W. R. Samuels Law

Based on an analysis of public records and legal industry data, the following is a professional summary of the patent litigation practice of W. R. Samuels Law PLLC.

W. R. Samuels Law was an intellectual property boutique firm based in New York City. The firm was founded by William R. Samuels, a registered patent attorney. Public records indicate the firm was active for a number of years before its principal, Mr. Samuels, moved his practice to Scarinci Hollenbeck in 2017 and subsequently to Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP, where he now chairs the Intellectual Property practice. As a solo or small boutique, the firm was not ranked by AmLaw or Chambers.

The firm’s patent litigation practice appears to have handled matters in the mechanical and consumer products space. In its single tracked case, Zhende Tech et al. v. Swift Paws Inc., the firm represented the defendant, Swift Paws, an operating company that was accused of patent infringement. The patents-in-suit in that matter related to a "lure chasing system" and a "pulley system," suggesting experience with mechanical devices.

Consistent with its representation of the operating company in the Zhende case, the firm’s litigation activity, based on the provided data, was exclusively on the defense side. There is no public record of the firm having a significant practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) or engaging in a high volume of inter partes review (IPR) proceedings. The principal and lead counsel for the firm in its tracked matters was its founder, William R. Samuels.