Africa.
1996, California.
Articles of Clerkship, South Africa, 1993. Member: Monterey County Bar Association.
State Bar of California (Member, Intellectual Property Section). Law Society of Transvaal.
The firm is technology based.
lieutenant offers counseling and litigation services in obtaining, enforcing and integrating all forms of protection for most technologies, including electrical, electro-mechanical, mechanical, electronic, communications and computer systems, and in prudent, practical, business-oriented solutions to problems encouraged by clients of all sizes which design, manufacture or market products or services in most technology-oriented businesses.
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Membership
Member: Monterey County Bar Association. State Bar of California (Member, Intellectual Property Section). Law Society of Transvaal.
