Bill Raman is of counsel in the award-winning intellectual property group. He advises companies on trademarks and copyrights and works with them on all aspects of their trademark and copyright portfolios. Bill represents clients in IP matters with an emphasis on trademark and trade dress counseling, prosecution, and litigation. He also has substantial experience representing clients in IP litigation issues relating to trademarks, trade dress, dilution, and unfair competition. Bill is honored annually as a Texas Super Lawyer and a Best Lawyer in America.
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Austin Intellectual Property Association (former President)
Austin Bar Association
International Trademark Association (INTA) (served on the International Amicus Committee)
Legislation Committee, Issues and Policy Committee, and others)
International Trademark Association (INTA) Panel of Neutrals
Sustaining Life Fellow
Texas Bar Foundation
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward White, Inc.2009-2023
Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2003-2022
2018 Austin Copyright Law “Lawyer of the Year”
2018 Austin Trademark Law “Lawyer of the Year”
AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review
Rated in Martindale-Hubbell 2021-2023
The International Who’s Who of Trademark Lawyers, a Law Business Research Ltd. publication
Who’s Who Legal: IP 2021
State Bar of Texas
U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts 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
“Recognizing Trademark and Copyright Issues In Your Day-to-Day Work,” Texas State Bar Association Bar Meeting, Intellectual Property Section, June 2013
“Copyright In Architectural Works,” 24th Annual Construction Law Conference, Texas Institute of Continuing Legal Education, March 2011
“Trademark Registration Developments,” National CLE Conference, January 2011
Copyrights
IP Audits and Legal Opinions
IP Portfolio Management & Counseling
Trademark & Advertising
