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J. ROBERT BROWN, JR.
Shareholder

Dallas
Granite Park Three
5601 Granite Parkway, Suite 750
Plano, Texas 75024
972.731.2288 Phone
972.731.2289 Fax

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

Membership

  • American Bar Association
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Dallas-Ft. Worth Intellectual Property Law Association


Recent Publications
Mr. Brown has authored and co-authored papers including "Prosecution Strategies and Ethical Considerations" for the 39th Annual Intellectual Property Institute for the Center for American and International Law and "Software Patent Dynamics: Software as Patentable Subject Matter After State Street Bank & Trust Co." for the Oklahoma City University Law Review.


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.

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.

Mr. Brown is a member of the Texas and Oklahoma bars and admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Brown regularly attends the Southwest Venture Capital fund raising events and Richardson Telecom Corridor technology events.