Rob Faris :: Nixon & Vanderhye PC

Phone: 703-816-4008 Fax: 703-816-4100 e-mail: rwf@nixonvan.com Education: University of Connecticut (B.S.E.E., 1981) University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 1983	ROB FARIS ROB FARIS - Since 1983 when he became a patent attorney, Rob's main concentration has been to assist the firm's clients in developing strategic patent portfolios. He has prepared and prosecuted hundreds of patents for a diverse range of clients from large multinational corporations to high tech startups to independent inventors. Rob has also handled reissue applications and reexaminations. Rob's technical interests include digital electronics, computer graphics, computer hardware and software architectures and designs, computer security and encryption, digital rights management, wireless and wired communications, computer network information delivery, electronic commerce and automotive electronics. Throughout his career, Rob has concentrated on ways to communicate complex concepts in understandable ways. Rob also prepares opinions, counsels clients, and represents clients in negotiations, mediations and licensing transactions. Rob has extensive patent litigation experience in high tech patent cases. Rob's typical role has been to support lead trial counsel in pretrial and trial on more technical tasks including infringement and validity analysis, expert discovery and witness preparation, summary judgment and Rule 50 motions, and direct and cross examination preparation. Some cases Rob has been heavily involved in include Anascape v. Nintendo (E.D. Texas 2008) (jury trial concerning video game controllers); Electromotive v. Mercury Marine (E.D. Va 2007) (jury trial concerning distributorless electronic ignition systems); Alpex v. Nintendo, 102 F.3d 1214 (SDNY 1994, Fed. Cir. 1996) (jury trial concerning video game systems); Nintendo v. Atari Games, 975 F.2d 832 (ND Cal., Fed. Cir. 1992) (jury trial concerning consumer electronic security systems); Wang v. America Online, 197 F.3d 1377 (E.D. Va., Fed. Cir. 1999) (internet browser technology); American Video Graphics v. Sony et al (E.D. Texas 2005) (video game hardware); Citibank v. Online Resources (E.D. Va 1994) (screen phones); Checkmate Electronics. v. Lundy (E.D. Va 1987) (magnetic check readers); Rackman v. Nintendo (SDNY 1994) (public key cryptography); DoubleClick v. Sabela Media (SDNY 2000) (Internet ad delivery). Rob is a member of ACM, SIGGRAPH, Eurographics, AIPLA, ABA, IEEE, ARRL and NESA. He is admitted before the United States Patent & Trademark Office, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Phone:
703-816-4008

Fax:
703-816-4100

Education:
University of Connecticut (B.S.E.E., 1981)

University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 1983

ROB FARIS ROB FARIS - Since 1983 when he became a patent attorney, Rob's main concentration has been to assist the firm's clients in developing strategic patent portfolios. He has prepared and prosecuted hundreds of patents for a diverse range of clients from large multinational corporations to high tech startups to independent inventors. Rob has also handled reissue applications and reexaminations. Rob's technical interests include digital electronics, computer graphics, computer hardware and software architectures and designs, computer security and encryption, digital rights management, wireless and wired communications, computer network information delivery, electronic commerce and automotive electronics. Throughout his career, Rob has concentrated on ways to communicate complex concepts in understandable ways. Rob also prepares opinions, counsels clients, and represents clients in negotiations, mediations and licensing transactions.

Rob has extensive patent litigation experience in high tech patent cases. Rob's typical role has been to support lead trial counsel in pretrial and trial on more technical tasks including infringement and validity analysis, expert discovery and witness preparation, summary judgment and Rule 50 motions, and direct and cross examination preparation. Some cases Rob has been heavily involved in include Anascape v. Nintendo (E.D. Texas 2008) (jury trial concerning video game controllers); Electromotive v. Mercury Marine (E.D. Va 2007) (jury trial concerning distributorless electronic ignition systems); Alpex v. Nintendo, 102 F.3d 1214 (SDNY 1994, Fed. Cir. 1996) (jury trial concerning video game systems); Nintendo v. Atari Games, 975 F.2d 832 (ND Cal., Fed. Cir. 1992) (jury trial concerning consumer electronic security systems); Wang v. America Online, 197 F.3d 1377 (E.D. Va., Fed. Cir. 1999) (internet browser technology); American Video Graphics v. Sony et al (E.D. Texas 2005) (video game hardware); Citibank v. Online Resources (E.D. Va 1994) (screen phones); Checkmate Electronics. v. Lundy (E.D. Va 1987) (magnetic check readers); Rackman v. Nintendo (SDNY 1994) (public key cryptography); DoubleClick v. Sabela Media (SDNY 2000) (Internet ad delivery).

Rob is a member of ACM, SIGGRAPH, Eurographics, AIPLA, ABA, IEEE, ARRL and NESA. He is admitted before the United States Patent & Trademark Office, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States.