Ducatman, Robert P.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Rob Ducatman practices in the areas of litigation and intellectual property law, including patent, trademark, trade dress, unfair competition and trade secrets, covenants not to compete, employment agreement, and civil RICO litigation. He has especially broad experience in dealing with trade secrets enforcement and defense, enforcement of covenants not to compete, fraud, and fraud-related litigation. He also has considerable experience in cybersquatting litigation and litigation related to protection of persona.

Rob's experience includes the largest verdict in a trademark jury trial in the history of the cyberpiracy statute, and his in-depth global experience helps Firm clients preserve and protect the value of their intellectual property assets. Rob has an extensive amount of experience in protecting trade dress and preventing those who would use similar trade dress from capitalizing on the famous brands of others, including numerous matters to protect the design elements of the Murphy's Oil Soap bottle and the Ginsu knife packaging as well as efforts to trade on the famous trade dress of The Timken Company's products.

Rob has litigated trademark matters or controlled litigation for Firm clients around the world. He draws on his substantial experience to manage large trademark portfolios and to make them cost-efficient to operate. He is responsible for thousands of client files and uses his wide-ranging knowledge of government regulations and emerging changes in global geopolitical environments to help clients stay ahead of potential risks or seize advantages in today's fast-changing world.

Other representative clients include IBM, Park-Ohio Corporation, The Scott Fetzer Company, and Sprint Communications. He also has represented Andre Agassi, Derek Jeter, Michael Phelps, Sally Ride, Juan A. "Chi Chi" Rodriguez, and Tiger Woods.

Areas of Practice

• Intellectual Property
• Copyrights & Trademarks
• Patent Litigation

Representative Cases

• Alltel defends against patent infringement claims by EMSAT for E911 service
• Campbell Hausfeld launches patent infringement suit against DeVilbiss Air Power Co. over air compressors
• ChemMasters develops patent portfolio for polymer compositions for making cement
• Cuyahoga County Judge obtains dismissal of conspiracy claim
• Dana Corporation defends against infringement allegations by IPH , (2009)
• Decorated 36-year veteran of the Cleveland police force is cleared of all charges resulting from the fatal shooting of an unarmed bank robbery suspect
• Eastman Chemical prevails in patent infringement action brought by Wellman involving PET , (2009)
• First American Title Insurance successfully appeals majority of adverse jury verdict in largest damages award given in economic injury case in Ohio history
• IBM wins default judgment against Shentech.com in trademark infringement suit over counterfeit laptop batteries
• International Paper's Nevamar division settles favorably in patent infringement action involving decorative laminates
• Levey & Company successfully appeals $2 million jury verdict on abuse of process claim
• Nevamar settles favorably in patent infringement action involving decorative laminates
• Nevamar settles long-running patent infringement dispute involving decorative laminates for countertops
• Scott Fetzer gets antitrust counterclaims tossed in trademark infringement action
• Scott Fetzer prevails in trademark infringement matter
• Scott Fetzer settles favorably in patent infringement case
• Sprint Nextel defends against claims of patent infringement for location based and E911services
• The Scott Fetzer Co. establishes global patent portfolio for technologies including valves, pumps, compressors, motors, vacuums, and pneumatic power tools , (2009)
• Thomas Kinkade Co. wins record breaking $1.7M in trademark infringement and cyberpiracy lawsuit

West Practice Categories

Copyrights, Intellectual Property Law, International Intellectual Property, Patent Litigation, Patents, Technology Licensing, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks

Bar Admissions

• Ohio

Education

• Cleveland State University

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North Point
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114-1190

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