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EXPERTISE
Bill Raman’s practice
involves all aspects of intellectual property matters with an emphasis
on trademark and trade dress counseling, prosecution and litigation.
He has substantial experience in intellectual property litigation
issues relating to trademarks, trade dress, dilution and unfair
competition. He is also a member of the Panel of Neutrals for the
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EDUCATION
J.D., The University of Texas School
of Law
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, with honors, University of Texas
at Austin
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
- State of Texas
- U.S. District Court
for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. Courts of
Appeals for the Fifth, Tenth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits
- U.S. Claims Court
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Partner,
Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri, LLP
- Senior Partner,
Thompson & Knight, LLP
- Shareholder, Arnold,
White & Durkee
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AND AWARDS
- Member, American Bar
Association
- Member, American
Intellectual Property Law Association
- Member, Austin
Intellectual Property Association (former President)
- Member, Austin
Bar Association
- Member, International Trademark Association
(currently serves on International Amicus Committee; formerly
served on United States Legislation Committee, Issues and Policy
Committee, Meetings Committee, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Committee)
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
AND PRESENTATIONS
- "The Year in Review:
Product Configuration, Trade Dress, and Other Non- Traditional
Trademarks," National CLE Conference, January 2005
- "Assuming
Functionality Is Not An Issue, When is Trade Dress Protectable?"
INTA Annual Convention, May 2003 – Amsterdam.
- "Forum Selection in
Dilution Cases,” International Trademark Association Program
entitled “Trademark Dilution Forum 2003," March 2003
- Current Developments
in Trade Dress Law, Practicing Law Institute Program Entitled
"Litigating Copyright, Trademark and Unfair Competition Cases for
the Experienced Practitioner," 2000.
- "Rights Anatomy of
Media Advertising," Moderator, International Trademark Association
Annual Convention, May 2000.
- Co-author, MERGERS
& ACQUISITIONS OF FRANCHISE COMPANIES, American Bar
Association, 1996.
- "National
Institute on Trademark Trial Advocacy," Sponsored by the
American Bar Association Section On Litigation and the United
States Trademark Association, Member of the Faculty 1993.
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