William (Bill) Munck is the global managing partner of Munck Wilson Mandala. He is a member of the executive committee and chairs the firm’s intellectual property section and the AI/Machine Learning practice. Munck brings 30+ years of experience counseling clients regarding the development of offensive and defensive intellectual property portfolios. His technical expertise is in the hardware, software, firmware, gaming, wired/wireless communication, energy, defense, and medical device/healthcare fields. Munck is available for client meetings outside our Texas offices by appointment only in Orlando and South Florida.
Munck is known as an attorney who will never give up the fight for his clients. He has been listed among the prestigious Dallas 500 consecutively since 2020 and he is frequently honored and recognized for his leadership and IP knowledge nationally and globally. Clients refer to him as “the go-to guy for patent litigation, prep, and prosecution,” adding: “You can get hold of him 24/7, particularly in a crisis,” and: “He understands the business use of the patent.”
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2027 | IP & Patent Litigation |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers | 2026 | IP Portfolio Strategy & Defense |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 100 Leading AI & Legal Tech Advisors | 2026 | Technology Transactions |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America | 2026 | IP |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2026 | IP & Patent Litigation |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 100 Leading AI & Legal Tech Advisors | 2025 | Technology Transactions |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2025 | IP & Patent Litigation |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America | 2025 | IP |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America | 2024 | IP |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2024 | IP & Patent Litigation |
| The 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America | 2023 | IP |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2022 | IP & Patent Litigation |
Experience
- Representing an electrical vehicle startup in a trade secrets dispute with former executives who left the company and started their own company
- Represented an advanced optoelectronic company in a patent infringement and trade secret action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- Represented a telecommunications developer in negotiation with an international telecommunications equipment provider of jointly developed and jointly owned intellectual property rights
- Represented numerous technology clients in preparation and prosecution of domestic and foreign patent applications, and related intellectual property matters
- Represented a vending company in assertion of patent infringement claim in the Eastern District of Texas, and defended reexamination proceeding with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Represented a vending company in five patent infringement actions relating to vending machines in West Virginia district court and on appeal to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, secured stay pending final outcome of reexamination proceeding, and developed and asserted patent infringement counterclaims
- Represented a international pharmaceutical company in two patent infringement cases against a generic manufacturer in the Northern District of Texas
