Robert Gravois
Partner
+1 (770) 927-7802 x 123
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Electrical Computer & Software
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Automotive
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Semiconductor
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Robert Gravois is a registered patent attorney practicing in all areas of intellectual property, with a focus on IP litigation, patent and trademark portfolio development, licensing/transactions, and due diligence. Clients trust Robert to navigate and solve their complex IP problems.
Robert is experienced in enforcing IP rights and defending against infringement claims in federal trial courts throughout the country and at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Additionally, Robert has represented patent owners and challengers in dozens of post-grant proceedings at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, including inter partes review (IPR), post-grant review (PGR), covered business method (CBM), interference, and ex parte reexamination proceedings.
Robert also counsels clients on IP portfolio development, licensing, monetization, anti-counterfeiting efforts, and IP strategy. He has drafted hundreds of patent and trademark applications and is experienced in rendering legal opinions concerning infringement/non-infringement and validity/non-validity of IP rights.
Before joining PKH, Robert served as the Assistant General Counsel of Intellectual Property at ADT Security Services. At ADT, Robert managed and strategically grew the company’s worldwide IP portfolio, protected and enforced its trademark rights, assisted in litigations, bolstered its open-source software compliance program, and counseled business leaders on IP matters. Prior to joining ADT, Robert was a partner at another highly respected IP firm.
Robert holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Juris Doctor, with a Certificate in Intellectual Property, from the University of Florida. He is admitted to the Georgia and Florida bars and is registered to practice before the USPTO. Robert manages PKH’s South Florida office in Boca Raton and frequently travels to PKH’s main office in Atlanta.
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University of Florida Levin College of Law
J.D., Certificate in Intellectual Property
University of Florida
B.S. Electrical Engineering -
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Georgia
Florida -
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Southern District of Florida
Middle District of Florida
Northern District of Georgia
Eastern District of Texas
Western District of Texas
Supreme Court of Georgia
Court of Appeals of Georgia
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Obtained a favorable jury verdict and multi-million-dollar damages award against a computer manufacturer for infringement of a patent involving blade server technology. Also successfully defended the patent in multiple Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs) and appeals to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Represented a musical equipment manufacturer in securing a reversal by the Federal Circuit of an IPR decision that had applied an incorrect legal standard in its obviousness analysis. The USPTO’s Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) includes a discussion of the court’s decision to guide patent examiners on the proper obviousness analysis that must be applied during patent examination.
Represented a manufacturer of professional audio equipment in assertion of several patents relating to digital signal processing and power factor correction for audio amplifiers.
Represented a patent owner in several IPRs of several patents related to media streaming and location-based tracking.
Represented a financial technology company and its indemnitees in defending against allegations by a non-practicing entity of infringing a patent involving electronic banking.
Enforced multiple patents directed to dual-flush toilets against a toilet component manufacturer. Also successfully defended the validity of the patents in multiple IPRs brought by the manufacturer.
Defended a manufacturer of stevia, a sugar substitute, accused of infringing patents relating to producing glucosylated steviol glycosides.
Defended a plumbing component manufacturer in multiple IPRs involving patents directed to plumbing components.
Represented a manufacturer of instrumentation used for food production in defending against claims of trademark infringement.
Represented a children’s products manufacturer in a patent interference proceeding involving infant bassinets.
Represented a laboratory equipment service provider in a dispute involving copyrights, unfair competition, and publicity rights.