George R. McGuire
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.
Honors and Affiliations
- Listed in:
- The Best Lawyers in America® 2013, Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law
- New York Super Lawyers® 2007-2012, Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation
- Who's Who in America
- Who's Who In American Education
- Who's Who in American Law
- Who's Who in Emerging Leaders
- American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- Onondaga County Bar Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Central New York Patent Law Association, President
- Rochester Intellectual Property Law Association
- Justinian Honorary Law Society
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 Requires 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
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
- 2003 Class, 40 Top Business and Community Leaders in Central New York under the age of 40
Representative Presentations
- "Understanding and Guiding Principles under the AIA's Changes to Section 102", Rochester Intellectual Property Law Association, November 9, 2012
- "The Change to First to File from First to Invent: Strategies on how to Protect Your IP Post-American Invents Act", NEXT 2012, The Event for Technology, Manufacturing & Innovation, November 8, 2012
- "Intellectual Property Know-How for University Research Administrators," NACUA Annual Meeting, November 6, 2012
- "Prometheus v. Mayo," New York State Science and Technology Law Center, Lab to Market Series, June 6, 2012
- "IP Management," National Council of University Research Administrators, Region II Spring Meeting, April 2012
- "How IP Clients Should Be Using Employment Contracts To Protect Intellectual Property Rights," ExecSense Webinar, July 2011
- Managing Intellectual Property, National Council of University Research Administrators, Region II Spring Meeting, May 1-3, 2011
- Becoming Conversant with Patent and Trademark Issues, New York State Bar Association's "Bridging the Gap 2, Making a Smooth Transition" CLE Seminar, Fall 2010
- Patent Damages Jurisprudence, Rochester Intellectual Property Law Association, May 12, 2010
- Corporate Practice/Special Committee on Mergers and Acquisitions, American Intellectual Property Law Association, 2010 Spring Meeting, May 2010
- What is Intellectual Property: Copyrights, Inventions, Trademarks, and Plant Varieties, National Council of University Research Administrators, 2010 Spring Meeting, April 2010
- 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
