Connor Williams focuses his practice on prosecuting patent applications in the United States as well as coordinating and supervising related foreign prosecution in global IP portfolios. This includes drafting patent applications, addressing resulting prosecution, providing recommendations for foreign patent applications, and conducting patentability searches.

Connor has experience prosecuting patents in the areas of agricultural implements, aerospace products, engines, automated vehicles, exercise equipment, power tools, heat exchangers, and other general mechanical equipment. He also has experience with design patents, developing lists of potential competitors for new entrants into the field of patents, and discerning and predicting the IP strategies of clients’ competitors.

While in law school Connor was an editor for the Iowa Law Review, and was president of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society student organization for the University of Iowa. Connor also did two years of research under intellectual property professor Jason Rantanen, who is the co-author of Patently-O, and contributed to editing Professor Rantanen’s Intro to Intellectual Property casebook. While in his undergrad, Connor did research with the Robotics and Dynamics Lab as well as the BYU Transportation Lab.

Connor is an Eagle Scout and speaks Swedish. He enjoys playing pick-up basketball, playing songs on his guitar, and spending time with his family.