Background
Atkinson, William M. was born on August 21, 1958 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States.
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William M. Atkinson
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Ouachita Baptist University (Bachelor of Science, 1980). Oklahoma State University (Master of Science, 1983). George Mason University (Juris Doctor, 1988).
Career
Worked at The Bell Seltzer Intellectual Property Law Group, Alston & Bird LLP (Charlotte, NC) specializing in Capital Markets and Investments, Finance and Public Finance, Financial Institution, Trial and Appellate, Health Care, Real Estate, Environmental, Antitrust and Investigations, Bankruptcy, Reorganizations and Workouts, Tax and Fiduciary, Labor and Employment, International, Communications and Technology, Intellectual Property Law (Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets), Licensing, Antitrust, Unfair Trade Practices, Technology and Computer Law, Trials and Appeals. Admitted to the bar, 1988, Virginia. 1991, North Carolina.
Registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office. Author: "The Legal Decision-Making Process," The Law and Strategy of Biotechnology Patents, 1994 (Butterworth Heinemann).
Law Clerk to Honorary Glenn L. Archer, Junior, Circuit Judge, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1988-1990. Member: Federal Circuit Bar Association.
On August 1, 1997, Bell, Seltzer, Park & Gibson, established in 1922, merged with Atlanta based Alston & Bird LLP, established in 1893, to form the Bell Seltzer Intellectual Property Law Group of Alston & Bird LLP. The combination of the two firms constitutes one of the largest in the Southeast and brings together the full service capabilities of Alston & Bird with the specialized expertise of Bell Seltzer Park & Gibson in intellectual property law. The new firm's intellectual property and technology law practice ranks as the largest in the Southeast with more than 75 attorneys, including 30 partners, and has capabilities in all areas of intellectual property practice, including patent prosecution and information technology transactions. Bell Seltzer Intellectual Property Law Group of Alston & Bird LLP now has offices in Charlotte, the Research Triangle area, Atlanta and Washington, D.C.
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Member: Federal Circuit Bar Association.
