
PRACTICES
LitigationIntellectual Property
Intellectual Property Litigation
EDUCATION
Emory University School of Law, J.D.University of Pennsylvania, M.A.
Georgetown University, B.A.
ADMISSIONS
- New York
- California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
LANGUAGES
- Spanish
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Eighteen Warshaw Burstein Lawyers Named Super Lawyers for 202309/22/2023
Eighteen Warshaw Burstein lawyers have been named 2023 Super Lawyers in their respective practice areas in the New York Metro area.
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Bill Samuels Interviewed on Trademarks in Bloomberg: "NYC’s Shuttered Princeton Club Lands in Tussle Over Trademark Name"02/06/2023
Bill Samuels, Partner and Chair of the Intellectual Property Group, was interviewed for Bloomberg about what might happen in a trademark case involving the Princeton Club in New York.
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William Samuels to Serve as a Co-Chair for the NYSBA Intellectual Property Section 2023 Annual Meeting01/17/2023
William Samuels, Partner and Chair of the Intellectual Property Group, and Vice Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, will serve as a Co-Chair for the NYSBA’s Intellectual Property Section Annual Meeting on January 23, 2023.
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William Samuels Interviewed for Series of IP Articles for Super Lawyers11/14/2022
William Samuels, Partner and Chair of the Intellectual Property Group, was recently interviewed for a series of articles for Super Lawyers discussing several issues related to protecting intellectual property.
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Eighteen Warshaw Burstein Lawyers Named Super Lawyers for 202209/29/2022
Eighteen Warshaw Burstein lawyers were named 2022 Super Lawyers in their respective practice areas in the New York Metro area.
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William Samuels Named Vice Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the New York State Bar Association07/11/2022
William Samuels, Partner and Chair of the Intellectual Property Group at Warshaw Burstein, LLP, has been named Vice Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.
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Partner William Samuels named a member of Law360’s 2022 New York Editorial Advisory Board05/06/2022
William Samuels, Partner and Chair in the Intellectual Property Group at Warshaw Burstein, LLP, has been named a member of Law360’s 2022 New York Editorial Advisory Board.
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Fifteen Warshaw Burstein Lawyers Ranked as 2021 Super Lawyers10/05/2021 | Super LawyersFifteen Warshaw Burstein lawyers were ranked as 2021 Super Lawyers in their respective practice areas in the New York Metro area, including three lawyers who were ranked on the Rising Stars list.
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William Samuels, partner and Kristin Garris, counsel in the Copyright and Trademark Law Group, authored an article on the implications of Brexit on Intellectual Property published in the Bright Ideas Journal, a publication of the Intellectual Property Law section of the New York State Bar Association:11/19/2020
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Thirteen Warshaw Burstein Lawyers Ranked as 2020 Super Lawyers10/29/2020 | Super Lawyers
Thirteen Warshaw Burstein lawyers were ranked as 2020 Super Lawyers in their respective practice areas in the New York Metro area, including four lawyers who were ranked on the Rising Stars list.
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Warshaw Burstein Expands Copyright and Trademark Law Group, Brings in Patent Expertise to Build on Firm’s Intellectual Property Capabilities10/26/2020
Warshaw Burstein has expanded its Copyright and Trademark Law Group, and incorporated extensive patent capabilities to round out its full-service intellectual property practice with the arrivals of Kristin G. Garris as counsel, and John Laurence as of counsel and patent attorney.
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Bill Samuels Presents ALT Legal Webinar on New Media, Hashtags, Trademarks and Brand Protection10/14/20 | ALT Legal
On October 8, intellectual property partner Bill Samuels presented an ALT Legal webinar on new media, hashtags, trademarks and brand protection. In this webinar, Bill discussed issues and considerations for IP protection in the new media environment, namely the use of marks as hashtags, protectability of new media, and the practical implications of the public use of IP.
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USPTO Fees to Go Up on October 2, 202009/22/2020
Just when you thought you had seen every challenge 2020 could offer, we are reminded that patent fees charged by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will go up about 5% on October 2 of this year.
This adjustment has been in development since 2018, with the USPTO noting, “The overall strategy of the Final Rule is to establish a fee schedule that generates sufficient multi-year revenue to recover the aggregate costs of maintaining USPTO patent-related operations and accomplishing the USPTO’s patent-related strategic goals.”
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Warshaw Burstein Welcomes William R. Samuels and Launches Copyright and Trademark Law Group06/12/2020
Warshaw Burstein, LLP, a full-service law firm in New York City, today announced that William R. Samuels has joined the firm as partner and will launch a Copyright and Trademark Law Group, expanding on the firm’s intellectual property capabilities.
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Intellectual Property Cases to Watch in 202002/17/2020
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Five Ways to Enforce Your Trademark Rights08/12/2019
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Did You Know You Can Trademark a Hashtag?11/21/2017
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What's In A Name?09/21/2017
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Technically, Data Are Still Data04/19/2017
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Developing Requirements For Patentable09/15/2016
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Rosetta Stone Ltd. v. Google Inc.: Deciphering Trademark Issues in Keyword Advertising (Part Two), GPSolo eReport10/01/2013 | American Bar Association, Vol. 3, No. 3
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Rosetta Stone Ltd. v. Google, Inc.: Deciphering Trademark Issues in Keyword Advertising (Part One)08/01/2013 | American Bar Association. Vol. 3, No. 1
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Celebrating 20 Years of The Intellectual Property Law Section: Trademark Law01/01/2012 | Bright Ideas, Winter, Volume 21, Number 3