William C. Cray


	William C. Cray Of Counsel California Affiliate 412 Goldenwest Street Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Phone: 520.882.7623 Fax: 520.882.7643 Email: wcray@hayes-soloway.com Practice: Utility/Design Patent Preparation/Prosecution/Litigation Trademarks Copyrights Licensing Unfair Competition Intellectual Property Acquisition Transactions and Due Diligence Practice Summary: Mr. Cray has over 30 years of intellectual property law experience in private practice and as in-house counsel for Fortune 500 corporations. His responsibilities have included managing the acquisition of intellectual property rights, preparation and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patent applications, in the fields of computer, telecommunications, memory management, networking and navigation signal processing and signal conversion, hardware and software, including semiconductor circuitry architectures; semiconductor device structure; semiconductor circuit manufacturing processes and equipment; micro-electro-mechanical systems; laser DUV and EUV light sources; optics; controllers and control systems; diagnostic and metrology systems; internet and electronic business methods. Mr. Cray’s practice experience has also involved managing the invention disclosure process, counseling regarding intellectual property law issues regarding business transactions, licensing in and licensing out of technology, administration of the intellectual property portfolios and defense and enforcement of intellectual property rights and related litigation, evaluation and negotiation of intellectual property development, co-development and other forms of transactions related to acquisition and transfer of technology along with the associated intellectual property rights and required due diligence. Other Professional Experience: Vice President and Intellectual Property Counsel, Cymer, Inc. Chief Intellectual Property Law Counsel, Rockwell Semiconductor Systems, Inc. (now Conexant) Chief Intellectual Property Law Counsel, Analog Devices, Inc. Semiconductor Operations Group Counsel and Licensing Group Counsel, Digital Equipment Corporation Private practice in Southern California and Texas Chairperson, Semiconductor Industry Association, Law Committee Court Admissions: Central District of California Southern District of California State Courts of California Bar Admissions: Admitted in California, 1975, and Texas, 1977 (inactive) United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1975 Education: Juris Doctor, Catholic University of America, 1975 B.S., United States Naval Academy, theoretical mathematics, 1967 U.S. Navy Officers' Nuclear Power School U.S. Navy Officers' Submarine School Teaching/Lecturing: Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, NH, Adjunct Professor (Licensing Law) Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, CA, Adjunct Professor (Licensing Law) Franklin Pierce Law Center Annual Advanced Licensing Seminar (1989-1995) Whittier Law School Intellectual Property Seminar Series (2004-2006) Professional Memberships: Orange County Patent Law Association American intellectual Property Law Association American Bar Association California Bar Association