Robert M. O'Connell, Jr.

Robert M. O'Connell, Jr. is an intellectual property litigator with experience representing clients in federal court. While his broader practice, as detailed in his professional profiles, primarily centers on trademark, copyright, licensing, and brand management, he has appeared as counsel in patent infringement litigation.

His patent litigation experience includes representing the plaintiff, ImagineAR, Inc., in Niantic, Inc. v. ImagineAR, Inc., a patent infringement lawsuit. This case involved augmented reality (AR) and virtual technology patents, specifically concerning AR mobile games such as Pokémon GO. The litigation concluded with a federal judge invalidating ImagineAR's patents as abstract and non-inventive, leading to the dismissal of the infringement claims against Niantic. The case also involved an associated Inter Partes Review (IPR2025-01273) filed by Niantic against ImagineAR.

Mr. O'Connell, Jr. is currently Of Counsel in the Intellectual Property Department at Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, a role he commenced in January 2026. Prior to this, he was Of Counsel in the Trademark and Copyright Group at Fish & Richardson, which he joined in March 2013 from Goodwin Procter. His experience also includes commercial litigation and dispute resolution in state and federal courts.

He earned his B.A. from Williams College in 1987 and his J.D., cum laude, from Boston College Law School in 1991. He is admitted to practice in Massachusetts (1991) and the District of Columbia (1992), and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.