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James Williams
James Williams
James Williams
Special Counsel
james.williams@bakerbotts.com
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
Intellectual Property
Trade Secrets
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Technology
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Practices
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
Intellectual Property
Trade Secrets
Industries
Technology

Overview

James Williams works on a variety of intellectual property matters, with a focus on patent litigation and patent prosecution. Mr. Williams has experience working with a broad range of technologies, including telecommunications, networking, wireless infrastructure, electronics, software, business methods, mechanical arts, and other advanced technologies.

Admission & Affiliations

  • State Bar of Texas
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • Dallas Bar Association
  • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
  • J.D., University of Iowa College of Law 2010
    cum laude
    Jurisprudence Award (Patent Prosecution)
  • B.S.E., electrical engineering, Princeton University 2006

Experience

  • National wireless service provider – Filed petition for inter partes review of a patent asserted against 4G LTE communication protocols. 
  • National telecommunications equipment provider – Defended against patent infringement claims involving six patents and asserted patent infringement claims involving four patents in suit between competitors.
  • Multinational wireless service provider - Defense counsel in multiple patent infringement actions involving patents asserted against 4G LTE communication protocols. 
  • Multinational telecommunications equipment provider - Defense counsel in multiple patent infringement actions involving patents asserted against 4G LTE communication protocols. 
  • Multinational wireless handset provider - Defense counsel in patent infringement action involving two patents asserted against 4G LTE communication protocols. 
  • Large industrial equipment manufacturer – Plaintiff’s counsel in ITC action involving two patents and trade secret claims related to industrial equipment. 
  • National data protection software provider – Defense counsel in patent infringement action involving data security software. 
  • National software and information technology services provider – Defense counsel in patent infringement action involving information services software. 
  • Multinational research organization – Plaintiff’s counsel in patent infringement action involving nine patents related to microprocessor and power-management technology. 
  • Military and law enforcement equipment manufacturer - drafted and prosecuted patent applications and managed the development of patent portfolio. 
  • National data security company – performed offensive and defensive patent studies regarding analysis of the applicability of the company’s patents to third party products and third party patents to the company’s products. 
  • Telecommunications equipment company – drafted and prosecuted patent applications relating to wireless technologies, communications equipment and devices, cloud computing and big data. 
  • National banking institution - drafted and prosecuted patent applications related to the banking industry. 
  • Aircraft equipment manufacturer - drafted and prosecuted patent applications related to peripheral equipment for aircraft.