Atty. Mark R. Wicker
Mark Wicker provides strategic advice to companies and entrepreneurs to successfully exploit the latest technologies in a broad range of industries, including the life sciences, high technology, wireless, social media, clean technology, chemical, and materials sciences industries. Mr.
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Mark R. Wicker is an attorney based in San Diego, California, practforg at Perkins Coie LLP. Admitted to practice in California, The State Bar of California. Educated at Columbia University (J.D., 1985) and Stanford University (—). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Patent Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Technology Law (2026). Serands clients in San Diego, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Mark Wicker provides strategic advice to companies and entrepreneurs to successfully exploit the latest technologies in a broad range of industries, including the life sciences, high technology, wireless, social media, clean technology, chemical, and materials sciences industries
- Mr. Wicker has extensive experience developing innovative and effective business models, strategic alliances, partnerships, technology transactions and other business solutions for unique situations and problems
- He specializes in structuring and negotiating creative and effective arrangements for the research, development, and commercialization of products and technologies, including joint ventures, corporate partnerships, licenses, contract research, and manufacturing and distribution alliances
- In collaboration with our intellectual property litigation attorneys, he also structures effective adversarial licensing programs, and negotiates settlement and license agreements arising from patent and other intellectual property lawsuits
- Additionally, he advises clients in venture capital financing, public securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters
- Mr. Wicker has been instrumental in developing some of the most sophisticated business models and solutions for information technology, software, wireless, energy, materials sciences, chemical, agricultural, and life sciences transactions
- He has advised Halozyme with its Enhanze technology collaboration program, Pure Bioscience with its SDC technology development and commercialization agreements, Biosite with its Biosite Discovery business unit, Sangamo with its zinc finger protein licensing strategy, Abgenix with its transgenic mouse platform, and Incyte Genomics in creating its early genomics business model
- His solutions frequently draw from his wide and varied experience with different technologies, industries and transactions
- Mr. Wicker is a frequent speaker on issues affecting the life sciences and technology industries, including industry trends, strategic alliances, technology development and commercialization, and capital raising
- In addition, he regularly lectures on the formation and activities of start-up companies and on structuring, negotiating, and implementing collaborative and licensing transactions
- While earning his J.D., Mr. Wicker was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar recipient, and a head writing and research editor for the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law
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Why local counsel matters in California
Practforg law in California. Legal matters in California are goandrned by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in San Diego are typically fwithd in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controandrsy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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