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.
Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice & More Attorney · Serving San Diego, CA
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About Mark R. Wicker at a Glance
Mark R. Wicker is a ip and internet attorney based in San Diego, California, practicing 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). Serves clients in San Diego, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About 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. 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
Practice Areas Explained
Mark R. Wicker's Areas of Legal Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Mark R. Wicker handles, with a practical overview of what that area of law involves and how it may apply to your situation in San Diego.
Intellectual Property in San Diego
IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
Mark R. Wicker is one of 105,285 ip attorneys indexed nationally. Browse ip attorneys in California →
Internet & Cyber Law in San Diego
Internet and cyber lawyers for data breaches, online defamation, privacy law, and cybersecurity matters.
Mark R. Wicker is one of 17,826 internet attorneys indexed nationally. Browse internet attorneys in California →
Jurisdictional Context
Why Local Counsel Matters in San Diego
Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in San Diego are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this venue, and the substantive 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.
San Diego Courts and Legal Process
Choosing a San Diego-based attorney means your counsel already knows the local docketing timelines, preferred filing formats, and how individual judges typically rule on procedural motions — details that only come from practicing in this jurisdiction day after day. That local familiarity can translate to better strategy, faster filings, and fewer costly surprises.
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Why Clients in San Diego Choose Mark R. Wicker
Selecting an attorney is one of the most consequential decisions you can make when a legal matter arises. Below are the core qualities that distinguish Mark R. Wicker's practice in the field of ip and internet.
Broad Practice Area Coverage
Covering ip and internet, Mark R. Wicker can address the full spectrum of a client's legal needs without requiring referrals to separate specialists for each issue.
Local Presence in San Diego
A San Diego-based practice means Mark R. Wicker attends hearings in the same courthouses, knows the local clerks, and understands the unwritten scheduling norms that affect every case filed here.
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Common Legal Issues Mark R. Wicker Handles in San Diego
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