William P. "Bill" Atkins

William P. "Bill" Atkins


Pillsbury

Recognized since 2010

Tysons, Virginia

Practice Areas

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Litigation - Patent

Patent Law

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Patent Law
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Mr. Atkins is the leader of Pillsbury’s Intellectual Property Litigation team. He is a trial and appellate lawyer with 20 years of experience. He is a registered patent attorney who personally handles all of his cases and has won jury verdicts on both sides of the courtroom. Recent victories include (1) getting two university co-inventors added onto two NIH cancer drug patents with annual sales of approximately $2B, (2) an infringement jury verdict for a consumer product against a major competitor, and (3) a jury verdict for a client in defense of $200M+ patent infringement and related allegations. He takes pride in developing and obtaining the very best solution for each client's situation. Mr. Atkins has been lead counsel in nearly 100 intellectual property litigations and has extensive experience in patent, trademark, trade secret, Lanham Act, unfair competition and copyright matters. Over the course of his career, Mr. Atkins has been in trial and appellate courts, the International Trade Commission or ITC, arbitrations, mediations, and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 7900 Tysons One Place Suite 500
    Tysons, VA 22102-4856
Education
  • University of Baltimore, MBA, graduated 1992
  • University of Baltimore, J.D., graduated 1992
Bar Admissions
  • Virginia, Virginia State Bar
  • Maryland, Maryland State Bar Association
  • District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
Affiliations
  • Foundation of the Bar Association of D.C. - President
  • Intellectual Property Owners - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member, Past Chair of various committees in IP Law Section
  • Bar Association of D.C. - President 2005-2006

Pillsbury
Tysons, Virginia

138 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

56 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Patent Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Patent Law, Washington, D.C. (2023)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Patent Law
Special Focus:
  • Antitrust
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Antitrust Law

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