William R. Thomas

Will provides clients with guidance in a wide range of intellectual property matters including strategies related to the generation, acquisition, maintenance, enforcement, licensing, and sale of intellectual property assets. Will previously served as Senior Counsel for a publicly traded Fortune 1000 computer networking company, where he led the company’s intellectual property litigation and patent prosecution efforts (including IPRs, PGRs, and ex-parte reexaminations), drafted and negotiated IP-related agreements, performed IP-related due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, and participated in establishing corporate policies for data retention and data privacy. Will also previously worked for an intellectual property law firm where he advised clients on patent assertion campaigns and patent procurement. Will has significant legal experience in patent assertion and defense strategies, portfolio analysis, and portfolio generation. He also has significant technical experience with computer networking, wireless and cellular communications, and analog circuits. Throughout his career, Will has advised clients across a wide array of industries including consumer electronics, enterprise computing, cybersecurity, telecommunications, financial services, medical devices, automotive systems, and radar systems.

Will graduated from Villanova University School of Law in 2008. Will holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Pennsylvania State University and spent several years as an engineer and product development manager designing power supplies, wireless communications systems, and automated manufacturing equipment for consumer electronics devices. He has also completed coursework toward a Master of Business Administration at Lehigh University. Will is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.