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Robert A. Green
Partner / Glendale, Irvine
(626) 795-9900
robert.green@cph.com
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Practice Areas
Legal Emphases
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Patents
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IP Strategy
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Trademarks
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Trade Secrets
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Copyrights
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Transactions
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Licensing
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Solid State Electronics
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State Bar of California, 1975
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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Biography
Robert A. Green joined Christie, Parker & Hale in 2000 and has over thirty years experience in
intellectual property law. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Green was a Partner with Darby & Darby. Mr.
Green has procured, licensed and enforced patent portfolios in the fields of computer-controlled
telecommunications, magnetic storage media, medical imaging and photovoltaics, among others. He
has conducted in-depth studies to evaluate commercial products and processes from a patent
standpoint. His opinions and advice have been relied on by clients of all sizes seeking to acquire or
assess the risks of marketing substantial new products.
Mr. Green has particular technical experience in the fields of analog and digital electronics, computer
hardware and software, digital systems, semiconductor devices, and micro-electromechanical systems
(MEMS). His areas of special expertise include cellular communications, solid state physics, laser
optics, holography, laser-based inertial guidance and navigation systems, digital musical instruments,
photovoltaic devices, high voltage power distribution, electromagnetism, complex mechanical and
electromechanical systems, and the plasma-assisted deposition of semiconductor materials.
Education
Degree
School
Year
J.D.
UCLA School of Law
1975
B.S. Engr., Solid State Electronics
University of California, Los Angeles
1972 (Magna Cum Lau
Representative Matters
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Widely licensed a portfolio of patents in the computer-controlled telecommunications
field for total revenues exceeding $500 million.
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Conducted due diligence analyses in support of initial public offerings and acquisitions of
high technology companies.
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Oversaw the creation and often licensing of dominant patent portfolios for numerous
technologies, including-computerized musical instruments, magnetic stripe
authentication systems, medical imaging systems, solid state power controllers,
amorphous metals, adjustable intraocular lens systems and oil drilling equipment.
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Negotiated the purchase of licensing of pioneering patents directed to the off-line
building of stands of drill pipe on an oil drilling rig.
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Built dominant worldwide patent portfolios in the photovoltaic field for a major U.S. oil
company and a worldwide electronics conglomerate. The most extensive of these
portfolios relate to: (i) solar cells utilizing Cu-multinary semiconductor materials; and
(ii) ZnO transparent conductive electrodes for solar cells. The patents in these portfolios
dominated their respective fields for many years.
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Obtained basic patents on doubly-curved x-ray crystals for a major West Coast
university.
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Obtained significant early patents for a preeminent technical institution on a computercontrolled apparatus for sequencing proteins and peptides.
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Successfully asserted and licensed patents to pavement renovation machinery against a
large equipment manufacturer.
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Obtained basic patents to the control of emissions from spray-applied asphalt paving
processes and oversaw the successful enforcement and licensing of these patents
against the rubberized asphalt paving industry.
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Conducted extensive patent infringement and validity studies forming the basis for an
investment of over $150 million in the creation of a facility for manufacturing large area
thin film semiconductor devices.
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Conducted product clearance studies for worldwide electronics conglomerate in the field
of sputtered deposition.
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Participated as second chair in the defense of a leading manufacturer against assertion
of patents in the photovoltaic field. Following a three week trial the matter was settled
advantageously.
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Successfully built and policed important trademark portfolios.
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Successfully defended opposition and cancellation proceedings relating to a client's
primary trademark against a major national paint manufacturer.
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Memberships
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Life Member, UCLA Alumni Assn
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Life Member, Tau Beta Pi
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Board Member, UCLA Engr Alum Assn Board Member, UCLA EE Alum Adv Bd Member, Caltech
Associates
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Member, Petersen Auto Museum CF200
Professional Activities
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American Bar Association
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Los Angeles County Bar Association
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Lawyer’s Club of Los Angeles County
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Los Angeles Patent Law Association
Community Activities
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Associate, California Institute of Technology
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Alumni Advisory Board of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science,
Founding Board Member (2008-present)
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UCLA Engineering Alumni Association, Founding Board Member (1999-present); Chair, Alumni
Awards Committee (2003-present); President (2003-2005)
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Order of the Blue Shield
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Checkered Flag 200 Member, Petersen Automotive Museum
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Bruin Professionals, Secretary
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