William L. "Will" Worden
Recognized since 2010
Boston, Massachusetts
Patent Law
Will Worden has represented startups, early stage, and public and private companies in connection with intellectual property and transactional matters for almost 20 years. Will was one of the pioneering attorneys on transactions involving animal cloning technologies and the commercialization of regenerative medicine technologies, including stem cell technologies. His clients include companies and institutions in a variety of technology industries, including life science and biotechnology, manufacturing, semiconductors, software, and information technology. Will is also the partner-in-charge of the firm's Boston office and Chair of the firm's Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Group.
Will brings real-world experience to bear on the legal issues facing firm clients, using his background in agriculture, animal science, and IP to help identify and protect their intellectual property and to determine the best path to commercialization.
Will is partner-in-charge of Pierce Atwood's Boston office.
- E-mail: wworden@pierceatwood.com
- Direct Phone Number: 617-488-8100
- Phone Number: 617-488-8100
- 100 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02110
- Drake University, J.D., Order of the Coif, graduated 1991
- University of Massachusetts Amherst, M.S. Resource/Agricultural Economics, graduated 1995
- University of Massachusetts Amherst, B.S., Animal Science/Agricultural Economics, cum laude, graduated 1983
- United States, Maine
- United States, Massachusetts
- Boston Bar Association - Member
- Massachusetts Bar Association - Member
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
56 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
12 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

- Patent Law
- Biotechnology
- Licensing
- Rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell.
- The Best Lawyers in America® for Patent Law (2010-present)
- Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
- Copyright Law
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Patent
- Trademark Law
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