Robert P. Lord

Robert P. Lord is a highly experienced patent litigator and intellectual property attorney whose practice encompasses patent prosecution, portfolio management, and adversarial proceedings, particularly within the high-technology and business method sectors. His technical proficiencies include areas such as software engineering, machine learning, artificial intelligence, medical devices, wireless technology, and network security. He advises a diverse client base, ranging from Fortune 100 corporations to individual innovators.

Publicly available professional profiles consistently identify Robert P. Lord as a Partner at Lathrop GPM, and previously at Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kabasta PC (FBFK). However, the provided authoritative case data attributes his appearance as lead counsel in Unified Patents, LLC v. Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corp. to Banner Witcoff. Web searches for a "Robert P. Lord" at Banner Witcoff did not yield a corresponding professional profile to corroborate this firm affiliation. This summary details the extensive background of Robert P. Lord, the patent litigator at Lathrop GPM, which aligns with the nature of the tracked case.

Mr. Lord demonstrates a robust practice on both sides of intellectual property disputes. While his firm profiles highlight work in procuring and safeguarding intellectual property rights, his appearance as lead counsel for Unified Patents, LLC in Unified Patents, LLC v. Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corp. showcases his experience in challenging patent validity. This case involved an inter partes review (IPR) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) concerning a patent related to a prediction method for video decoding, where Unified Patents was the petitioner (challenging the patent). The PTAB ultimately found in favor of Dolby, upholding the challenged claims, and Dolby's subsequent appeal to the Federal Circuit on a Real Party in Interest (RPI) disclosure issue was dismissed for lack of standing.

His practice includes significant experience with PTAB and IPR proceedings, in addition to patent litigation. He is admitted to the State Bar of Texas and registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He earned his J.D. from Baylor University School of Law in 1994 and a B.A. in Computer Science from Baylor University in 1991.