icon on “As an engineer-turned-attorney, I protect the innovative function and appearance of your products.”
Sam concentrates his practice in patent, trademark, and trade secret law.
Over the course of his career, he has prepared and prosecuted an extraordinary array of patent applications for mechanical and electro-mechanical systems, including automotive interiors; braking, cable, pedal, seating, and steering assemblies; vehicle door and window seals; vehicle shifters; axles; climate control systems; extruders; bottle-filling machines; printing presses; garage cabinets; crash-test dummies; fiber optic cables; marine products; medical devices; and semi-automatic firearms. Sam has also prosecuted numerous computer algorithm and method-of-doing-business patent applications.
He has drafted and negotiated numerous patent and trademark licenses on behalf of licensors and licensees and been involved in various IP due diligence projects for a number of mergers and acquisitions.
Sam regularly trains and mentors law students through Howard & Howard's Intellectual Property Intern Program. The Firm's unique law clerk arrangement brings candidates with engineering or equivalent technical degrees to work full-time in its IP practice while attending law school. He and his IP colleagues have worked to position this program as a model for the industry.
Services
Intellectual Property
When ideas translate into products, processes, art, or authorship, we help clients protect their innovations and commercialize their work.
Credentials
Education
- Detroit College of Law, 1998
- J.D., cum laude
- University of Central Florida, 1993
- B.S., Aerospace Engineering
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Michigan
- Intellectual Property Law Section
Admissions
- Michigan, 1998
- Supreme Court of the United States, 2007
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1998
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1998
Professional Achievements
- The Best Lawyers in America©, 2021-2025
- Michigan Leading Lawyers, 2017-2023
- Advisory Board, 2024-2025
- Managing IP, "IP Star," 2013-2015; 2021
- dbusiness, "Top Lawyers," 2012-2014; 2016; 2020; 2024
- Michigan Super Lawyers, 2011-2019
- Michigan Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," 2008
- "Patent, Trademark, and Copyright." Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education Business Forms Book, Co-author, Vol. 2, 2017, Ch.13.
Experience
Representative Matters
Co-counsel for the patent holder in the noted KSR Int. v. Teleflex Inc. intellectual property case in which the U.S. Supreme Court made its seminal ruling concerning the issues of obviousness as applied to patent claims.
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Thirty-Five Howard & Howard Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America© and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America 2023Aaron Beresh, Adrianna Agosta Nichol, Alexander S. McGee, Andrew (Jake) Grove, Brett G. Garwood ... , W. West Allen, Thomas W. Davis, II, Seaton J. Curran, Sam Haidle, Rodger Kershner, Robert L. Rosenthal, R. Saleha Mohamedulla, Paul S. Mazzola, Patrick M. McCarthy, Noah A. Menold, Miles T. Macik, Michael V. Kell, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Marcus Smetka, Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Kevin C. Backus, Kaila E. Patrick, Jonathan F. Karmo, Gwen Rutar Mullins, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, Daniel H. Bliss, Mark J. Gardberg, Dane M. Lepola, Christopher A. Cali, Richard J. Cantor, Robert Hernquist
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Twelve Howard & Howard Attorneys Named to DBusiness Magazine’s "2022 Top Lawyers"Rodger Kershner, Gary A. Peters, Robert E. Graziani, Sam Haidle, Mark W. Peyser ... , Andrew (Jake) Grove, Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Nicholas T. Chapie, Brad Knickerbocker, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, John M. Pollock
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Twenty-Eight Howard & Howard Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America 2022Aaron Beresh, Adrianna Agosta Nichol, Andrew (Jake) Grove, Daniel H. Bliss, Gerald E. McGlynn, III ... , Gwen Rutar Mullins, Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Marcus Smetka, Mark J. Gardberg, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Michael V. Kell, Miles T. Macik, Noah A. Menold, Patrick M. McCarthy, Paul S. Mazzola, R. Saleha Mohamedulla, Robert Hernquist, Robert L. Rosenthal, Rodger Kershner, Sam Haidle, Seaton J. Curran, Thomas W. Davis, II, W. West Allen
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Howard & Howard Congratulates Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers® and Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch 2021W. West Allen, Daniel H. Bliss, Seaton J. Curran, Thomas W. Davis, II, Mark J. Gardberg ... , Andrew (Jake) Grove, Robert Hernquist, Sam Haidle, Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Michael V. Kell, Rodger Kershner, Jon D. Kreucher, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Miles T. Macik, Patrick M. McCarthy, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, R. Saleha Mohamedulla, Gwen Rutar Mullins, Robert L. Rosenthal, Aaron Beresh, Paul S. Mazzola, Noah A. Menold, Adrianna Agosta Nichol, Marcus Smetka
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Twenty-two Howard & Howard Attorneys Named to Michigan Super Lawyers and Michigan Rising StarsMark A. Davis, Andrew (Jake) Grove, Sam Haidle, David M. LaPrairie, Miles T. Macik ... , Patrick M. McCarthy, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, Mark W. Peyser, Timothy M. Wittebort, Aaron Beresh, Michael O. Fawaz, Mark C. Vanneste, Jake Woolbright
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Thirty Howard & Howard Attorneys Named to Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2018Andrew (Jake) Grove, David M. LaPrairie, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, Jake Woolbright, Mark A. Davis ... , Mark C. Vanneste, Mark W. Peyser, Mary C. Dirkes, Michael O. Fawaz, Miles T. Macik, Nicholas T. Chapie, Patrick M. McCarthy, Sam Fares, Sam Haidle, Timothy M. Wittebort
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Thirty Howard & Howard Attorneys Named to Michigan 'Leading Lawyers' 2018Andrew (Jake) Grove, Brad Knickerbocker, Daniel H. Bliss, Gary A. Peters, Gerald E. McGlynn, III ... , Henry J. Brennan, Mark A. Davis, Mark W. Peyser, Michael V. Kell, Michael Wais, Patrick M. McCarthy, Robert E. Graziani, Rodger Kershner, Sam Haidle, Timothy M. Wittebort, Wayne C. Inman
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Howard & Howard Congratulates Our Attorneys Named to Michigan 'Super Lawyers' and Michigan 'Rising Stars' 2017Andrew (Jake) Grove, David M. LaPrairie, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, Jake Woolbright, Kristopher K. Hulliberger ... , Mark A. Davis, Mark W. Peyser, Mary C. Dirkes, Michael O. Fawaz, Miles T. Macik, Patrick M. McCarthy, Robert E. Graziani, Sam Fares, Sam Haidle, Timothy M. Wittebort
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Howard & Howard Congratulates Our Attorneys Named to Michigan 'Super Lawyers' and Michigan 'Rising Stars' 2016Andrew (Jake) Grove, David M. LaPrairie, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Mark A. Davis ... , Mark W. Peyser, Mary C. Dirkes, Michael O. Fawaz, Michael V. Kell, Michael Wais, Patrick M. McCarthy, Robert E. Graziani, Sam Haidle, Timothy M. Wittebort
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Howard & Howard Congratulates Our Attorneys Named to Michigan 'Super Lawyers' and Michigan 'Rising Stars' 2015David M. LaPrairie, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Mark A. Davis, Mark W. Peyser ... , Mary C. Dirkes, Michael O. Fawaz, Michael V. Kell, Michael Wais, Patrick M. McCarthy, R. Saleha Mohamedulla, Robert E. Graziani, Sam Haidle, Timothy M. Wittebort
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Howard & Howard Congratulates Our Attorneys Named to Michigan 'Super Lawyers' and Michigan 'Rising Stars' 2014David M. LaPrairie, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Mark A. Davis, Mark W. Peyser ... , Mary C. Dirkes, Michael O. Fawaz, Michael V. Kell, Michael Wais, Patrick M. McCarthy, R. Saleha Mohamedulla, Robert E. Graziani, Sam Haidle, Timothy M. Wittebort
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