Rowland Richards

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 peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^© for Patent Law
• Selected to the Upstate New York Super Lawyers list, 2013-2021
• 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 

Press Releases

• Harter Secrest & Emery Attorneys Named to 2021 Upstate New York Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Lists, August 20, 2021
• Harter Secrest & Emery Attorneys Recognized in 2022 Best Lawyers in America© and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, August 19, 2021
• Harter Secrest & Emery Attorneys Named to 2020 Upstate New York Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Lists, August 25, 2020
• Harter Secrest & Emery Attorneys Named to 2019 Upstate New York Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Lists, August 14, 2019