
Ryan A. McGonigle
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- New York
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals,Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of International Trade
Clerkships
- EDCA (2002-2003)
Education
St. John’s University, B.A.
Pace University School of Law, J.D.
Temple University School of Law, L.L.M., Transnational Law (Intellectual Property and Comparative Law)
Ryan focuses his practice on intellectual property law. His extensive experience includes trademark prosecution, trademark management of international portfolios, trademark enforcement and anti-counterfeiting, licensing and transactional agreements, and intellectual property litigation before U.S. federal courts and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, and Greek, counseling clients at home and abroad in their native languages. Ryan represents numerous multinational and national corporations as well as individuals in connection with their intellectual property rights.
Prior to joining Hodgson Russ, Ryan was partner at an intellectual property law firm with offices in New York City and New Jersey. There, he managed the worldwide intellectual property holdings and litigation for several clients. He also previously served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Oliver W. Wanger of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Ryan’s non-legal experience includes serving as a press officer in the Division of Press and Information at the Greek Consulate in New York City.
Experience
Publications
- Hodgson Russ Intellectual Property Litigation Alert, May 30, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Intellectual Property Litigation Alert, March 23, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Intellectual Property & Technology Alert , February 7, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Intellectual Property Litigation Alert, January 27, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Intellectual Property Litigation Alert, December 20, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Intellectual Property Alert, November 28, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Intellectual Property Litigation Alert , October 31, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Intellectual Property Litigation Alert, October 19, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Intellectual Property Litigation Alert, July 21, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Intellectual Property & Technology Alert, May 24, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Food & Beverage Alert, March 9, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Trademark Oppositions & Cancellations Alert, January 25, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Intellectual Property & Technology Alert, January 7, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Intellectual Property Alert, May 8, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Intellectual Property Litigation Alert, April 27, 2020
- Manufacturing Alert, February 9, 2018
- Intellectual Property & Technology Alert, June 20, 2017
- The Role of Precedents in Mixed Jurisdictions: A Comparative Analysis of Louisiana and the PhilippinesElectronic Journal of Comparative Law, July 2002
- 'High Albania' Revisited: The Gjakmarrje and the Customary Law of the Northern Albanian AlpsJournal of East European Law, 2001
Presentations & Events
- Hodgson Russ, 140 Pearl Street, Buffalo, NY 14202, September 15, 2022
- Particularities with the Filing of Trademark Applications in the USPTO: From Filing to Grant, Cancellation, Renewals and AbandonmentBrazil, March 2021
- March 11, 2021
- The Offices of Hodgson Russ, 605 Third Avenue, Suite 2300, New York City, NY 10158, July 2, 2018
- July 26, 2017
- Winery and Vineyard Law CLE: Trademark and Copyright IssuesBuffalo, NY, June 22, 2017
- The U.S. Disclaimer Experience: Practical Indications to Navigate the Disclaimer in Comparison with Apostilamento in BrazilFlorianópolis, Brazil, March 2017
Professional Associations
- Member, International Trademark Association
- Committee Member, Young Practitioners’ Committee, International Trademark Association
- Member, Asociación Interamericana de la Propriedad Intelectual
- Member, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
- Member, American Intellectual Property Association
- Committee Member, Parallel Imports Committee