Meg Boulware, JD
Partner, Boulware & Valoir
| Practice Areas Intellectual Property Practice Focus Patent practice with emphasis on chemistry and biotechnology; contested trademark matters and global portfolio advice and intellectual property litigation. Practice Description In 2010, Ms. Boulware started a woman-owned boutique firm building on her years of experience in international and domestic IP work. She tried the first validity and infringement arbitration of a U.S. patent, which case was tried before the International Chamber of Commerce. She has represented clients in trademark infringement cases including over 100 cases before federal courts and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In addition to litigation experience, Ms. Boulware has prosecuted patents in chemical, mechanical and biotech areas. She procured pioneer patents on cattle cloning in the U.S. Ms. Boulware supervises international trademark portfolios and advises on international market strategies for clients including Fortune 500 companies. Meg was the first woman president of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and is active in national and international IP associations. Awards and Honors In 2012 Ms. Boulware received the first ever Americas Women in Business Law Award for Best in Patent (www.expertguides.com). Since 2005, Ms. Boulware has been included in Chambers USA – Leaders in their Field, included in The Best Lawyers in America for Intellectual Property in IP Law & Business since 2006, and the International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America for the past 15 years. In addition, she has been recognized by The State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property Section Tom Arnold Lifetime Achievement Award, Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Hall of Fame and awarded the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association Diversity Award . She is active in community activities and is a Trustee of the Houston Grand Opera and serves on the Board of the Rutherford B. H. Yates Museums, Inc., dedicated to preserving Houston’s Freedmens Town historic buildings and heritage. |