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Baker Botts L.L.P. Offices

Baker Botts L.L.P.
2001 ROSS AVENUE
DALLAS, TEXAS 75201-2980
TEXAS
United States
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David Wille

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Work Department

Intellectual Property

Position

Partner

Practice Group Chair – Trade Secrets Litigation (Firmwide)

Career

David Wille has a broad intellectual property and technology practice. While the majority of his practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and appellate work (including patent, trade secret, copyright, and trademark litigation), he has substantial experience in licensing relating to patents, trade secrets, software, and copyrights. He also handles patent prosecution matters secured transactions and mergers and acquisitions involving intellectual property.

After graduating from law school, Mr. Wille served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jerry Smith of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Mr. Wille is currently an adjunct professor at The University of Texas School of Law, where he teaches Basic Patent Law, Advanced Patent Law, and Intellectual Property Licensing. Mr. Wille is the named inventor on four U.S. patents.

Memberships

State Bar of Texas, Intellectual Property Section, State Legislative Affairs Committee, Chair, 1996 to 1997; Section Director, 1998 to 2000

United States Patent and Trademark Office

United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Federal Circuits

United States District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas

United States Supreme Court

Pro Bono Partner, Dallas Office of Baker Botts

American Intellectual Property Law Association, Subcommittee on Security Interests in Intellectual Property, Chair, 1995 to 1997; Security Interests Task Force, 1998 to 1999; Subcommittee on Means Plus Function Claims, Chair, 1999 to 2000 and 2003; Amicus Committee Member, 2015-2018

Dallas Bar Association

Boy Scouts of America, Circle Ten Council Executive Board, Silver Beaver Award Winner; Scoutmaster, Boy Scout Troop 1776

Plano Photography Club

Plano Public Arts Committee, Board of Directors

Dallas Winds Board of Directors

Peter Gray Award for Community Service, Baker Botts L.L.P.

Education

J.D., University of Michigan Law School 1992
magna cum laude
Order of the Coif
Executive Editor, Michigan Law Review
Campbell Moot Court Competition Runner-Up

M.S., Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin 1989

B.S., Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin 1988
with highest distinction
Tau Beta Pi
Eta Kappa Nu
Phi Kappa Phi

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)

New York-based Robert Scheinfeld and Dallas-based Christa Brown-Sanford lead Baker Botts L.L.P.‘s trade secrets team alongside David Wille, also in Dallas, who is the firm-wide chair of the practice, which has a strong record in representing both plaintiffs and defendants in matters of significant value for such notable clients as MasterCard International Inc., for whom it secured an appellate victory in the New York state court. The team has expertise in high-profile matters of employee mobility, a key example being its victory for Dril-Quip Inc. in its allegations that a former employee misappropriated trade secrets regarding subsea tree systems, a suit with a value of $35m. IP partner Paul Morico, based in Houston, acts on many of the team’s most notable cases, while Washington DC’s Katharine Burke has a strong intellectual property specialism.

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