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Robert Haslam is senior counsel in the firm’s Silicon Valley office. His practice has emphasized trial work involving patent and trade secret litigation and other related high technology disputes. He has represented clients in litigation involving a range of arts and practices, including semiconductor products and processes, cryptography, GPS and cellular technology, electronic circuits, microprocessors and software products, and medical devices and other life science products. He has tried cases in both federal and state court. In addition, Mr. Haslam advises clients on strategies relating to intellectual property matters.
Mr. Haslam is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, which is composed of the best of the trial bar and is widely considered to be the premier professional trial organization in America. Membership in the College can never be more than 1% of the total lawyer population of any state or province, and fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only to those experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality.
He has also been recognized as a leading intellectual property lawyer by a number of publications, including Chambers USA; The Recorder, where they named him as one of the top two “go to” patent litigators in Northern California; and the Daily Journal who has named him not only as one of the “brain trust of 25 lawyers who comprise the state’s best and brightest” intellectual property lawyers in California, but as one of the “Top IP Litigators in California” for each year the list has been in existence.
Mr. Haslam has also twice served on, once as chair of, the Northern District of California Patent Rules Committee, which issued revisions to the local rules for the management of patent litigation. These rules have served as a model and have been adopted in whole or in part by other judicial districts.
- Representation of Huawei Technologies in trade secret lawsuits against Motorola Solutions involving wireless base station technology; obtained a preliminary injunction preventing the transfer of confidential information in the context of a corporate acquisition.
- Representation of Samsung entities in the Section 337 ITC Investigation In the Matter of Certain Electronic Devices Including Handheld Wireless Communication Devices, Inv. No. 337-TA-673, involving interrupt control circuitry, keypad monitoring, and interprocessor communications.
- Ariba v. Emptoris. Secured a jury verdict for Ariba Inc., including a finding that two patents involving online auction technology were valid and infringed.
- Sky Technologies v. Ariba Inc. Represented Ariba in Boston in patent infringement litigation on two patents relating to automated negotiation software. Case settled favorably two weeks into trial.
- Advanced Micro Devices v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, et al. Represent Samsung entities in patent litigation defending against 7 AMD patents allegedly infringed by potentially 15,000 products and in asserting 6 Samsung patents against AMD.
- Agere Systems, Inc. v. Atmel Corp. Major victory in March 2005 on behalf of long-time client Atmel in a Philadelphia federal court jury trial in Agere v. Atmel. Agere claimed that Atmel infringed four semiconductor patents, including what it touted as its key tungsten patents. Agere sought damages of approximately $200 million as well as enhancement for claimed willful infringement. After a three-week trial, the jury returned a verdict in Atmel’s favor, invalidating the tungsten patents, finding the fourth not infringed as well as invalid, and awarding Agere zero in damages.
- Globespan Virata v. Texas Instruments, Inc. Obtained a jury verdict of $112 million for Texas Instruments and Stanford University for infringement of patents involving high speed DSL modem technology.
- Cisco v. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Represented Huawei, the largest Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer, in a suit brought by Cisco Systems in Marshall, Texas. The suit involved patent infringement, copyright and trade secret claims relating to the software for network routers. Defeated preliminary injunction seeking worldwide ban on distributing product.
- Atmel Corporation v. Silicon Storage Technology (SST), C-96-00039 SC (N.D. Cal.). Represented Atmel in this patent infringement action. The patents relate to circuits and memory cell designs for flash memory and EEPROMs.
- Zoltar Satellite Systems, Inc. v. Snaptrack, Inc. and QUALCOMM CORP., (United States District Court, Northern District of California). Won a favorable jury verdict on behalf of SnapTrack and QUALCOMM in a three-week jury trial in this patent infringement action. The case involved patents asserted against services that permit calls to the “911” emergency number to be tracked using Global Positioning System (GPS) technology.
- Linear Technology Corporation v. Unitrode Corporation, C98-1727 VRW (N.D. Cal.). Represented Unitrode Corporation, an affiliate of Texas Instruments, in this patent infringement case involving “sleep mode” and current reversal protection aspects of voltage regulators.
- Overture Services Corporation v. Google. Represented Overture Services Corporation, a subsidiary of Yahoo!, in patent litigation against Google.
- MCI, et al. v. AT&T Corp., 97-CV-4453 (E.D. Pen.). Represented MCI in this case involving interactive telephone and computer telephony services.
- Stambler v. First Data Corporation (United States District Court, District of Delaware) No. 01-0065. Represented First Data Corporation in patent infringement litigation relating to patents asserted against the issuance of digital certificates and secure payment systems enabling e-commerce transactions.
- In the Matter of Certain Programmable Logic Devices And Products Containing Same, ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-453. Represented Altera in this investigation involving patents concerning programmable logic devices.
- Altiris v. Symantec Corporation, 2:99CV-1007ST (C.D. Utah). Represented Symantec in patent infringement litigation relating to a patent claiming functionality whereby a system administrator of a network can interrupt the normal boot process and, for example, remotely update computers on the network.
- Centillion Data Systems Inc. v. MCI WorldCom Inc., et al., IP98-C-1754 (S.D. Ind.). Represented MCI WorldCom in this case involving two billing system software patents.
- RSA Data Security, Inc. v. Network Associates, Inc. and Pretty Good Privacy, Inc., 97- 03755 MHP (N.D. Cal.). Represented RSA in this case involving public key encryption technology.
- ECI Telecom Ltd. v. Amati Communications Corporation, Superior Court, County of Santa Clara, No. CV 775377. Represented Amati, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Texas Instruments, in this action involving technology relating to high-speed modems and the issue of assigning certain intellectual property rights relating to the technology developed during the course of the parties’ contractual relationship.
- RSA Data Security, Inc. v. Cylink Corporation, C-96-20094 SW (N.D. Cal.). Represented RSA in litigation involving patent infringement and related claims involving public key and related encryption software technology that has become central to electronic commerce over the Internet.
- In the Matter of Certain EPROM, EEPROM, Flash Memory, etc., Investigation No. 337-TA-395 (ITC). Represented Atmel as complainant in an unfair trade practice claim relating to patents on EEPROM and Flash circuits and memory cell designs. The respondents are Sanyo, Macronix, and Winbond.
- Advanced Micro Devices v. Atmel Corporation, C-88-20528-WAI (N.D. Cal.); Atmel v. AMD, C-90-20013-TEH (N.D. Cal.); Seeq Technology v. Atmel, C-88-20600-RMW (N.D. Cal.); Atmel v. Seeq Technology, C-90-20012-WAI (N.D. Cal.); Intel Corporation v. Hyundai Electronics, et al., C-87-20534-WAI (N.D. Cal.); and In the Matter of Certain Erasable Programmable Read Only Memories, etc., Investigation No. 337-TA-276 (ITC). The cases related to EPROMS, EEPROMS, and programmable logic devices (PLD’s) and logic transition circuits. Acted as trial counsel in all but the Intel case, in which Mr. Haslam acted as co-counsel on certain issues. In addition to the district court litigation, Intel also commenced parallel ITC proceedings seeking an exclusion order. Acted as co-counsel on issues arising after entry of an exclusion and cease and desist order.
- General Instruments, Inc. v. Atmel Corporation, C-88-5678 (S.D.N.Y.); and Atmel Corporation v. General Instruments, Inc., C-88-7630 (S.D.N.Y.). Represented Atmel in litigation concerning disputes arising out of a development agreement with General Instruments. The issues related to EPROM and EEPROM processes and circuit design.
- Informix Software, Inc. v. Oracle Corporation, No. 9701-00568, (Multnomah County Circuit Court, Oregon). Represented Informix in litigation involving trade secrets, unfair competition and related claims. The case arose out of the hiring by Oracle of 13 engineers from Informix’s Portland development lab.
- Intel Corp. v. Chips and Technologies, Inc., Texas Instruments, C-92-20111-JW (N.D. Cal.), C-92-20112-JW (N.D. Cal.). Represented TI and Chips in this patent infringement action brought by Intel. Intel sought preliminary and permanent relief to stop Chips from manufacturing and selling its 386 compatible microprocessor and its 387 compatible math co-processor.
- Raychem v. Thomas & Betts, C-91-20788-RMW, C-92-20549-RMW (N.D. Cal.). Represented Raychem in this patent infringement action. The three patents in dispute involved technology basic to a line of Raychem’s telecommunications products.
- Represented Raychem in two other cases involving competitors marketing similar products. Raychem v. Communications Technology Corporation, C-92-04320-EFL (N.D. Cal.); and Raychem v. PSI Telecommunications, Inc., C-93-20920-RPA (N.D. Cal.).
- Biogenex Laboratories v. Biotek Solutions, Inc., C-95-0810 TEH (N.D. Cal.). Represented Biotek in this patent infringement action. The patent relates to the field of immunohistology or immunohistochemistry, and particularly to a claimed method of antigen retrieval in formalin fixed tissue.
- U.S. Surgical v. Origin Medsystems, Inc., 27 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1526 (N.D. Cal. 1993). Represented Origin Medsystems (now a part of Guidant) in this patent infringement and trade secret action. The case involved a patent on a laporoscopic medical instrument, a retracting tip trocar.
- In the Matter of Eastman Kodak v. Cetus Corporation, Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc., AAA Arbitration. Represented Cetus and Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc. in connection with a dispute relating to rights to the technology pioneered by Cetus in the field of amplification of nucleic acid sequences (commonly referred to as PCR technology).
- Raychem v. Judd Wire, C-95-4487 SI (N.D. Cal.). Represented Raychem in this patent infringement action relating to technology for insulating layers for wire used in aircraft.
- James A. Patterson v. Advanced Polymer Systems, Inc., et al., C-93-20920 JW-PVT (N.D. Cal.). Represented APS and other individual defendants in an action seeking, inter alia, to invalidate four APS patents. The patents related generally to the use of a certain type of porous polymeric substrate for, among other things, the timed release delivery of pharmaceuticals or cosmetics.
- Andrews Corporation v. United, C-94-372C (Court of Claims). Represented Technology for Communications International (TCI) as a third party in patent infringement litigation brought by Andrews against the United States. The case involved high frequency antennae sold by TCI to the government for military applications.
- Decision Data Holdings, Ltd., et al. v. Texas Instruments Incorporated, et al., C-91-0435 FMS (N.D. Cal.). Represented Texas Instruments with respect to trade secret and copyright claims arising out of the development by TI of an interpreter program, which permits software developed to run on Qantel hardware to run in a UNIX environment on a TI platform.
- Tencor Instruments v. Eastman Technology, Inc., et al., C-89-20430-WAI (N.D. Cal.). Represented Tencor Instruments in a patent infringement suit against Eastman Technology, a subsidiary of Eastman-Kodak. The subject matter of the patent in suit is a wafer inspection system, which scans processed semiconductor wafers for surface imperfections.
- UNIX Systems Laboratories v. Berkeley Software Design, Inc., et al., 27 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1721 (N.J. Dist. 1993). Represented BSDI in this copyright and trade secret action. The action involved claims that BSDI’s UNIX operating system violated USL’s operating system copyright, and that BSDI misappropriated USL’s alleged trade secrets in its source code.
- Comora v. Thoratec Laboratories Corporation, C-92-0182-SBA (N.D. Cal.). Represented Thoratec in this patent infringement action involving an artificial heart device.
- Atmel v. Information Storage Devices, 198 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 1999). The Federal Circuit reversed a district court ruling finding Atmel’s ‘811 patent invalid for indefiniteness. The ‘811 patent was then the basis of a $36.5 million judgment against SST in another case.
- Winbond v. ITC, 262 F.3d 1363 (Fed. Cir. 2001). The Federal Circuit affirmed the issuance of an International Trade Commission exclusion order barring the importation of infringing flash and other memory chips and circuit boards.
- Atmel v. Silicon Storage Technology (SST) (Fed. Cir. 2003). In an unpublished opinion, the Federal Circuit upheld a $36.5 million judgment in favor of Atmel following a jury verdict for willful infringement.
- Digital Biometrics, Inc. v. Identix Incorporated, et al., 149 F.3d 1335 (Fed. Cir. 1998). Represented Identix in this patent infringement action. The patent relates to a method of generating from an optical imaging system, a digital representation of fingerprints for law enforcement and related fields.
- Cygnus Therapeutics Systems v. ALZA Corporation, 92 F.3d 1153 (Fed. Cir. 1996). Represented ALZA in litigation involving claims that its patent on a transdermal fentanyl patch was unenforceable and invalid and that it had committed antitrust violations in enforcing that patent.
- Sullivan & Associates, et al. v. Raychem, et al., CV-387993 (Superior Court, County of San Mateo). Represented Raychem against claims for breach of contract relating to an agreement to conduct an IP portfolio audit.
- McNamara & Peepe Corporation, et al. v. Bank of America, C-85-463 (Superior Court, County of Del Norte); Eleanor McNamara, et al. v. Bank of America, C-84-275 (Superior Court, County of Del Norte); and William Peepe, et al. v. Bank of America, C-84-273 (Superior Court, County of Del Norte). Successfully defended Bank of America in a four-month trial for lender liability seeking damages in excess of $60 million.
- In re Consolidated Asbestos Insurance Coverage Cases, 20 Cal. App. 4th 296 (1993), on remand, (remand sub. nom.) Armstrong World Indus. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 45 Cal. App. 4th 1 (1996). Represented Johns-Manville in an insurance coverage dispute relating to asbestos bodily injury claims. Acted as trial counsel for one-year Phase III trial, which resulted in obtaining comprehensive coverage for J-M. J-M ultimately settled for more than $700 million in recovery or guaranteed coverage. Subsequently specially retained by another plaintiff for Phase V property damage trial.
Memberships and Affiliations
- State Bar of California
- American Bar Association
- Bay Area Intellectual Property Inns of Court
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- Northern District Patent Rules Revision, Chair
- Patent Rules Revision Committee, Chair (2000)
Big Suits: PSKW v. McKesson Specialty Arizona
May 2017, Corporate Counsel
Corporate Counsel features Covington's "across-the-board trial win" on behalf of McKesson in a trade secrets case with half a billion dollars at stake. Clara Shin, who led the Covington team, says, "I'm proud of the fact we came in five months before trial and took a fresh look at the record.” She adds, "In addition to showing [PSKW] was not able to prove their ...
Big Suits: PSKW v. McKesson Specialty Arizona
April 2017, The American Lawyer
Covington’s successful representation of McKesson in a trade secrets case with half a billion dollars at stake is featured in The American Lawyer’s “Big Suits” section. According to Clara Shin, "In addition to showing [PSKW] was not able to prove their case, we used documents we found to tell an affirmative story that [McKesson] developed" the co-pay method on ...
February 13, 2017, Litigation Daily
Litigation Daily highlights Covington’s successful representation of McKesson in relation to a trade secrets case with half a billion dollars at stake. According to Clara Shin, "In addition to showing [PSKW] was not able to prove their case, we used documents we found to tell an affirmative story that [McKesson] developed" the co-pay method on its own. She adds, ...
Pharmacy Loyalty Card Co. Escapes $250M IP Suit
February 13, 2017, Law360
Law360 highlights Covington’s successful representation of McKesson in relation to a trade secrets case with half a billion dollars at stake. According to Clara Shin, “We’re gratified by the court’s judgment, which confirms McKesson independently developed its LoyaltyScript product.” The Covington team also included Nathan Shafroth, Robert Haslam, Christopher ...
February 10, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO—After being retained just months before trial, Covington obtained a complete defense victory for a subsidiary of McKesson Corporation in a trade secrets bench trial in which plaintiff sought damages of nearly half a billion dollars. In a lawsuit commenced in 2007, plaintiff PSKW accused McKesson of using its “new payment method” to develop ...
October 6, 2015
NEW YORK, October 6, 2015 - Covington partner C. William Phillips has been named a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. Mr. Phillips is the seventh Covington lawyer among the current Fellows, joining Lanny Breuer, Robert Haslam, James McKay, John Nields, George Pappas, and Robert Sayler. Mr. ...
August 19, 2015, Law360
January 9, 2015
SILICON VALLEY, January 9, 2015 -- Covington achieved a victory yesterday for our client Texas Instruments when the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a lower court decision dismissing patent claims brought by Cradle IP against TI. Cradle IP filed suit in the District of Delaware in 2011, asserting that TI had infringed three ...
Covington Secures Federal Circuit Win for TI
January 8, 2015, The Recorder
Covington partners Robert Haslam and Anupam Sharma are mentioned in this article regarding their recent win for Texas Instruments: '"The Federal Circuit affirmed that decision summarily on Thursday, handing a win to TI and a Covington & Burling team led by partners Robert Haslam and Anupam Sharma. "We are grateful that the Federal Circuit affirmed Judge ...
Knowles Wins ITC Suit Over Microphone Patents
October 16, 2014, Law360
Sturgis Sobin, Alexander Chinoy, Brian Bieluch, Jeffrey Lerner, David Garr, Jay Alexander and Robert Haslam are mentioned in this article regarding their representation of Knowles Corporation in their patent infringement victory before the U.S. International Trade Commission.
9/18/2014
SAN FRANCISCO, September 18, 2014 — Covington & Burling client Hewlett-Packard Co. scored a win in its patent litigation case against Linex Technologies on September 15 when a federal judge ruled that HP is entitled to an award of attorneys’ fees. In May, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken in Oakland ruled in favor of HP and other electronics manufacturers, ...
September 3, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC, September 3, 2014 — Covington & Burling has secured an important patent infringement victory before the U.S. International Trade Commission on behalf of Knowles Corporation. On August 29, Administrative Law Judge Judge E. James Gildea ruled that GoerTek, Inc. and GoerTek Electronics, Inc. violated Section 337 of the Tariff Act as a result of ...
August 18, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC, August 18, 2014 — Best Lawyers named Covington & Burling’s Stuart Eizenstat and Gregg Levy each a 2015 “Lawyer of the Year” in international trade and sports law, respectively, citing their “abilities, professionalism and integrity.” Overall, Covington lawyers received 217 individual mentions in 58 areas of law in the newly released annual survey ...
August 8, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO, August 8, 2014 — Northern California Super Lawyers named Tammy Albarrán one of Northern California’s “Top 50 Women” lawyers and Robert Haslam one of the region’s “Top 100” lawyers. The publication selected 33 Covington & Burling lawyers for its 2014 list of top legal talent. Super Lawyers selects no more than five percent of the total lawyers who ...
7/16/2014
WASHINGTON, DC, July 16, 2014 — Covington & Burling secured a victory on July 7, 2014 when an administrative law judge of the U.S. International Trade Commission determined that Samsung, LG and Toshiba did not violate Section 337 of the Tariff Act, a U.S. trade law frequently used by patent owners to target imports. Black Hills Media LLC, based in Delaware, ...
Shin and Haslam Named Top IP Lawyers in California
April 11, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO, April 11, 2014 — Covington & Burling partners Robert Haslam and Clara Shin were named to the Daily Journal’s annual list of “Top Intellectual Property Attorneys” in California. The list recognizes 75 litigators and 25 patent managers and patent prosecutors from around the state. Ms. Shin was recognized for work representing clothing company ...
August 27, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC, August 27, 2012 — Covington & Burling LLP lawyers received 196 individual mentions in 57 areas of law in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top U.S. lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as ...
8/23/2012
SAN FRANCISCO, August 23, 2012 — Northern California Super Lawyers selected 24 Covington & Burling lawyers for its 2012 list of top legal talent. Super Lawyers selects no more than five percent of the total lawyers who practice in Northern California based on peer review and the publication’s independent research. Robert Fram and Robert Haslam were named among ...
National Law Journal Names Covington to “IP Hot List”
May 8, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC, May 8, 2012 — The National Law Journal has named Covington & Burling to its inaugural Intellectual Property Hot List, which recognizes 20 top firms that have “demonstrated creative strategies for litigation, patent prosecution, licensing and other transactional work” in the intellectual property field. In naming Covington to the list, the NLJ ...
2/17/2012
REDWOOD SHORES, CA, February 17, 2012 — California Lawyer magazine has announced that Covington & Burling’s Robert Haslam will receive a California Lawyer Attorney of the Year Award. The publication named 56 lawyers from around the state as recipients of the 16th annual CLAY Awards, which recognize those whose achievements had a significant impact in 2011. Mr. ...
September 7, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, September 7, 2011 — Covington & Burling LLP lawyers received 184 individual mentions in 56 areas of law in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as follows: ...
July 13, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13, 2011 — Twenty-two Covington & Burling LLP lawyers are recognized in the 2011 edition of Northern California Super Lawyers. The annual list by Super Lawyers selects only five percent of the total lawyers in the state based upon peer review and the publication’s independent research. Fourteen Covington lawyers were named Northern ...
June 10, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, June 10, 2011 — Covington & Burling LLP received 123 individual mentions and 45 practice mentions in Chambers USA 2011. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers by state and national practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
June 9, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, June 10, 2011 — Covington & Burling LLP received 92 individual mentions and 32 practice mentions in the Legal 500 US 2011 edition. Legal 500 reviews the strengths and strategies of law firms in more than 90 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North and South America, and the Caribbean. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
April 8, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO, April 8, 2011 — The San Francisco and Los Angeles Daily Journals have named Covington & Burling LLP partners Rob Fram and Bob Haslam to their list of Top Intellectual Property Litigators in California for the fourth year in a row. The list honors lawyers from both the public and private sectors whose work has a significant impact on the world of ...
August 9, 2010
REDWOOD SHORES, CA, August 9, 2010 — Covington & Burling LLP is pleased to announce that three partners from its Washington, D.C. office, Kurt Calia, Emily Henn, and Emily Leonard, have relocated to the Silicon Valley office. Their move will strengthen the link to the firm’s deep regulatory roots as well as further enhance the firm’s transactional and litigation ...
August 6, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, August 6, 2010 — Covington & Burling LLP received 138 individual mentions in 40 areas of law in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as follows: Administrative: ...
July 16, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO, July 16, 2010 — Eighteen Covington & Burling LLP lawyers are recognized in the 2010 Northern California Super Lawyers. The annual list by Super Lawyers selects only five percent of the total lawyers in the state based upon peer review and the publication’s independent research. Eleven Covington lawyers were named Northern California Super ...
June 23, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, June 23, 2010 — Covington & Burling LLP received 85 individual mentions and 23 practice mentions in the Legal 500 US 2010 edition. Legal 500 reviews the strengths and strategies of law firms in more than 90 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North and South America, and the Caribbean. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
June 16, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, June 16, 2010 — Covington & Burling LLP received 112 individual mentions and 44 practice mentions in Chambers USA 2010. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers by state and national practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
April 8, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO, April 8, 2010 — For the third consecutive year, Covington & Burling LLP partners Rob Fram and Bob Haslam have been named to The San Francisco and Los Angeles Daily Journals’ list of Top Intellectual Property Litigators in California. The list honors lawyers from both the public and private sectors whose work has a significant impact on the world ...
August 7, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC, August 7, 2009 — Covington & Burling LLP received 131 individual mentions in 38 areas of law in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as follows: Administrative: ...
7/15/2009
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, July 15, 2009 — Eleven Covington & Burling LLP partners are recognized in the 2009 Northern California Super Lawyers. The annual list by Super Lawyers selects only five percent of the total lawyers in the state based upon peer review and the publication’s independent research. In addition, seven lawyers have been named Northern California ...
June 12, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC, June 12, 2009 — Covington & Burling LLP received 100 individual mentions and 40 practice mentions in Chambers USA 2009. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers by state and national practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
Fram and Haslam Again Named Top California IP Litigators
4/9/2009
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, April 9, 2009 — For the second consecutive year, Covington & Burling LLP partners Robert Fram and Robert Haslam have been named to The San Francisco and Los Angeles Daily Journals’ list of Top 75 Intellectual Property Litigators in California. The list honors lawyers from both the public and private sectors whose work has a significant impact ...
Covington Secures Damages Verdict for Ariba in Texas
11/3/2008
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, November 3, 2008 — Covington & Burling LLP has secured a damages verdict for Ariba Inc. after a jury found that Emptoris Inc. infringed Ariba’s patents on electronic auction technology. The jury’s verdict followed a seven day trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The jury found that one of the patents was ...
Covington Announces Major Expansion of its Patent Litigation Practice and West Coast Presence
10/6/2008
WASHINGTON, DC, October 6, 2008 — Covington & Burling LLP is significantly expanding its national intellectual property litigation practice with the addition of approximately 50 lawyers in California and Washington, DC. Covington is also opening new offices in Silicon Valley, where it already has a large client base, and San Diego, which presents significant ...
- California Lawyer, “Attorney of the Year” (2012)
- Chambers Global, Intellectual Property: Patent (2014-2017)
- Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers, Intellectual Property/Patent (2009-2015)
- IAM Patent 1000 - The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners (2015-2016)
- The AmLaw Litigation Daily, "Litigator of the Week" (4/15/2011)
- Daily Journal, Top IP Litigators in California (2008-2011)
- The Best Lawyers in America (2009-2017)
- Euromoney's Benchmark Litigation, National Star for IP litigation and CA State Star (2013-2014)
- Top 100, Northern California Super Lawyers (2014)
- Northern California Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property Litigation (2009-2016)
- Guide to the World's Leading Patent Law Practitioners (2009)
- Who's Who Legal, Patents (2012-2016)
- Legal 500 US, Recognized for Patent Litigation: Full Coverage (2014-2016) and International Trade Commission (2012-2014)
- United States Lawyer Rankings, Nation's Top 10 Intellectual Property Lawyers (2007)
- San Francisco and Los Angeles Daily Journal, "Brain Trust of 25 Lawyers Who Comprise the State's Best and Brightest" intellectual property lawyers in California (2003)
- The Recorder, "Go To" patent litigators in Northern California (2003)
Education
University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 1976
- Order of the Coif
- Hastings Law Journal, Articles Editor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S., 1968
- Aeronautics and Astronautics
Bar Admissions
- California