Few can match our depth of ready available knowledge of U.S. patent case law. On a daily basis, we read every patent-related federal court opinion posted on Westlaw. We study each opinion to see if it merits inclusion in our patent-law treatise, the Annotated Patent Digest. For each selected opinion, we further analyze the court’s reasoning and summarize the important aspects of the opinion. About 80 percent or more of the opinions we read make their way into the treatise. We have been following this practice since the first publishing of the Annotated Patent Digest in April, 2005. Consequently, when a client asks us a question relating to a substantive or procedural issue of patent litigation we have most likely already done the bulk of the legal research necessary to answer the question. This allows us to focus the majority of our time and effort on substantively analyzing the client’s legal issue without needing to have junior associates first spend hours in the library researching the case law. Our clients consistently recognize the value of this characteristic of our consulting practice.

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What Our Clients Are Saying

“In my opinion, Bob is the most knowledgeable patent attorney on current case law and application of the same to litigation strategy. His treatise on patent litigation is published by West. Bob cut his teeth at Finnegan and now is a Partner in his own firm. I have used him in a number of circumstances with complicated and nuanced fact patterns, and each time he provides on point case law analysis that strengthens our case.”
- Raymond A. Miller
Leader of Pepper Hamilton, LLP’s Patent Practice Group.

“I have known and worked with Bob for many years on complex patent litigations. He has the ability to explain even the most complicated patent law principles in simple and persuasive terms that a judge can easily grasp. His knowledge and command of the supporting case law is unprecedented and has been a case-saving asset many times. A dedicated team player, Bob is someone who I want by my side on any patent issue I face.”
- Kenneth W. Curtis, Allred, Bacon, Halfhill & Young, PC