Education
Legal Education
- Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, Tennessee, 1987
- J.D.
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Law Review: Vanderbilt Law Review, Senior Managing Editor
Non Legal Education
- University of Virginia, 1988
- M.A.
- Major: Economics
- Rhodes College, 1977
- B.S. Mathematics
- Honors: With Distinction
- Major: Theoretical Mathematics and Computer Science
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
Pro Bono Activities
- Conspirare Symphonic Choir
- Waco’s St. Albans Episcopal Church
- Waco Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America
Published Works
Articles
- PATENT REFORM FIVE YEARS ON: A REVIEW OF THE AMERICA INVENTS ACT (Organizer and Panel Member); in collaboration with the USPTO Texas Regional Office and the Austin Chamber of Commerce. (September 2016)
- IP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Essential Elements in Starting and Growing a Successful New Venture; McCoy Graduate School of Business, Texas State University (an Emerging Research University), (March 2013).
- $1B TO APPLE FOR SAMSUNG PATENT INFRINGEMENT—PRACTICAL LESSONS FOR EMERGING GROWTH TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES; IC2 Institute of the University of Texas (September 2012).
- ADVANCED PATENT CLAIM DRAFTING WORKSHOP, USPTO Texas Regional Inventors Conference (Austin, TX; September 2012).
- A NEW WORLD OF PATENT OPTIONS FOR UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER UNDER THE AIA; Joint American IP Law Association-Association of University Technology Manager Conference; (Texas A&M University; September 2012).
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES & OPPORTUNITIES FOR GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURS; University of Texas Global Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico; July 2012).
- THE JOBS ACT & THE LEAHY-SMITH AMERICA INVENTS ACT OF 2011; IC2 Institute of The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX; May 2012).
- TRADEMARK WAR STORIES FROM THE FRONT LINES: HOW FAILING TO FILE FOR FEDERAL TRADEMARK PROTECTION CAN BE PAINFULLY COSTLY; Tech Ranch Austin Entrepreneurs Seminar (Austin, TX; February 2012).
- IP & RELATED LEGAL ISSUES IN EXPORTING PRODUCTS & SERVICES TO LATIN AMERICA; Moble LatAm Conference on Latin America (Miami, FL; February 2012 & Austin, TX; September 2012).
- THE LEAHY-SMITH AMERICA INVENTS ACT OF 2011 & WHAT IT MEANS FOR START-UP COMPANIES; IC2 Institute of The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX; November 2011).
- THE USPTO EXPLAINS THE LEAHY-SMITH AMERICA INVENTS ACT OF 2011 TO SAN ANTONIO’S ENTREPRENEURS; (Introductory remarks for Mr. John Calvert, Administrator-USPTO Inventor Assistance Program (San Antonio, TX; October 2011).
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION WORLDWIDE FOR LATIN AMERICAN COMPANIES; 13th International Conference on Technology Policy & Innovation (Bogota, Colombia; September 2011).
- A TEXAS TWO-STEP SUMMER SALUTE TO LATIN AMERICA: INNOVATION, CREATIVITY & IP IN WORKING WITH LATIN AMERICAN COMPANIES; Global Classroom, IC2 Institute of the University of Texas (Austin, TX; June 2011).
- WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY 2011: WHY AUSTIN, TEXAS IS AMERICA’S MOST INNOVATIVE CITY; IC2 Institute of the University of Texas (Austin, TX; April 2011).
- STANFORD UNIVERSITY V. ROCHE PHARMACEUTICALS ET AL.; University of Rochester Health Sciences Center (Rochester, NY; April 2011).
- SXSW SPECIAL ENTREPRENEURS PROGRAM: DIRECTOR OF THE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE SPEAKS PERSONALLY WITH SMALL BUSINESSES AND START-UPS (Introductory Remarks); IC2 Institute of the University of Texas (Austin, TX; March 2011).
- STANFORD UNIVERSITY V. ROCHE PHARMACEUTICALS ET AL.; IC2 Institute of The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX; February 2011).
- GREEN TECHNOLOGY PATENTS & THEIR ACCELERATION AROUND THE WORLD; Special Green Technology Patent Conference at the Texas State Capital (Austin, TX; December 2010).
- PATENTS OPTIONS AND PROMISE FOR GLOBAL EXAMINATION ACCELERATION; 2010 Texas Global Intellectual Property Summit (Austin, TX; November 2010).
- The U.S. Supreme Court Decision in BILSKI V. KAPPOS: A Defining Moment in U.S. Patent Law; HULSEYIP Special Business Briefing (Austin, TX; Rochester, NY; & San Antonio, TX; August & September 2010. State Bar of Texas Continuing Legal Education No. 901207746 [1.5 Hours Credit]).
- Intellectual Property Basics for Technology Managers; University of Texas’ McCombs School of Management/Monterrey Technology University Masters of Science in Science & Technology Commercialization Certificate Program—Monterrey, Mexico, Two-Day Course (June 2010).
- RESET, REBOOT, AND RESUME! Selling to American Markets on The Other Side of the Global Financial Crisis; HULSEYIP European Markets Business & Intellectual Property Workshop (Frankfurt, Germany; Bratislava, Slovakia; & Budapest, Hungary; February 2010).
- Intellectual Property Due Diligence in Cross-Border M&A Transactions; International Mergers & Acquisitions Conference of the American Mergers & Acquisition Association (Eltville / Frankfurt, Germany; October 2009).
- International Conference on Technology Policy & Innovation, Intellectual Property Panel [Co-Chair with António Serge Campinos, President, The Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)] (Porto, Portugal; July 2009).
- Intellectual Property & Technology Commercialization Workshop; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; (Bogota, Colombia; July 2009).
- The Institute for Policy and Innovation’s (IPI) 4th Annual World Intellectual Property Day Forum: “The Role of Intellectual Property in the Global Recovery”; (Washington, D.C., April 2009) 10 Intellectual Property Mistakes Of Early Stage Companies & How to Avoid Them.
- U.S. Intellectual Property Practices & Concerns for Portuguese Technology Companies; National Institute for Intellectual Property [Portuguese Patent & Trademark Office] (Lisbon, Portugal; February 2009).
- Solar Energy Entrepreneur’s Network Forum: Research & Development Opportunities in Central Texas’ Entrepreneurial Community; (Austin, TX; March 2009).
- Intellectual Property Practices & Concerns for Portuguese Technology Companies; University Technology Entrepreneurship Network (UTEN) Program with National Government of Portugal; New University of Technology at Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal; February 2009).
- Securing IP: Chances and Dangers for Solar Start-Ups; PHOTON International Magazine [International Solar Industry Periodical based in Aachen, Germany]; 1ST PV START-UP CONFERENCE: “Looking for the 2nd Solar” (San Francisco, CA; December 2008).
- Evolving Trends in International Intellectual Property Rights: U.S. Options in A Challenging Economy, University of Minho (Braga, Portugal; July 2008).
- Space Technology Commercialization and IP Protection: The View from The United States, European Space Agency Business Incubator (Njordwik, The Netherlands; July 2008).
- Software IP Commercialization Short Course, Monterrey Institute of Technology (Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico; June 2008).
- Key Issues in High Quality IP Management for The Mechanical & Plumbing Industries, 2008 Plumbing Manufacturers Institute (San Diego, California; April 2008).
- Intellectual Property In Sustainable Energy Technologies, 10th International Conference on Technology Policy and Innovation (Stavanger, Norway; June 2007).
- International Software Intellectual Property Protection & Licensing Workshop, UTEN Program of the Government of Portugal (Lisbon & Porto, Portugal; May 2007).
- Technology Commercialization in & Through Asia: The Case of Taiwan, IC2 Institute—Presenter & Leader, (Austin, Texas; February 2007).
- Mexican Department of Economic Development INVITE Entrepreneurial Competition, Intellectual Property Workshop—Presenter & Leader, (Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico; November 2006).
- International Intellectual Property Protection, Transactions, and Enforcement; Adjunct Professor, Center for Data Processing & Information Technology; International Technology Research Institute, Taipei, Taiwan [on-line teaching] (January-March 2006 & November-December 2006).
- Intellectual Property Panel: “IP—Keep It or Give It Away”, 7th Annual IEEE-UT Engineering Management Conference (Austin, Texas; August 2006).
- Space Industry Intellectual Property Management: Rules and A Roadmap of Rising Relevance, 6th Australian National Space Science Conference (Canberra, Australia; July 2006).
- European Economic Infrastructure Sustainability & Intellectual Property Rights, 9th International Conference on Technology Policy and Innovation (Santorini Island, Greece; June 2006).
- Integrated Robotic Actuator Technologies & Intellectual Property Rights; ACTUATOR 2006 Conference (Bremen, Germany; June 2006).
- Space Materials Intellectual Property Management: Rules and A Roadmap of Rising Relevance, Aerospace Materials Conference (Seattle, Washington; May 2006).
- Privatized and Commercial Space Intellectual Property Rights, International Space Development Conference (Los Angeles, California; May 2006).
- International Intellectual Property Rights for Aerospace Nuclear Power Technologies: A Global Roadmap, 2006 IEEE Aerospace Conference (Big Sky, Montana; March 2006).
- Property Rights & Business Transactions in Entrepreneurial Space Commerce, SPACE EXPLORATION: WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY? Conference, International Space University; Poster Session (Strasbourg, France; October 2005).
- International Intellectual Property Rights & Space Exploration Technologies, World Aerospace Congress 2005, Society of Automotive Engineers (Dallas, TX; October 2005).
- Commercial Space Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer. 5th Australian National Space Society Conference, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; September 2005).
- Commercial Intellectual Property Rights and Space Exploration: A Major Paradigm Shift, AIAA’s SPACE 2005 Conference (Long Beach, CA; August 2005).
- Space Exploration Technology Development Through Intellectual Property Analysis, 8th International Mars Society Convention (Boulder, CO; August 2005).
- International Intellectual Property Rights & Space Exploration Technologies, International Space Development Conference 2005 (Washington, D.C.; May 2005).
- Advanced Space Propulsion Technologies & Intellectual Property Commercialization, 16th JPL/MFSC/UAH Advanced Space Propulsion Workshop (Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL; April 2005).
- International Intellectual Property Aspects of Space Technology Commercialization, First Conference on Space Exploration by American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (Orlando, FL; January 2005).
- Commercialization and Funding of Space Technology Development, Space Technology & Applications International Forum by University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM; February 2003).
- Intellectual Property Fundamentals Seminar, AIAA Digital Avionics Systems Conference (Orange County, CA; September 2002).
- Intellectual Property Considerations in Space Technology Commercialization, European Space Agency Conference on Data Systems in Aerospace (Dublin, Ireland; May 2002).
- Managing & Licensing Intellectual Property Assets, Co-Chaired American Intellectual Property Law Association National Conference; (Orange County, California; 2004).
- Intellectual Property & Space Technology Commercialization, Mars Society Conference (Chicago, IL; August 2001).
- Intellectual Property & Space Technology Commercialization, Space Studies Institute, Princeton University (Princeton, NJ; July 2001).
- International Technology Commercialization Legal & Business Fundamentals, Invited Lecturer, U.S. Agency for International Development (Moscow, Russia 1998; Samara, Russia 2000; Tomsk [Siberia], Russia 2001).
Bar Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
- Supreme Court of Texas
- Texas
- Tennessee
- Specialties and Certifications
- Certified Economic Developer through the International Economic Development Council (certified 2020)
- Certified Entrepreneurial Development Professional (certified 2023)
- Certified Business Economist through the National Association of Business Economists (certified 2020)
- Chartered Economist and Financial Manager by Institute of Certified Chartered Economists (chartered 2023)
- Certified Licensing Professional through the Licensing Executive Society (in progress)
- Professional Engineering License (examination approved) in Nuclear Engineering through the Texas Department of Professional and Occupational Registration.
Other Affiliations
- Austin Bar Association
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Bill Hulsey |
| Firm | Hulsey PC |
| Address | 812 Forest Oaks Circle, Woodway, TX 76712 |
| Phone | 512-859-9246 |
| Website | hulseyiplaw.com |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |
| Consultation | ✓ Free initial consultation |