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J. Robert Brown

Shareholder/Director



 

J. ROBERT BROWN - Shareholder/Director

972.731.2288 Phone
972.731.2289 Fax

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Plano Office
Granite Park Three
5601 Granite Parkway, Suite 750
Plano, TX 75024-6608

Biography

Mr. Brown practices intellectual property law including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets with a focus on U.S. and foreign patent prosecution, technology licensing and client counseling in the software, electrical and telecommunications fields. Mr. Brown has developed trade secret protection programs, procedures for internal and external invention submissions, and has negotiated and prepared a variety of licenses and agreements for the development, manufacture and marketing of intellectual property.  Mr. Brown advises clients regarding patent infringement and validity, rendering written opinions, providing guidance to clients on enforcing their patent portfolios against infringers, and representing clients in patent litigation.


Mr. Brown assists clients in trademark matters including registering and enforcing trademarks. In addition, he has represented numerous clients in resolving copyright disputes with the Business Software Alliance.
 

Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Brown had previously spent several years working with the International law firm of Hunton & Williams in their intellectual property practice in Dallas, Texas. He worked during law school as a patent agent at the intellectual property firm of Dunlap, Codding & Rogers in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Brown worked for five years as a computer programmer and systems analyst.


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Education

J.D., magna cum laude, 2000
Oklahoma City University Law School
Served as Articles Editor of Law Review and received the Managing Editor's Award in 2000

B.S., Computer Science, cum laude, 1993
West Texas A & M University


Memberships

  • State Bar of Texas
  • State Bar of Oklahoma
  • Registered to Practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) AIPLA
  • Dallas Bar Association