Rob is an intellectual property attorney representing brand owners and creators worldwide. He has over forty (40) years of experience in commercial and intellectual property ligation nationwide, including trademark, trade dress, design patent and copyright cases.
Recognitions
Selected through peer review for inclusion on the Northern California Super Lawyers list for IP Litigation, 2014-2020
The Legal 500, 2008
World Trademark Review, Global Leader, 2025
Credentials
Education
Education
- University of San Francisco School of Law, 1985, J.D., magna cum laude
- University of California, Berkeley, 1982, B.A., with high honors
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- California
Court admissions
Court admissions
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court - Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court - Central District of California
- U.S. District Court - Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court - Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court - Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court - District of Nebraska
- U.S. District Court - District of Nevada
- U.S. District Court - Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court - Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Second Circuit
Professional affiliations
Professional affiliations
- California State Bar Association, Member
- Marin County Bar Association, Member
- Marin County Superior Court, Mandatory Settlement Conference Panellist
- Alameda County Superior Court, Mediation Program Panellist
- Alameda County Superior Court, Day of Court Mediation Panellist
- California Court of Appeal, Sixth Judicial District, Mediation Panellist
- International Trademark Association, Member
- International Trademark Association, Directory of Trademark Mediators
- World Intellectual Property Organization, Mediator
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