Mark B. Wilson

Partner · Fulbright & Jaworski LLP · company speakers →

Mark Wilson is a partner in Austin, where his practice focuses on all aspects of patent prosecution and enforcement. Mark’s docket is split among patent counseling, patent prosecution and patent litigation matters, with an emphasis in biotechnology related matters. Mr. Wilson has significant experience in the areas of genetic engineering, gene therapy, molecular biotechnology assays, chemotherapy, drug screening and targeting, animal and plant breeding programs, biomass production, renewable energy, clean energy technologies, organic chemistry, pharmaceutical development and medical devices. Mark counsels clients regarding intellectual property portfolio development, management and commercialization on a global scale. He is experienced in technology transfer, including both licensing and company formation and funding. Mr. Wilson drafts and reviews licensing, confidentiality and material transfer agreements. He also prepares pre-litigation, infringement, validity, patentability and freedom-to-operate opinions and provides due diligence review of intellectual property to companies and investors. Mark’s patent prosecution practice includes all aspects of drafting and prosecuting patent applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He also supervises the prosecution of patent applications before many foreign patent offices. In addition, Mr. Wilson is experienced in appeal and interference practice before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. Mark’s litigation experience includes all phases of discovery and trial in federal district courts, including investigation and formulation of litigation strategy, motion practice, depositions, preparation and examination of witnesses, trials and evidentiary hearings. He has experience in briefing and the development of appellate strategy before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Mark is involved in a wide variety of professional activities. In 2012, he was elected as Deputy Secretary General of FICPI (Federation Internationale des Conseils en Propriete Industrielle), having previously served FICPI as the Assistant Reporter General of the CET. Mark is a frequent presenter at FICPI events and participant in FICPI delegations, visiting government IP offices around the world.

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