Background
Robinson, William J. was born in 1951 in Santa Barbara, California, United States.
Robinson, William J. was born in 1951 in Santa Barbara, California, United States.
University of California at Los Angeles (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, with honors, 1974. M.S.E.E., 1975); Loyola University of Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Worked at Graham & James LLP (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Intellectual Property Law, Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1978, California, United States. District Court, Central District of California, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1978-1982, United States. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
1982, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office.
Tau Beta Pi. Author: "Most Favored Licensee Clauses," Paper Presented at 1986 Spring Meeting of the Licensing Executive Society. "Insurance Coverage of Intellectual Property Lawsuits," 1992 Proceedings, Institute of Corporate Counsel. Earlier version in American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal, Volume 17, No.
2, October, 1989, also in 1989 Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts Handbook, Clark-Boardman Company, Ltd. Earlier version in New Matter, Volume 13, No. 2, Summer, 1988; "Patent Jury TrialsAvoiding the Mistakes of Your Predecessors," Critical Issues in Patent Litigation, Prentice Hall, 1991 also in 4 Journal of Proprietary Rights No.
1 (January 1992) and 16 New Matters No. 4 (Winter 1991-1992). "Recent Developments in Patent Validity: Is The Pendulum Swinging Back?" Patent Litigation, Practicing Law Institute, 1993.
Lecturer, Patent Law, Southwestern University School of Law, 1993-1994. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations. Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1991.
President, 1990-1991). Licensing Executives Society (Los Angeles Chairman, 1991). National Conference of Intellectual Property Law Associations (Delegate, 1988-1991.
Secretary, 1991-1992). United States/Japan Patent Liaison Council (Delegate). American Intellectual Property Association.
Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations. Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1991. President, 1990-1991).
Licensing Executives Society (Los Angeles Chairman, 1991). National Conference of Intellectual Property Law Associations (Delegate, 1988-1991. Secretary, 1991-1992).
United States/Japan Patent Liaison Council (Delegate). American Intellectual Property Association.