Rowland Richards
Partner
rrichards@hselaw.com
tel: 716.844.3754
fax: 716.853.1617
Rowland Richards concentrates his practice in the area of intellectual property law, including patent, trademark and copyright counseling, domestic and foreign trademark and patent prosecution, licensing and technology transfers, oppositions and cancellations, reissues and reexaminations, infringement opinions, enforcement and litigation.
Professional & Civic Affiliations
- Member, American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section
- Member, New York State Bar Association, Entertainment Arts, and Sports Law Section and Intellectual Property Law Section
- Member, Bar Association of Erie County
- Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Member, International Trademark Association
Honors & Awards
- Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the field of Patent Law
- Selected to the Upstate New York Super Lawyers list, 2013-2020
- Legal Elite of Western New York, Buffalo Business First/Buffalo Law Journal, 2017
- Who’s Who in Law, Business First of Buffalo/Buffalo Law Journal
News
- Quoted, "IP practice, patent litigation essential for big firms," Buffalo Business First, April 3, 2017
Admissions
- Massachusetts
- New York
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Education
- Vermont Law School, J.D., cum laude
- Cornell University, B.S., Agricultural and Biological Engineering