George R. McGuire

Practice: Intellectual Property and Technology     Education: Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996) Syracuse University (B.S. Aerospace Engineering, 1991)     E-Mail: gmcguire@bsk.com Direct: (315) 218-8515 Fax: (315) 218-8100   Office: Syracuse   Bar Admissions: New York U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Mr. McGuire is a Registered Patent Attorney and Chair of the firm's Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in all facets of Intellectual Property Law, including, for example, patent and trademark preparation and prosecution, litigation involving intellectual property issues, patent and trademark clearance opinions, patent novelty, validity and (non)infringement opinions, due diligence investigations in merger and acquisition, asset purchase, or other financial transactions, proceedings before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, negotiations and drafting of technology transfer and license agreements, and computer law matters. Mr. McGuire practiced for five years as a Patent Agent before receiving his law degree.

In addition to his practice, Mr. McGuire is also an Adjunct Professor at Syracuse University Law School where he teaches Computer Law, Internet Law, and Entertainment Law, and has taught and lectured on Trademark and Unfair Competition Law, Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer.

Additional Practice / Industry Concentrations for George R. McGuire

Business and Transactions

Higher Education



Honors and Affiliations
Justinian Honorary Law Society
New York State Bar Association
Co-Chair, Trademark Committee, Intellectual Property and Technology Section
Onondaga County Bar Association
President, Central New York Patent Law Association
Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
Member, Rochester Intellectual Property Law Association
Elected to the 2003 Class of 40 Top Business and Community Leaders under the age of 40 in Central New York
Listed in:
The Best Lawyers in America® 2010, Intellectual Property Law
Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property
Who's Who in America
Who's Who In American Education
Who's Who in American Law
Who's Who of Emerging Leaders

Other Activities
Adjunct Professor, Computer Law, Internet Law, and Entertainment Law, Syracuse University College of Law
Board of Trustees, Everson Museum of Art
Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
Board of Trustees, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central New York
Foundation Board of Directors, Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology (MOST)
Advisory Board, New York State Science and Technology Law Center

Representative Publications
George R. McGuire, Nelson A. Blish, Stephen H. Shaw, "Reexamining Reexamination: An Alternative to Patent Litigation", Acc Docket, September 2009
McGuire, "IP Strategies with a Focus on Patents", Inside The Minds, The Best Practices Of Leading IP Lawyers, published by Aspatore Books, 2007
McGuire, author of Annual Supplement for "Trade Dress Protection", authored by William E. Levin, published by Thomson West
McGuire, "Trade Dress Protection and the Future of Dilution After the Supreme Court's Decision in the Victoria's Secret Case," Bright Ideas, A Publication of the New York State Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section, Winter 2003, Vol. 12, No. 3
McGuire, "A New Bright Line Rule for Litigants Under the Federal Trademark Dilution Act in the Second Circuit - Does It Make Sense?", Bright Ideas, A Publication of the New York State Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section, Fall 2001, Vol. 10, No. 2
McGuire, "The Legal Landscape Under Consideration in the Victoria's Secret Case", Bright Ideas, Winter 2002, Vol. 11, No. 3
McGuire, "Supreme Court Holds that FTDA Requries Proof of Actual Dilution", Bright Ideas, Spring/Summer 2003, Vol. 12, No. 1
McGurie, "Intellectual Property Issues for PR Professionals", Public Relations Tactics, A Publication of the Public Relations Society of America, December 2000

Representative Presentations
What is Intellectual Property: Copyrights, Inventions, Trademarks, and Plant Varieties, National Council of University Research Administrators, 51st Annual Meeting, October 2009
Patent Law Update, New York State Technology and Law Center 2009 Spring Webinar Series, April 30, 2009
Intellectual Property Primer and Contractual Issues, NCURA Spring Meeting, Annapolis MD, April 27, 2009
IP and Industry Agreements -- Is It OK to Say 'Yes' Sometimes and Educational Research Agreements, National Council of University Research Admnistrators, Region II, 2008 Spring Meeting, April 28-29, 2008, Pittsburgh, PA
Patent Law Update, Rochester Intellectual Property Law Association, April 26, 2008
IP-Antitrust-Licensing Considerations When Dealing With Standard Setting Organizations, Rochester Intelectual Property Law Association, April 3, 2008
Proper IP Due Diligence, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Annual Meeting, October 18, 2007, Washington D.C.
Rochester Intellectual Property Law Association: The CREATE ACT and Revisiting Inventorship, Rochester Riverside Convention Center, November 9, 2005
New York State Technology and Law Center: Lab to Market Series: Building Sound Patent Practices, Buffalo NY, May 16, 17, 2005
Walking the Internet Tightrope-Legally, Public Relations Society of America, Central New York Chapter, February 11, 2004
National Law Foundation Online CLE, Intellectual Property: A Useful Introduction, July 6, 2004
Effective Strategies for Protecting Product Configurations, Rochester Intellectual Property Law Association, Annual Fall Seminar, Rochester Riverside Convention Center, Rochester, NY
New York State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section Fall Meeting, The Sagamore, Bolton Landing, NY, October 9-12, 2003
Trade Dress Protection and The Future of Dilution after the Supreme Court's Decision in the Victoria's Secret Case
NYSBA, Bridging-The-Gap: Intellectual Property, Syracuse, NY September 24, 2003, Patents
NYSBA, Intellectual Property Law Section Fall Meeting, The Sagamore, Bolton Landing, NY, October 10-13, 2002
Diluiton Arrives at The Supreme Court: The Victoria's Secret Case
National Business Institute, The Law of The Internet in New York, Syracuse, NY, November 21, 2002
NYSBA, Legal Developments in Internet Technology, The Harvard Club, New York City, October 24, 2001
NYSBA, Bridging-The-Gap: Intellectual Property, Rochester, NY, September 20, 2001
Public Relations Society of America, Intellectual Property Issues for the Public Relations Professional, Syracuse, NY, October 12, 2000