Robert Gravois practices in all areas of intellectual property, with a focus on IP litigation, patent and trademark portfolio development, and IP-related licensing and employment law issues. In addition to enforcing IP rights and defending against infringement claims in U.S. district courts throughout the country, Robert has represented both patent owners and challengers in dozens of post-grant proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), including inter partes review (IPR), covered business method (CBM), post-grant review (PGR), interference, and ex parte reexamination proceedings.

Robert also provides strategic counsel to clients on IP portfolio development, licensing, anti-counterfeiting efforts, due diligence, and corporate IP strategy. He has also drafted hundreds of patent applications and is experienced in rendering legal opinions concerning infringement/non-infringement and validity/non-validity of IP rights.

Before joining PKH, Robert served as the Assistant General Counsel of Intellectual Property at ADT Security Services, where he was involved in all facets of IP. Before that, Robert was a partner at a nationally-recognized intellectual property boutique.

Robert holds a J.D. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida. He is admitted to the Georgia and Florida bars and is registered to practice before the USPTO. Robert resides in South Florida and frequently travels to PKH’s main office in Atlanta.

University of Florida Levin College of Law
J.D., Certificate in Intellectual Property
University of Florida
B.S. Electrical Engineering

Admissions
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Georgia
Florida

Court Admissions
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Northern District of Georgia
Eastern District of Texas
Western District of Texas
Southern District of Florida
Middle District of Florida
Supreme Court of Georgia
Court of Appeals of Georgia