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Intellectual Property

Apr. 23, 2015

Michael J. Hostetler

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC San Diego Patent


Hostetler designs customized patent portfolios for his clients.


"I am the custom tailor that goes in and makes sure the patent portfolio fits [the company] as well as possible," he said. "You can do an off-the-rack job but you will never achieve success unless you go in and establish a custom-made patent portfolio."


In July 2014, his client Seragon Pharmaceuticals Inc. was acquired by Genentech Inc., a subidiary of Roche Holding AG. ...

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