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Bill Bunker 2040 Main Street, 14th Floor |
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Legal Areas of Emphasis Patents Trademarks Trade Secrets Client Counseling Licensing Opinions Intellectual Property Due Diligence Patent Enforcement and Defense Pre-Litigation Strategy Advanced PTO Strategies (Reexam; Interference; Protest; Accelerated Examination) Technical Areas of Emphasis Aerospace Mechanical Engineering Medical Devices Software Internet Network Storage Business & Financial Methods Professional Profile William B. Bunker is a partner in our Orange County office. He specializes in developing and executing worldwide patent and trademark protection strategies for a wide diversity of clients – from startups to multi-national corporations. He has extensive experience in the many fields of medical devices, as well as computer implemented and internet based inventions such as financial services and various forms of business methods. Mr. Bunker frequently advises clients on clearance matters (so called “freedom to operate” or “right to practice” analyses) as well as responding to and conducting due diligence in investment and acquisition contexts. Licensing and all forms of business transactions involving IP is a substantial portion of Mr. Bunker’s practice. Mr. Bunker has been a contributing author on intellectual property law for the Los Angeles Daily Journal, including such topics as the GATT amendments to U.S. intellectual property laws, European Community Trade Mark system, color trademarks, doctrine of equivalents, declaratory judgment practice, etc. He has lectured on intellectual property law to the World Trade Association of San Diego, the Orange County and San Diego Patent Law Associations, San Diego's High Technology Section of the C.P.A. Society, the U.C.S.D. CONNECT Program on Technology and Entrepreneurship, the High Technology Section of the Orange County Bar Association, the Tax and Business Law Section of the Riverside County Bar Association, Licensing Executives Society, and the International Bar Association. He has lectured on various patent and intellectual property topics in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan; Santiago, Chile; Barcelona, Spain; Budapest, Hungary; Cancun, Mexico; Reykjavik, Iceland; Singapore; Buenos Aires, Argentine; Madrid, Spain; Copenhagen, Denmark; and Vancouver, Canada. Mr. Bunker has served as a legal expert witness in various intellectual property matters. Mr. Bunker joined the firm in 1978 and became a partner in 1980. Education Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D. 1978) cum laude California State Polytechnic University Pomona (B.S. Aerospace Engineering 1975) honors Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society Most Outstanding Aerospace Engineering Student Award Admissions/Qualifications State Bar of California U.S. District Courts in California Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Professional Memberships & Affiliations International Bar Association – IP and Entertainment Committee Boy Scouts of America; Orange County Council; Vice President, District Operations Los Angeles County Patent Law Association Orange County Patent Law Association San Diego County Patent Law Association Orange County Bar Association Riverside County Bar Association Teaching/Adjunct Professor Mr. Bunker has over 10 years of experience in teaching patents and trade secrets to law students and is currently an adjunct professor at Chapman College. Articles, Speeches & Seminars “A Trade Secrets Checklist for Hiring Employees from Competitors,” Vol. 1, No. 2, California's Continuing Education of the Bar Business Law Practitioner (Spring 1986) “Strategic Alliances: Trade Secret Protection in Joint Ventures and Partnerships,” Vol. 2, No. 1, California's Continuing Education of the Bar Business Law Practitioner (Winter 1987) “How to Protect Your Client's Trademark,” Vol. 2, No. 2 , California's Continuing Education of the Bar Business Law Practitioner (Spring 1987) “A Checklist for Protecting Trademarks in the Healthcare Industry,” Vol. 2, No. 2, California's Continuing Education of the Bar Business Law Practitioner, (Spring 1987) “An Introduction to Computer Law,” Vol. 3, No. 1, California's Continuing Education of the Bar Business Law Practitioner (Winter 1988) “A Model Trade Secret License Agreement: An Example from the Biotechnology Industry,” Vol. 3, No. 4, California's Continuing Education of the Bar Business Law Practitioner (Fall 1988) “How to Handle Representations and Warranties in Transactions Involving Intellectual Property Law,” Vol. VII, No. 4, California's Continuing Education of the Bar Business Law Practitioner (Fall 1992) Ashton-Tate 'Out-Foxed' by Copyright Application Form,” California Republic, (February 1991) “Fair Conditions,” Establishing Present, Advancements in Intellectual Property Law, Supplement to the Los Angeles Daily Journal (April 1997), co-author “Real IP in a Virtual World – Issues Arising Out of Virtual Characters and Scenes in On-Line Video Games,” moderator and presenter, IBA all day session, Singapore (Fall 2007) “Thinking Outside the Box – Creative Defenses to IP Infringement Actions,” moderator and presenter, IBA all day session, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Fall 2008) “Licensing Practices: What Has the U.S. Supreme Court Done to your Agreements?” moderator, USC Gould School of Law, IP Institute (March 2009) “IP Impact 2009: Innovative IP Strategies for Emerging Companies,” lecture given at Research Triangle (Chapel Hill), NC (Sept. 2009) “User Generated Content on the Internet – Its Business Case, IP Rights, Litigation, and Relevant Statutes,” moderator and presenter, IBA all-day session, Madrid, Spain (Oct. 2009) Awards & Honors In 2007, Mr. Bunker was nominated as the Who’s Who in California Legal for Trademark Representation. Based on an international survey, Euromoney Legal Media Group named Mr. Bunker one of the top patent law experts in the Guide to the World’s Leading Patent Law Experts in September 1999 and June 2003. Based on a survey of his peers, Mr. Bunker was named one of the world's leading trademark practitioners in Who's Who Legal USA: Trademarks 2006. Boy Scouts of America – District Award of Merit; Silver Beaver Award |
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