William Adams > Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP > Irvine, United States > Lawyer Profile
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP Offices

2040 MAIN STREET
14TH FLOOR
IRVINE, CA 92614
CALIFORNIA
United States
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William Adams

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Partner
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William Adams is an accomplished and experienced patent attorney, and his primary focus is patent litigation in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device fields. William has been involved in numerous disputes on behalf of life sciences and pharmaceutical companies, and is co-chair of the firm’s Life Sciences Litigation Group.
William has extensive experience in U.S. federal district courts regarding pharmaceutical patent litigation involving Abbreviated New Drug Applications under the Hatch-Waxman Act. Moreover, William has been involved in counseling clients under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (the “BPCIA”). William’s technical training (B.S. in Chemical Engineering & M.S. in Biotechnology), along with his previous experience working as a pharmaceutical development scientist at a leading drug delivery company allows him to quickly understand the technology at issue. William has had success on behalf of his clients in federal district courts, at the ITC, and at the USPTO.
Having spent time as in-house IP counsel, William truly understands the demands, perspectives, and budgets of his clients. That in-house experience has helped William ensure that each matter and case entrusted to him by his clients is handled efficiently and effectively.
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United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
Led by seasoned trial lawyer Sheila Swaroop in Orange County, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has a dedicated intellectual property practice handling patent infringement disputes for a broad range of clients, with particular expertise working for biotech, medical device, and pharma clients. Orange County lawyer Joseph Re is a skillful trial and appellate lawyer with particular experience in tech. The group also includes Seattle-based IP litigator and patent attorney Carol Pitzel Cruz and Jeremiah Helm in Washington DC, who is a pharma litigation expert. In Irvine, William Adams maintains close relationships with a roster of life sciences companies. Trial lawyer John Sganga has now retired, while Ali Razai left the firm in early 2025.
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- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)