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William L. "Bill" LaFuze

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 1991.
600 Travis Street, Suite 7000 Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 485-7300
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Firm: McKool Smith PC
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McKool Smith PC


Years In Practice


Phone Number (713) 485-7300

Bill practices in substantially all areas of intellectual property law, with an emphasis on patent litigation in the electronics, oilfield equipment, the internet, and computer-related fields. In particular Bill has successfully represented computer manufacturers, computer component manufacturers, mobile phone handset manufacturers, software developers, original equipment manufacturers, value-added resellers, and financial institutions in patent litigation in the district courts and arbitration proceedings, and also cases appealed to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Bill has also served as arbitrator and mediator in several intellectual property cases, having completed the course for lawyers on Arbitration and Mediation at the Harvard Law School. Also, Bill has substantial experience in licensing, IP monetization and IP strategic planning.

Bill has been listed every year since inception as the top Intellectual Property Lawyer in Texas (tied with a few others) in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in intellectual property law, has been listed in Chambers Global for many years (band 2), and has been rated highly in many other similar peer review publications. Bill is a former President of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, Chair of the Section on Intellectual Property of the American Bar Association, and head or former head of many other national and regional professional associations. Bill currently serves as an officer and council member of the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law and is a member of the ABA House of Delegates.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Trade Secrets Law
Awards
  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in intellectual property law (Band 1), 2003 - 2014
  • Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business in intellectual property law (Band 2), 2006 - 2014
  • IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, Patent Litigation, Texas, 2013 and 2014 (Gold Ranking)
  • The Best Lawyers in America® in intellectual property law, 2005 - 2014
  • ##Texas Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers, 2003 - 2014
  • IP Star, Managing Intellectual Property
  • Legal 500 U.S.: Leading lawyer in intellectual property - patent litigation - hi-tech electronics/IT
  • IAM Patent 250: World's Leading Patent Litigators
  • ##Legal Media Group's (Euromoney's) Guide to the World's Leading Patent Law Lawyers
  • The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers
  • ##Legal Media Group's (Euromoney's) Guide to Patent Law Experts (worldwide)
  • Who's Who Worldwide
  • The National Registry of Who's Who
  • Swarthmore's Who's Who
  • Who's Who in American Law
  • Who's Who Legal: Texas in patent law
  • "Top 100 Houston Region Super Lawyer," Texas Monthly
  • "Best Lawyers in Houston" in intellectual property law, Inside Houston
Education
Graduated
Southern Methodist University, MS
Graduated 1971
University of Texas - Austin, BS
Graduated 1969
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (713) 485-7300
600 Travis Street, Suite 7000
Houston, Texas 77002
Houston, Texas 77002
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