Robert W. Adams :: Nixon & Vanderhye PC

Phone: 703-816-4022 Fax: 703-816-4100 e-mail: rwa@nixonvan.com Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1972) George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1975)	ROBERT W. ADAMS joined Nixon & Vanderhye in 1986. Prior to that time, he was an associate (from 1973 to 1979) and later a partner (from 1979 to 1986) with the law firm of Cushman, Darby & Cushman. Mr. Adams is a graduate of the University of Maryland (B.A. 1972) and George Washington University (J.D. with honors, 1975). He is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the International Trademark Association and the Licensing Executives Society. Mr. Adams has published several articles concerning the licensing of U.S. technology in Les Nouvelles, the international licensing publication of the Licensing Executives Society. He also has given patent seminar lectures relating to the interface between U.S. patent and antitrust law. Mr. Adams' primary legal experience has been in the fields of patent and trademark litigation, trademark prosecution and the licensing of intellectual property. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court; the United States Courts of Appeal for the Second, Third, Fourth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, D.C. and Federal Circuits; and the United States District Courts for Eastern District of Virginia and the District of Columbia. His extensive litigation experience is demonstrated by more than forty published decisions (in Federal Courts throughout the country and at the International Trade Commission) involving cases where he acted as counsel. In his role as lead counsel, recent summary judgment decisions of no patent infringement were obtained for his clients in Colida v. Sharp Electronics Corp. et al., App. No. 05-1061 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 9, 2005), and Sony Electronics et al. v. Soundview Technologies, 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 18406 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 11, 2004).

Phone:
703-816-4022

Fax:
703-816-4100

Education:
University of Maryland (B.A., 1972)

George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1975)

ROBERT W. ADAMS joined Nixon & Vanderhye in 1986. Prior to that time, he was an associate (from 1973 to 1979) and later a partner (from 1979 to 1986) with the law firm of Cushman, Darby & Cushman. Mr. Adams is a graduate of the University of Maryland (B.A. 1972) and George Washington University (J.D. with honors, 1975).

He is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the International Trademark Association and the Licensing Executives Society. Mr. Adams has published several articles concerning the licensing of U.S. technology in Les Nouvelles, the international licensing publication of the Licensing Executives Society. He also has given patent seminar lectures relating to the interface between U.S. patent and antitrust law.

Mr. Adams' primary legal experience has been in the fields of patent and trademark litigation, trademark prosecution and the licensing of intellectual property. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court; the United States Courts of Appeal for the Second, Third, Fourth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, D.C. and Federal Circuits; and the United States District Courts for Eastern District of Virginia and the District of Columbia. His extensive litigation experience is demonstrated by more than forty published decisions (in Federal Courts throughout the country and at the International Trade Commission) involving cases where he acted as counsel. In his role as lead counsel, recent summary judgment decisions of no patent infringement were obtained for his clients in Colida v. Sharp Electronics Corp. et al., App. No. 05-1061 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 9, 2005), and Sony Electronics et al. v. Soundview Technologies, 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 18406 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 11, 2004).