Robert W. Whetzel

Robert W. Whetzel is a Director at Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., where he formerly chaired the firm's litigation department. His practice encompasses complex commercial, intellectual property, and environmental disputes, with a significant focus on patent litigation.

Whetzel’s patent litigation experience as both lead and Delaware counsel spans a broad array of high-tech industries, including petrochemicals, manufacturing, transportation, electronics, and pharmaceuticals. His involvement in cases such as Novacloud Licensing LLC v. Comcast Corporation et al. suggests experience with patents related to cloud computing, telecommunications, networking, data centers, load balancing, virtualization, and resource management, consistent with a high-tech practice.

In his patent litigation work, Whetzel primarily appears to represent defendants, as evidenced by his role as local counsel for Comcast Corporation in Novacloud Licensing LLC v. Comcast Corporation et al. His firm's broader intellectual property practice represents both plaintiffs and defendants in the District of Delaware, a prominent venue for patent litigation. Information specific to his personal involvement in IPR/PGR proceedings is not readily available.

Whetzel earned his J.D., cum laude, from Villanova University School of Law in 1984, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif. He also holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware, received in 1981. He was admitted to the Delaware Bar and registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in 1984.