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Intellectual Property Mediator William L. Mentlik Joins FedArb
July 23, 2024 – FedArb is pleased to announce that William L. Mentlik has joined its panel. Based in Southern California and New Jersey, Mr. Mentlik is one of the preeminent mediators who has resolved complicated, international patent portfolio licensing disputes, including disputes over Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) licensing rates involving Standard Essential Patents (SEPs).
Mr. Mentlik’s mediation skills stem from his experience as a long-time IP trial and appellate practitioner, where he is a go-to source for high-level strategic counseling on IP matters for clients and their lawyers. Early in his career, he argued the appeal of laser pioneer Gordon Gould, which cleared the way for the issuance and vindication of four broad patents arising out of a 1959 patent application, certain of which dominated significant areas of basic laser technology into the 21st Century. He has conducted numerous trials—jury and bench–involving a wide variety of IP issues in federal district courts throughout the country; and he has argued and/or briefed more than 30 appeals in several U.S. Courts of Appeal, most notably, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Mr. Mentlik is a longtime member of the New Jersey Federal Bar and was the first lawyer from a dedicated IP boutique appointed to the Lawyers Advisory Committee to the Federal District Court in New Jersey. He served on the subcommittee that drafted New Jersey’s local patent rules, which govern patent litigation in the district, and have served as a model for local patent rules in other district courts throughout the country.
“We are very excited to have Bill join our panel,” said Kennen D. Hagen, FedArb’s president and CEO. “His expertise on FRAND and royalty disputes, combined with his tireless ability to work with parties to find sensible and informed solutions, makes him a invaluable option for our IP clients.”
Mr. Mentlik earned his B.S. from University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. from George Washington University National Law Center.
About FedArb
For almost two decades, leading law firms have used FedArb’s panel of more than 60 former Article III federal judges and 60 distinguished neutrals to successfully mediate and arbitrate hundreds of high profile complex civil cases, typically achieving results more efficiently and cost effectively than through litigation. FedArb’s panelists also work with law firms on internal investigations, mock trials and on corporate monitoring assignments. FedArb provides around-the-clock administrative services and requires its neutrals to honor the parties’ deadlines, saving clients time and money.