"Jose Villarreal leads high-stakes patent litigation, guiding clients through complex, multi-party disputes with a steady hand and clear strategic focus."

IAM 1000, The World's Leading Patent Professionals 2026

Jose Villarreal is a highly-experienced patent litigation and trial attorney to technology and growth enterprises. He also advises clients regarding strategic intellectual property portfolio development and licensing, IP transactions, AI governance, and mergers and acquisitions due diligence.

Jose is experienced in a broad range of technologies including semiconductor manufacturing and circuits, diagnostic devices, networking and communications, software as a service (SaaS) and customer relationship management (CRM) software, Artificial Intelligence, and 3D printing, video games, and autonomous vehicles.

Jose has served as Chair and on the Conference Planning Committee of the University of Texas School of Law Advanced Patent Law Institute since 2014 and is a founding member of the Yeakel IP Inn of Court led by the Honorable Lee Yeakel, with participation from the Western District of Texas judges and intellectual property bar. Prior to his legal career, Jose worked in the telecommunications and networking industry.