Lawyer Thomas Villeneuve - Redwood City Attorney

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California

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1983

12/18/2012

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Partner/Founder at Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villleneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP

1995–present

Partner at Brobeck Phleger & Harrison

1983–1995

School

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University of California - Santa Cruz

Chemistry and Biology

undergraduate

University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law

Law

JD - Juris Doctor

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Northern California Super Lawyer

San Francisco Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine

2013

Best Lawyers in Practice Areas

Best Lawyers in America

2013

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Advisory Board Member

UC Berkeley Technology Law Journal

Cases

Beckman Center/City of Hope dispute with Genentech

Outcome: Several hundred million dollar judgment for City of Hope

Visto/Good v. RIM Patent Infringement Suit

Outcome: Client received a $267 million settlement (believed to be the largest pre-trial patent settlement ever)

State of California's highly publicized licensing dispute with Oracle

Outcome: Excellent outcome for state and taxpayers

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
BOOK (Editor and Contributing Author) Formation and Financing of Emerging Companies (multiple editions)	Thomson West publication	2008
BOOK AUTHOR: Corporate Partnering: Structuring and Negotiating Domestic and International Strategic Alliances (Four Editions plus annual supplements, from 1992)	Prentice Hall Law & Business	2006

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Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
IP Licensing Issues	PLI IP Issues in Business Transactions	2013
Direct Alliances	PLI Structuring, Negotiating and Implementing Strategic Alliances	2006

Direct Alliances	PLI Structuring, Negotiating and Implementing Strategic Alliances	2005
Direct Alliances	PLI Structuring, Negotiating and Implementing Strategic Alliances	2004
Direct Alliances	PLI Structuring, Negotiating and Implementing Strategic Alliances	2003
Direct Alliances	PLI Structuring, Negotiating and Implementing Strategic Alliances	2002
Direct Alliances	PLI Structuring, Negotiating and Implementing Strategic Alliances	2001
Direct Alliances	PLI Structuring, Negotiating and Implementing Strategic Alliances	2000
Direct Alliances	PLI Structuring, Negotiating and Implementing Strategic Alliances	1999
Direct Alliances	PLI Structuring, Negotiating and Implementing Strategic Alliances	1998
Direct Alliances	PLI Structuring, Negotiating and Implementing Strategic Alliances	1997
Content Provider, Linking and Hosting Agreement	Cybercopia	1997
Recent Developments	Computer Law Institute	1997
Direct Alliances	PLI Structuring, Negotiating and Implementing Strategic Alliances	1996
Inter-Industry Challenges and Solutions	Interactive Seoul '95	1995
High Technology Corporate Partnering and Strategic Alliances	Conference on Emerging Issues in Computer Law for the 90's	1995
The Art of the Deal Silicon Valley Style	Penisula Assn of General Counsel Annual Meeting	1994
Current Developments and Washington DC Update	Computer Law Institute	1994
Copyright Issues Related to New Media	Software Publishers' Assn Annual Meeting	1992
The Corporate Partnership Agreement	Computer Law Institute	1992
Inter-Industry Alliances	CD-ROM Expo	1992
Various issues re Intellectual property, licensing, strategic alliance, etc	UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt) Many presentations over the years
Various issue regarding intellectual property, licensing and strategic alliances	Stanford Law School: Various events over the years
Corporate Partnering and Strategic Alliances	Guest Lecturer at UC Berkeley Business School (Haas)
Corporate Partnering and Strategic Alliances	Guest Lecturer at Stanford Business School
Numerous presentations regarding various New Media Issues (intellectual property and cross-industry alliances)	Digital Hollywood; Digital Video New York; Multimedia Expo; Digital San Francisco; Digital Video Silcon Vally
Co-Chair	Corporate Partnering and Strategic Alliances in the 90's
Intellectual property issues	AIPLA Annual Meeting

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