E. Robert Yoches

Partner

Bob Yoches has extensive experience in patent infringement litigation, especially in the Northern District of California, the Eastern District of Texas, and the U.S. International Trade Commission. He has a great deal of experience representing clients from Asia, particularly, Taiwan, China, and Japan, often in complex cases involving several patents related to electronic and computer technologies.

Mr. Yoches also supervises other patent-related activities, including prosecution, legal opinions, and licensing. He has served as a mediator on related matters. He has familiarity in all areas of computer software and hardware, as well as many areas of telecommunications and semiconductor technology.

Mr. Yoches writes frequently on patent-related topics, and speaks before academic, business, and legal communities in the U.S. and Asia on intellectual property issues.

Highlights

• Representative cases include Moll v. Northern Telecom, 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 17607 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (for Northern Telecom); AccuScan, Inc. v. Xerox Corp, 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 11534 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (For Xerox); Insight Dev. Co. v. Hewlett-Packard Co., 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 15634 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (for Hewlett-Packard); Nortel Networks, Ltd v. Ciena Corp. (settled in 2003 with a $25 million payment to client Nortel); In re Certain Digital Processors, Digital Processing Systems, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same. Investigation No. 337-TA-529  (for BIAX, settled in 2005); BIAX Corp. v. Intel Corp.,2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14250 (E.D. Tex. 2007) (for BIAX, settled in 2007); UTStarcom, INC., v. Starent Networks Corp., 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 8739 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (for Starent)
• Serves on the editorial boards of The Computer Law Reporter (since 1992) and the Internet Newsletter (since 1996).
• Writes the chapter on litigation for Software Patents.
• Member of the board of editors of Internet Law and Strategy.
• Has been an adjunct professor at George Mason University Law School.

Professional Recognition

• Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (2005-2010).

Professional Activities

• Bar Association of the District of Columbia
• District of Columbia Bar (Vice Chair, Steering Committee, Computer Law Division, 1985-1986; Chair, 1986-1987)
• D.C. Computer Law Forum (Board of Directors, 1992-1993)
• Licensing Executives Society (Vice Chair, Computer Industry Committee, 1993-1995; Chair, Telecommunications Industry Committee, 1996-1998; Chair, Information Technologies and Electronics Industries Section, 1998-2000; Board of Trustees, 2002-2004)
• Advanced Computer Law Institute (Chair, 1992-2002)

Select Publications

• Coauthor. "Discovery in U.S. Patent Litigation - Being Prepared," Digitimes, Aug. 18, 2009.
• Coauthor. "In re Bilski: Another Attempt to Define the Boundaries of Subject Matter Eligibility for U.S. Patents for Emerging Technologies," China IP News, Dec. 2008.
• "The Grim Outlook for Business Method Patents," IP Law 360, Dec. 18, 2008.
• Coauthor. "U.S. Patent Litigation: A Primer for Indian Companies," Halsbury's Law, Sep. 2008.
• Coauthor. "U.S. Patent Litigation: A Primer for Indian Companies," Bombay Chamber Review, April 2008.
• Coauthor. "Unique Aspects of U.S. Patent Litigation," LexisNexis China Legal Review, Nov. 2007.
• Coauthor. "More Threats to E-Commerce Patents: The Federal Circuit Piles On," Global Intellectual Property Asset Management Report, Oct. 2007.
• Coauthor. "Recent Developments of E-Commerce Patents: The Ever Precarious Nature of E-Commerce Patent Protection in the U.S.," Global Intellectual Property Asset Management Report, Aug. 2007.
• "New Strategies for Litigating Business-Methods Patents," The Computer and Internet Lawyer, March 2002.