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William J. Robinson is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP and a member of the IP Litigation Practice. Mr. Robinson's practice focus is patent litigation. He has litigated over 150 patent cases, including 70 in electronics and computer technologies. He has over 75 reported decisions. His patent jury verdicts include a $100 million award. Mr. Robinson also has extensive experience in copyright, trademark, and trade secret litigation as well as intellectual property counseling and licensing.
Prior to joining Foley, Mr. Robinson was a partner at the Los Angeles law firms of Mayer, Brown Rowe & Maw; Graham & James; and Poms, Smith, Lande & Rose.
Mr. Robinson graduated from Loyola University School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 1978) and the University of California, Los Angeles (B.S.E.E., cum laude, 1974 and M.S.E.E., 1975).
His professional activities include the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, president, 1990-1991, board of directors, 1985-1990; Licensing Executives Society, Los Angeles committee chair, 1992-1994; National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations, secretary, 1990-1991, delegate, 1987-1992; and the United States/Japan Patent Liaison Council. He is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, American Bar Association, the State Bar of California, American Intellectual Property Law Association, and Tau Beta Pi, the National Engineering Honor Society.
Mr. Robinson has been a guest lecturer in patent/computer law at Southwestern University School of Law and is listed in "The State's Top Patent Lawyers," California Lawyer, March 1992. He was also recognized as a leading attorney in intellectual property matters by The Legal 500 US (Vol. II, 2007), and was selected for inclusion in the 2009 Southern California Super Lawyers list.
He is admitted to practice in California; and before the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth and Federal Circuits; the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Publications:
Co-author, "Patent Litigation During the RecessionHow to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck," BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal, October 30, 2009
Co-author, "Patent Marking Requirements Post TransCore," IP Law360, October 16, 2009
"Patent Injunctions After eBay," Law360, July 25, 2008
"An Overview of Electronic Discovery," Patent Litigation 2005, Practicing Law Institute
"Managing Litigation Costs - Patent Litigation Need Not Cost Millions," Corporate Counsel Magazine, November 2003
"Patent Litigation 1997: Tips On The Way To Trial," Patent Litigation 1997, Practicing Law Institute
"Recent Developments in Patent Validity -- Is The Pendulum Swinging Back," Patent Litigation 1993, Practicing Law Institute
"Patent Jury Trials -- Avoiding the Mistakes of Your Predecessors," Critical Issues in Patent Litigation, Prentice-Hall, 1991
"Insurance Coverage of Intellectual Property Lawsuits," American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal, Vol. 17, No. 2, October 1989, also in 1989 Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts Handbook, Clark-Boardman Co., Ltd., earlier version in New Matter, publication of California State Bar Intellectual Property Section, Vol. 13, No. 2, Summer 1988
"Most Favored Licensee Clauses," paper, 1986 meeting of Licensing Executives Society
"Current Antitrust Law Trends Encourage Creativity in Technology Transfer Agreements," New Matter, Vol. 7, No. 2, Summer 1982
"Antitrust Law Gains Flexibility," Les Nouvelles, Journal of Licensing Executives Society, 1982 |
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Partner
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IP Litigation
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California, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1982
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1978
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. District Court Northern District of California
U.S. District Court Southern District of California
U.S. Supreme Court
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Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California,
1978
J.D., Doctor of JurisprudenceUniversity of California, Los Angeles, California,
1975
M.S.E.E., Master of Science Electrical EngineeringUniversity of California, Los Angeles, California,
1974
B.S.E.E., Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering
Honors: cum laude
Honors: With Honors |
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| Patent Injunctions After EBay, IP Law360
"An Overview of Electronic Discovery,", Patent Litigation, Practicing Law Institute, 2005
"Managing Litigation Costs - Patent Litigation Need Not Cost Millions,", Corporate Counsel Magazine, November, 2003
"Patent Litigation 1997: Tips On The Way To Trial," Patent Litigation, Practicing Law Institute, 1997
"Recent Developments in Patent Validity -- Is The Pendulum Swinging Back,", Practicing Law Institute, 1993
"Patent Jury Trials -- Avoiding the Mistakes of Your Predecessors,", Critical Issues in Patent Litigation, Prentice-Hall, 1991
"Insurance Coverage of Intellectual Property Lawsuits,", American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal, Vol. 17, No. 2, October, 1989
"Most Favored Licensee Clauses,", Meeting of Licensing Executives Society, 1986
"Current Antitrust Law Trends Encourage Creativity in Technology Transfer Agreements,", New Matter, Vol. 7, No. 2, Summer, 1982
"Antitrust Law Gains Flexibility,", Les Nouvelles, Journal of Licensing Executives Society, 1982 |
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| Patent/Computer Law, Southwestern University School of Law,
1993
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| Listed in "The State's Top Patent Lawyers," California LawyerLeading Attorney Intellectual Property Matters, The Legal 500 US |
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Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association,
1990
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1991
PresidentLos Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association,
1985
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1990
Board of DirectorsLicensing Executives Society,
1992
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1994
Los Angeles Committee ChairNational Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations,
1990
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1991
SecretaryNational Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations,
1987
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1992
DelegateNational Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations
Los Angeles County Bar Association
MemberAmerican Bar Association
State Bar of California
American Intellectual Property Law Association
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| Mayer, Brown Rowe & Maw, PartnerGraham & JamesPoms, Smith, Lande & Rose |
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Tau Beta Pi
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1951, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America
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