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Robert P. Simpson, Esq.

    

Robert P. Simpson, a registered patent attorney and member of the firm, has been practicing intellectual property law since 1987. Mr. Simpson represents individual clients, small and large corporations, and universities, concentrating primarily in patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and unfair competition law. His patent and trademark practice includes counseling, searching and opinions, and the preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications, foreign and domestic. He has handled a number of trademark oppositions and cancellation proceedings, a patent interference proceeding, patent and trademark ex parte appeals, participated in re-examination proceedings, and has served as co-counsel in patent and trademark litigation. Mr. Simpson has prepared and prosecuted patent applications in a variety of technical art areas, including the mechanical, electrical and electronic arts. He specializes in computer software patent applications, and is a frequent speaker on the patentability of software related inventions.

Mr. Simpson received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering with honors from Rochester Institute of Technology, where he was elected to Tau Beta Pi, a national engineering honor society. Upon graduation, Mr. Simpson worked as an electrical design engineer for Westinghouse Electric Corporation and Siemens-Allis. He received a Juris Doctor Degree from The State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, where he served as Note and Comment Editor of the Buffalo Law Review, was a member of the Moot Court Board, and was elected to The Order of Barristers for excellence in the art of courtroom advocacy. He is presently an adjunct instructor of Patent Law at SUNY at Buffalo School of Law, and an adjunct instructor of Intellectual Property Law at Hilbert College.

Mr. Simpson holds an AV® rating from Martindate-Hubbell. An AV® rating signifies that a lawyer has reached the heights of professional excellence, and has been recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity. Mr. Simpson also holds Board Certification* in Intellectual Property Law from the Florida Bar. This certification identifies Mr. Simpson as a lawyer with special knowledge, skills and proficiency in intellectual property law and distinguishes him as a specialist in this practice area. From 2004-2009, Mr. Simpson was recognized by his peers for inclusion in Business First’s Who’s Who in Law, recognizing outstanding lawyers in Western New York.

Mr. Simpson is admitted to practice in New York, Florida, Connecticut and before The United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Mr. Simpson is a member of the American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law; the American Intellectual Property Law Association; the International Trademark Association; the New York State Bar Association; the Florida State Bar, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He is a member and former co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Committee of the Bar Association of Erie County. He is a Past President of the Niagara Frontier Intellectual Property Law Association. Finally, Mr. Simpson is also a patented inventor and entrepreneur. He is President of LegalStar, a leading developer of software for the practice of intellectual property law. LegalStar's products are used by more than 3000 law firms and corporations worldwide.

* Certification granted by the Florida Bar is not recognized by any governmental authority within the State of New York. Certification is not a requirement for the practice of law in the State of New York and does not necessarily indicate greater competence than other attorneys experienced in this field of law.

Contact Robert Simpson via email at rsimpson@idealawyers.com

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