PRACTICE
AREAS
Patent
litigation, counseling and prosecution involving
complex technical
issues
EDUCATION
J.D. cum laude
University of Houston (1983)
B.S.E.E.
University of Houston (1976)
LEGAL &
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Houston Lighting
& Power Company, 1976 – 1983,
Engineer
Parks & Moss,
1983 – 1985, Associate Attorney
Arnold, White &
Durkee, June 1985 – February 1998, Attorney,
Shareholder (January 1992 –
February 1998), Member Board of Directors (1997)
Williams, Morgan
& Amerson, P.C. – March, 1998 – present
Mr. Williams’
expertise is patent litigation, particularly in cases involving highly
complex technology. He has handled cases involving computer related
technology such as microprocessors, memory products, semiconductor
manufacturing processes, and disk drives, as well as cases involving other
technologies, such as oil field equipment. His practice also includes
counseling clients on patent matters, including prosecution, patent
acquisition, prelitigation investigations, and general enforcement issues.
Mr. Williams has acted in the capacity of Special Master and Special
Assistant to United States District Court judges in patent litigations. In
particular, Mr. Williams has acted, or is currently acting, in capacities of
Special Master or Technical Assistant for several United States District
Court judges in the Eastern District of Texas, including Judge Steger, Judge
Davis, Judge Ward, Judge Folsom and Judge Clark. Mr. Williams has also acted
as Technical Assistant for former United States District Court Judge, and
former Fifth Circuit Judge, Robert Parker in an arbitration proceeding.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
Mr. Williams is
experienced in all aspects of patent litigation, including litigation
strategy, discovery, trial preparation, and trial, particularly in the role
of lead trial counsel. In addition, Mr. Williams is experienced in the
appeal of patent cases to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit, including briefing and oral argument. He has handled cases for
clients such as Hewlett-Packard Company, Intel Corporation, Hyundai
Electronics Industries Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics, Compaq Computer
Corporation, Rockwell, Dow Corning Corporation and Bank of America. Mr.
Williams has extensive experience in the International Trade Commission and
has managed several patent litigation matters filed in various European and
Asian countries.
ADMITTED
Mr. Williams is a
member of the Texas Bar. He is admitted to practice in several Federal
District courts,
the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Federal
Circuit, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
BAR &
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Bar
Association; Houston Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law
Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association
REPRESENTATIVE CASES – SPECIAL MASTER OR SPECIAL ASSISTANT
Ferguson
Beauregard v. Mega Systems, LLC
Texas Instruments
v. Linear Technologies, Inc.
Intergraph Corp.
v. Intel Corp.
Data Treasury
Corp. v. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., et al
Motorola, Inc. v.
Analog Devices, Inc.
Cisco Systems v.
Alcatel
Soverain Software
v. Amazon.com and The Gap
Qinetiq Ltd. v.
Samsung Telecommunications America, LP
