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Robert J. Goldman
Partner
Ropes & Gray
1900 University Avenue
6th Floor
East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2284
T + 1-650-617-4035
F + 1-650-566-4150
+ 1-650-617-4025 secretary
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Practice
Bob Goldman is a partner in Ropes & Gray's Intellectual Property Group. His practice centers on trials and appeals in complex intellectual property matters, with particular emphasis on pharmaceuticals, medical devices and information technologies. A member of the New York and California bars, he is resident in the firm’s Silicon Valley office.
Professional Experience
Bob’s practice has involved trial and appellate work in Courts nationwide for clients such as Purdue Pharma LP, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP, Tessera Technologies, and Hewlett-Packard Company/Compaq Computer Corporation. He has also consulted on and coordinated multinational IP enforcement efforts for the firm’s clients. Bob worked, both as an associate and as a partner, on behalf of Polaroid Corporation in its landmark patent infringement action against Eastman Kodak Company relating to instant photography. This action resulted in a permanent injunction against Kodak’s instant photography activities and damages of $873 million.
Honors & Awards
- Northern California Super Lawyers (2009)
- The Best Lawyers in America (2006-2010)
- Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (2006-2009)
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2004-2009)
- The Daily Journal's "Top 50 IP Litigators in California" (2008)
- Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Trade Mark Law Practitioners (2004)
Publications
- Co-author, Patent Law & Practice, 6th Edition (BNA 2008). Patent Law & Practice is a frequently-cited treatise originally prepared as a monograph for Federal judges under the auspices of the Federal Judicial Center.
Professional & Civic Activities
- Lecturer in Law, Patents, and Patent Litigation, Stanford University (1997-2000)
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Law, Patents, Fordham University (1995-1997)
Memberships & Affiliations
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- New York Intellectual Property Law Association
Bar Admissions
Courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Education
- 1977,
J.D., Columbia Law School
- 1977,
B.S. (Operations Research, Software Applications), Columbia University
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