Patent Law Practice Center

Robert C. Faber

Ostrolenk Faber LLP

ROBERT C. FABER has been an intellectual property lawyer for over forty years. He is a graduate of Cornell University and Harvard Law School. He is a partner in the New York City intellectual property law firm of Ostrolenk Faber LLP.

Mr. Faber is the author of the “Sixth Edition of Faber on Mechanics of Patent Claim Drafting” and was the author of the Third, Fourth and the Fifth Editions of “Landis on Mechanics of Patent Claim Drafting,” which the Sixth Edition replaced. This is a prominent text in the patent field.
Mr. Faber had been a member of the faculty of Practicing Law Institute (“PLI”) Patent Bar Review course for more than twenty years, which focused on the Patent Agent’s Examination and claim writing. He also is a faculty member of PLI’s Advanced Claim and Amendment writing and Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution courses since their inception, and has lectured on intellectual property and patent matters for PLI, the Bureau of National Affairs, and other organizations.

He has been recognized annually in Marquis’ Who’s Who in American Law and in the 2007 and 2009 publications of the Guide to the World’s Leading Patent Practitioners. This is a peer recommendation listing of several hundred patent practitioners throughout the world, published by Managing Intellectual Property and Euromoney Institutional Investor, PLC.

Robert Hulse

Fenwick & West LLP

Mr. Hulse’s practice focuses on prosecuting patent applications in a wide range of technical fields, including electronics, computer software, telecommunications, audio/video media, electromechanical and medical devices, and business methods.

His practice also involves intellectual property counseling, such as evaluating risks from third-party patents and assisting in efforts to design around those patents. Serving as an independent expert evaluator for a major patent pool, he has significant experience determining the essentiality of patented technology to a number of standards bodies’ specifications. Mr. Hulse has also analyzed intellectual property issues for numerous due diligence and litigation matters.

In addition to providing legal services for his clients, Mr. Hulse is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, where he teaches patent drafting and prosecution.

Brandon D. Baum

Brandon Baum has tried nearly 100 cases over three decades of trial practice. Whether representing plaintiffs or defendants, individuals or corporations, he is most comfortable on the courtroom floor. Brandon draws on his broad experience with both state and federal juries to translate high-stakes, complex legal matters into easily understandable language.  He has handled disputes involving such technologies as telecommunications (hardware and software), thin films, computer methods and software, microprocessors, smartcards, business methods, computer aided design (CAD), Java™, medical devices, cryptography and GPS devices. He also has extensive experience litigating business disputes, and has handled appellate matters in federal, state and even bankruptcy courts. An AV-rated attorney, Brandon was an equity partner at two top Silicon Valley law firms before starting his own firm in 2011.

A U.C. Hastings graduate, Brandon now serves his alma mater as an adjunct professor teaching an upper-division course in patent litigation techniques.  He is a court-appointed Early Neutral Evaluator and Mediator for patent cases in the Northern District of California, and a regular contributor to PLI’s Patent Law Practice Center.

Douglas R. Nemec

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Douglas R. Nemec is a partner in the Intellectual Property and Technology Group and is resident in the New York office. Mr. Nemec concentrates his practice on patent litigation and related counseling. He also regularly provides intellectual property opinions and advice in connection with corporate transactions.
Mr. Nemec has litigated numerous patent infringement and other technology-related matters involving a wide range of technologies, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, consumer healthcare products, chemicals, electronics, computer software and hardware, building materials and mechanical devices.
He has represented clients in a variety of venues, including federal and state trial courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. International Trade Commission. Mr. Nemec also is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, where he represents clients in patent interference proceedings and other matters.

Jeanne M. Gills

Foley & Lardner LLP

Jeanne M. Gills is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP and vice-chair of the firm’s national Intellectual Property Department. She is a member and former vice-chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice.
Her trial experience includes such “bet the company” cases as DeKalb v. Pioneer, a patent case concerning genetically engineered corn where over $500 million was at stake. With her electronics background, Ms. Gills has litigated many patent and technology cases involving semiconductors, memory devices, plasma displays, optical projectors used in aircraft, diesel engines, and other complex electronics and computer software matters.
Throughout her career, she has represented clients in many diverse industries (from electronics to biotechnology) in complex patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright, and unfair competition litigation and appeals. Other recent trial experience includes federal jury trials and arbitrations in multiple forums, including jury trial involving patent infringement of a dual-energy x-ray scanning device; jury trial involving copyright and trade dress infringement of a silo unloader; jury trial involving trade dress infringement of a rotary electric shaver; and arbitration involving copyright infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and other business claims regarding computer software.