Author Profile

Robert Brooke

Robert Brooke

Phone: 804-697-1278
Troutman Sanders Building 1001 Haxall Point Richmond VA 23218 United States

About

Rob Brooke is a partner in the Intellectual Property practice group with Troutman Sanders LLP in the Richmond, VA office. His practice focuses on intellectual property, technology counseling and litigation; trademark and copyright prosecution; intellectual property audits and management of intellectual property assets; intellectual property, technology, and e-commerce licenses and agreements; electronic commerce counseling regarding websites and doing business on the Internet; and litigation and dispute resolution (including patent and trademark infringement, domain name disputes, general commercial litigation, business torts and conspiracies, breach of contract actions, securities fraud, and government contracts).

Practice Areas

* Intellectual Property * Closely Held Business & Entrepreneurial Services * Mergers, Acquisitions & Business Ventures

Professional Associations

* Member, Technology Committee, Richmond Bar Association * Chair, Access to Justice, Virginia BAr Association * Virginia Membership Chair, American Bar Association * Subcommittee of Commercial Torts Committee, TIPS * Virginia State Bar * Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys

Education

* J.D., University of Virginia (1984) * B.A., Washington & Lee University (1981)

Bar Admissions

* Virginia * South Carolina

Recent Articles

Netbook Nitpicking?

Robert Brooke

March 03, 2009 03:17

An interesting trademark showdown has erupted over NETBOOK, a trademark originally registered in November, 2000 by Psion PLC, and now owned by Psion Teklogix Inc.  On February 17, Dell Inc. filed a cancellation action against the mark in the TTAB, alleging that Psion committed fraud on...

"I Own That - Don't I?" - Common IP Misconceptions - Part 1

Robert Brooke

February 26, 2009 15:51

One of the most common IP misconceptions is the "work for hire" doctrine.  Under that doctrine, an employer automatically owns the copyright for work product created by an employee within the scope of his or her employment.  The employer does not, however, own the copyright for...