Background
Smith, William M. was born on March 17, 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Smith, William M. was born on March 17, 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
University of California at San Diego (Bachelor of Science, Biology, high honors, 1972). University of Southern California (Master of Public Administration, 1979. Juris Doctor, 1979).
Worked at TOWNSEND and TOWNSEND and CREW LLP (San Francisco, California) specializing in Biotechnology Patent Prosecution, Licensing & Enforcement, Molecular Immunology. Admitted to the bar, 1979, California. Registered to practice before United States.
Patent and Trademark Office. Author: "Supreme Court Breathes New Life into the Patent Act," New Matter, Volume 5, No. 3, 1980. Member: The State Bar of California.
American Intellectual Property Law Association. Licensing Executives Society (Co-Chairman, Biotechnology Transfer Committee, 1987-1989). (Palo Alto, California and Seattle, Washington Offices).
Member: The State Bar of California. American Intellectual Property Law Association. Licensing Executives Society (Co-Chairman, Biotechnology Transfer Committee, 1987-1989).
(Palo Alto, California and Seattle, Washington Offices).