Robert Sovesky’s practice focuses on commercial intellectual property (IP) law with a strong emphasis on technology transactions, government contracts, IP procurement, and strategic advisement. His experience focuses on aligning IP strategies with technology-driven business objectives, contract requirements, and funding timelines. Robert offers tailored guidance to navigate complex technology transactions and IP portfolios for clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to emerging startups.
Robert excels in management of worldwide patent and trademark portfolios, negotiating and structuring licensing agreements, conducting due diligence for IP-related deals, and providing strategic counseling on technology roadmaps. His experience includes freedom-to-operate analyses, clearance searches, patentability and landscape analyses, infringement and non-infringement opinions, and validity and invalidity opinions.
Robert is skilled in addressing subject invention determinations, compliance with federal IP regulations, and the management of IP rights under government-funded projects. He provides general advisement on optimizing IP strategies within the constraints of government contracts, ensuring clients maintain competitive advantages while meeting contractual obligations.
Robert’s technical experience lies in chemical, material science, medical, energy systems, and biotech fields. For example, his experience includes metallurgy, additive manufacturing printing (3D printing), nanomaterials, batteries, thermal interface materials, aerospace, polymers, foams, coatings, sealants, hydrocarbon processing (oil and gas), catalysis, wood chemistry, plasma chemistry, pharmaceuticals, automotive, fasteners, medical equipment and procedures, nuclear chemistry, food production, proteins, and renewable energy devices. This broad technical knowledge informs his ability to counsel clients on a wide variety of matters.
