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Josué A. Villalta focuses on patent protection, including patent prosecution, patent portfolio management, IP due diligence and general counseling on infringement issues. He represents clients in a wide range of technologies, including medical devices.
Before joining the firm, Josué was a senior mechanical engineer with General Electric's Power Generation division, where he performed heat transfer and fluid dynamics analyses of commercial nuclear power plants under transient operating conditions.
Josué joined the firm in 2002 and became a partner in 2008.
The Truth About GE's Latest Wind Tech Patent Lawsuit, Renewable Energy World, October 2017
Could Patent Expirations Be a Chink in Intuitive Surgical’s Armor?, Medical Device And Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI), August 2016
Speeches & Seminars
Panelist, Information Disclosure Statements and the Duty of Disclosure, LAIPLA Washington in the West Conference, January 26, 2017
Prometheus Roared: Natural Laws and Unnatural Patents, a review of the U.S. Supreme Court's Mayo v. Prometheus decision and Discussion on Patent Prosecution Strategies in light of the Decision, Beverly Hills Bar Association, August 2012
IP Strategies for Managing the Dynamics of Risk, Innovation and Globalization, 12th SoCal Bio Investor & Partnership Conference, November 2010
Intellectual Property Issues Faced by Start-up Companies, 11th SoCal Bio Investor & Partnership Conference, September 2009