William R. Samuels

William R. Samuels is an intellectual property attorney whose practice includes patent litigation alongside a broader focus on trademark, copyright, and trade secret matters. His patent work appears to involve mechanical devices and consumer goods, as evidenced by his role as lead counsel for the defendant in Zhende Tech et al. v. Swift Paws Inc. This case involves a dispute over patents for pet lure toys. His firm's general practice description also mentions software and fintech as focus areas.

Based on the single tracked case, Samuels' recent patent litigation experience has been on the defense side, representing an operating company. In the Swift Paws case, court records show that the plaintiff, Swift Paws, Inc., was granted a preliminary injunction against defendant Zhende Tech. An appeal has since been filed. There is no readily available public record of him regularly representing non-practicing entities (NPEs).

Samuels is currently a Partner and Chair of the Intellectual Property Practice at Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP. The Swift Paws case lists his firm as W. R. Samuels Law, a firm he founded prior to his current position. His previous experience includes roles as an IP partner at Warshaw Burstein LLP and Scarinci Hollenbeck. No appearances or significant experience in IPR or other PTAB proceedings are noted in publicly available records.

He earned his J.D. from Emory University and is admitted to practice in New York and California.