William J. Robinson
Partner/gepensioneerd
William J. (Bill) Robinson is partner en advocaat op het gebied van intellectueel eigendom bij Foley & Lardner LLP, waar hij zich voornamelijk bezighoudt met technologische geschillen en rechtszaken. Hij heeft meer dan 150 octrooizaken behandeld, waaronder 85 op het gebied van elektronica en computertechnologieën. Daarnaast heeft hij meer dan een dozijn zaken behandeld in Texas, waaronder het Eastern District. Bill heeft meer dan 140 gerapporteerde uitspraken op zijn naam staan en zijn juryuitspraken omvatten een schadevergoeding van 100 miljoen dollar wegens octrooi-inbreuk. Daarnaast heeft hij ook uitgebreide ervaring met auteursrecht, handelsmerken, bedrijfsgeheimen, antitrust, verzekeringen en FTC-rechtszaken over misleidende claims, evenals met advies en licenties op het gebied van intellectueel eigendom. Bill is ook voormalig voorzitter van de Intellectual Property Litigation Group bij Foley & Lardner.
Prior to joining Foley, Bill was a partner at the Los Angeles law firms of Mayer, Brown; Graham & James; and Poms, Smith, Lande & Rose.
Representatieve ervaring
Prijzen en erkenning
In recognition of his experience, Bill has been Peer Review Rated as AV Preeminent®, the highest performance rating in Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ system. He has been a guest lecturer in patent/computer law at Southwestern University School of Law and listed in “The State’s Top Patent Lawyers,” (California Lawyer, March 1992). Bill was recommended by The Legal 500 US as a leading attorney in intellectual property matters (2007) and in the area of media, technology and telecoms: marketing and advertising (2015). He also has been selected for inclusion in the 2009-2020 Southern California Super Lawyers® lists, and is on the 2020 Leader’s League “Recommended” list for patent litigation.
Affiliaties
His professional activities have included: the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, president and board of directors; Licensing Executives Society, Los Angeles committee chair; National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations, secretary and delegate; United States/Japan Patent Liaison Council; Los Angeles Yacht Club, judge advocate; and American Radio Relay League, volunteer counsel (Amateur Radio License WB6RMY). 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.
Presentaties en publicaties
- Author, “Antitrust Enforcement Against Oligopolies,” Antitrust Law Daily, October 17, 2019
- Author, “Antitrust Scrutiny of Technology Companies Continues to Expand,”IP Litigation Current, June 6, 2019
- Author, “Legal and Equitable Profit Disgorgement in a Trademark Case,” IP Litigation Current, June 28, 2018
- Author, “The Future of High Tech Patent Litigation in the Auto Industry,” AutomotiveWorld, April 26, 2017
- Co-author, “Patent Litigation During the Recession—How 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
- Co-author, “Patent Injunctions After eBay,” Law360, July 25, 2008
- Author, “An Overview of Electronic Discovery,” Patent Litigation 2005, Practicing Law Institute
- Author, “Managing Litigation Costs – Patent Litigation Need Not Cost Millions,” Corporate Counsel Magazine, November 2003
- Author, “Patent Litigation 1997: Tips On The Way To Trial,” Patent Litigation 1997, Practicing Law Institute
- Author, “Recent Developments in Patent Validity — Is The Pendulum Swinging Back,” Patent Litigation 1993, Practicing Law Institute
- Author, “Patent Jury Trials — Avoiding the Mistakes of Your Predecessors,” Critical Issues in Patent Litigation, Prentice-Hall, 1991
- Author, “Insurance Coverage of Intellectual Property Lawsuits,” American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal, 17 AIPLA Q.J. 122 (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
- Author, “Most Favored Licensee Clauses,” paper, 1986 meeting of Licensing Executives Society
- Author, “Current Antitrust Law Trends Encourage Creativity in Technology Transfer Agreements,” New Matter, Vol. 7, No. 2, Summer 1982
- Author, “Antitrust Law Gains Flexibility,” Les Nouvelles, Journal of Licensing Executives Society, 1982