William C. Powell

Associate

Seattle
T +1.206.903.2476
F +1.206.624.7317

Overview

Bill Powell represents large and small technology companies in a variety of intellectual property matters, helping clients use intellectual property law to build business value. His practice emphasizes patent prosecution and trademark matters, and he has experience with technology transactions and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) due diligence. Clients have included small start-ups, as well as some of the largest and most established technology companies in the country.

Bill brings more than 15 years of solid engineering and management experience to the legal counsel of technology companies and understands the clients' business and the technology, in addition to the legal framework within which technology companies operate. Bill is a listed inventor of several patents for both computer hardware and computer software.

Select Experience

  • Drafted and prosecuted U.S. and international PCT patent applications for both multinational and start-up software and internet companies.
  • Assisted in multiple trademark domain name arbitrations for WIPO.
  • Assisted in technology transfer contracts, including an iPhone app.
  • Conducted several due diligence investigations for FCPA compliance.
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Experience

  • Drafted and prosecuted U.S. and international PCT patent applications for both multinational and start-up software and internet companies.
  • Assisted in multiple trademark domain name arbitrations for WIPO.
  • Assisted in technology transfer contracts, including an iPhone app.
  • Conducted several due diligence investigations for FCPA compliance.

Recognitions and Memberships

Recognitions

  • The Best Lawyers in America® (2021 to 2023)
    • “Ones to Watch” Washington: Intellectual Property Law
    • "Ones to Watch" Washington: Technology Law

Memberships

  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
  • Washington State Patent Law Association (WSPLA)
  • American Bar Association (ABA)

Industries

Admissions

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Registration No. 73,672
  • Washington

Education

  • J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 2012
  • M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Virginia, 1993
  • B.S., Computer Engineering, Clemson University, 1990