ATTORNEY INFORMATION

Location: Cary, North Carolina
Phone: 984-326-2807
Fax: 203-549-1669

Robert J. Hess has prosecuted patent, trademark, and copyright applications domestically and coordinated obtaining patent and trademark protection internationally for over 30 years. Robert J. Hess is a Raleigh, NC intellectual property lawyer. Hess Patent Law Firm services Raleigh, Durham, Cary, and surrounding areas. Robert has conducted patent studies concerning infringement, patent-ability, right-to-operate, trademark clearance and trade secret clearance. Representative technologies include the fields of energy production, telecommunications, ophthalmology, surgical implants, exercise and rehabilitation equipment, food preparation, sports equipment, timepieces, padlocks. He strategized patent, trademark and copyright disputes and has been instrumental in successfully resolving many in a cost efficient manner to the benefit of clients.

Prior to entering the field of patent law, Robert J. Hess worked as a mechanical engineer. The projects he helped engineer included nuclear power generation facilities, coal power generation facilities, co-generation facilities, and college boiler rooms and ventilation systems. He helped engineer systems affecting energy conservation improvements, heating, ventilating and air conditioning, plumbing, and mechanical piping support loads, and provided various engineering directives at construction sites of power generation facilities.

Admissions

Robert J. Hess is admitted in good standing to the state bar of North Carolina and is a registered patent attorney before the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Areas of Practice

Intellectual Property Law
Patents
Trademarks
Copyrights
Trade Secrets

Bar Admissions

North Carolina, 2018
Connecticut, 2006
New York, 1986
District of Columbia, 1986
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1987
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1987
U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1986
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1986
U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1986
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1986

Education

St. John’s University School of Law, Jamaica, New York
Juris Doctor – 1985
State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York
Bachelor of Engineering – 1980

Representative Cases

Custom Sports Apparel, Inc. v. Squires Hightech Corp., 2002 WL 24249, 2002 U.S. App. Lexis 413 United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 2002

Past Employment Positions

Hess Patent Law Firm, Manager 2012-current
Hess Patent Law Firm, PC, Director 2006 – 2012
Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, Contract Director, 2002 – 2006
Cobrin & Gittes, Contract Partner, 2001 – 2002
Cobrin, Gittes & Samuel, Associate, 1995 – 2001
Darby & Darby, Associate, 1989 – 1995
Striker, Striker & Stenby, Associate, 1985 – 1989
Paul Gerringer & Associates, Engineer, 1983 – 1985
Burns & Roe, Engineer, 1980 – 1983

Former professional affiliations and memberships

Fairfield County Bar Association
Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association
Advisory Board to the NYSERDA Energy Analysis Program
New York Intellectual Property Law Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
New Jersey State Bar Association

Formerly admitted to the New Jersey State bar and the United District Court for the District of New Jersey

Published Works

”U.S. Intellectual Property Law and Foreign Website Operations,” Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association, Volume 17 No. 1, Fall 2005
”Accessing Patent Data on the Web,” The National Law Journal, January 24, 2004
”ORANGE BOOK UPDATE: Recent Case Law, Legislation, and Administration Initiatives Affecting Patent Listings for Pharmaceuticals,” Pharma Advisor, August 13, 2003

Honors and Awards

Semi-finalist, 2007 Modern Marvels Invent Now Challenge for the History Channel
Recipient, 1994 Service Award, Young Lawyers Division of the New Jersey State Bar Association

Professional Associations and Memberships

Wake County Bar Association, Member
Tenth Judicial District, Member

Fairfield County Bar Association, Member
Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association, Member
Advisory Board to the NYSERDA Energy Analysis Program, Member, 2000
New York Intellectual Property Law Association, Member
American Intellectual Property Law Association, Member