George A. Willman



George Willman practices in the areas of technology transactions, intellectual property counseling, and patent prosecution. Representative transactions include licensing, development, service, distribution, manufacturing, electronic commerce, FinTech and corporate partnering agreements. He has counseled on intellectual property issues raised by merger and acquisition transactions and initial public offerings. George is a registered patent attorney and has assisted clients in obtaining patents in addition to counseling on infringement avoidance, strategic patenting, and developing U.S. and international patent portfolios.

Prior to his legal career, George worked as a software and telecommunications engineer for ROLM, IBM, and Siemens in Silicon Valley and Munich, Germany.

George serves as a mentor at the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of California, Berkeley. In addition to English, he speaks German and holds a Certificat de Français Scientifique et Technique.


Good to know

Job Types Partner
Areas of Practice 1) Corporate & Securities - Technology, 2) Corporate & Securities, 3) Intellectual Property, 4) Internet & Social Media, 5) Patent Prosecution and 6) Technology
Law School Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.,1996)
Education University of California, Berkeley (M.B.A.,1993);Stanford University (B.S.,1989)
Bar Member / Association California State Bar Association,Texas State Bar Association,District of Columbia State Bar Association
Most recent firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgewillman
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