"Billy is very responsive with clients and has great expertise. He is excellent at developing complex implementation strategies. Billy goes above and beyond to communicate early and often."
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Every client’s invention and new technology is important to Billy. He works closely with clients to identify the specific outcomes they seek, and he is driven to attain successful resolutions. Billy’s current practice is primarily in the electrical/mechanical space, and he has a strong background in software technology.
Billy has worked with many Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies and has extensive experience managing large, global patent portfolios. He regularly represents multi-national, multi-division corporations with diverse, global patent portfolios and supervises client teams consisting of multiple dedicated IP attorneys, paralegals and support staff. He provides significant value supplementing clients’ IP departments, working side-by-side with busy in-house legal and technical staff and corporate leaders.
A significant portion of Billy’s time is dedicated to helping clients explore the often-competing benefits obtained through patent protection and trade secret protection. He is involved with innovation harvesting, meeting with inventors to understand the potential for protecting their inventions.
A registered patent attorney since 2002, Billy has significant experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications relating to computer software and the electrical, mechanical, and chemical arts, as well as trademark applications spanning a wide range of goods and services. He has a remarkable success rate in appealing adverse examiner decisions to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Billy provides opinions on patentability, clearance/freedom-to-operate, non-infringement, and invalidity. He has been involved in several patent disputes, including complex multi-patent, multi-venue litigation.
Billy works closely with his corporate, estate planning, and other colleagues and applies his extensive knowledge of intellectual property law to advise his clients across an evolving range of topics, such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs); non-practicing entities (NPEs); and data privacy.
Since 2022, Chambers USA has ranked Billy as a Leading Lawyer in Intellectual Property, most recently (2024) in Band 3 in Ohio. Chambers researchers noted, "Billy Raulerson offers counsel to clients on a range of patent disputes, regularly assisting with the preparation and prosecution of large portfolios." Clients interviewed by Chambers USA stated, "Billy has a very pragmatic and no-nonsense approach to things and is consistent in his conversations. He knows our business inside out and does an excellent job at pairing us with the right expert."
Billy has authored several articles on intellectual property legal topics, and he has delivered numerous presentations to various companies and organizations.
A member of the Ohio, D.C., and Columbus Bar Associations, Billy is also associated with the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and the International Trademark Association (INTA).
Billy was employed with Sughrue Mion, PLLC prior to joining Calfee in 2005. He was elected Partner in 2011. He began serving as Vice Chair of the Intellectual Property practice group in 2020 and was appointed Co-Chair of the IP group in 2023.
J.D., cum laude, University of Dayton School of Law, 2001
BSCS and BSCIS, summa cum laude, University of South Florida, 1998
2021 Virtual Patent Pro Bono Day Program, Volunteer Patent Counsel – Provided patent counsel to Ohio inventors in pro bono program hosted by the Cleveland Corporate IP Counsel and Ohio Invents
"Billy is very responsive with clients and has great expertise. He is excellent at developing complex implementation strategies. Billy goes above and beyond to communicate early and often."
Chambers USA client quotes