Robert H. Thornburg
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Patent, Trademarks, Intellectual Property, Business Law
1221 Brickell Ave, Suite 2400, Miami, FL 33131
About Robert H. Thornburg
Practice Areas
- Patent
- Trademarks
- Intellectual Property
- Business Law
Education
- John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 2004LL.M.
- Major: Intellectual Property Law
- Honors: With Honors
- University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 2002J.D.
- Major: Intellectual Property
- Honors: The Order of Barristers
- Honors: With Honors
- Honors: Justice Campbell Thornal Moot Court Board, Vice Chair
Show More - University of Notre Dame, 1999B.S.
- Major: Chemical Engineering
- Honors: cum laude
Representative Cases
- Jet Miami LLC v. Miami Jet Inc., Case No. 1:17-CV-24142-DPG (S.D. Fla. Aug. 21, 2019)
- American River Nutrition v. Beijing Gingko Group Biological Technology Co., Ltd, Case No. 8:18-CV-2201 (C.D. Cal. June 20, 2019)
- MEP Fla., LLC v. FreshBev, LLC, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 104346 (S.D. Fla. June 20, 2019)
- Vallejo v. Netflix, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89008 (S.D. Fla. May 24, 2019)
- Designs for Health, Inc. v. Tops Medical Corp., Case No. 3:18-CV-01142-TJC-PDB (M.D. Fla. May 6, 2019)
- James v. OneUnited Bank, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74418 (S.D. Fla. May 1, 2019)
- Designs for Health, Inc. v. Fruitful Longevity, Case No. 1:17-CV-23898 (S.D. Fla. 2018)
- Sesderma, S.L. v. Mediderm Labs. LLC, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 197799 (S.D. Fla. Nov. 19, 2018)
- Silver Streak Trailer Co., LLC v. Thor, Ind., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 226001 (S.D. Fla. Nov. 15, 2018)
- Palm Partners, LLC v. NetNames, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 123248 (S.D. Fla. July 20, 2018)
- Bose Corporation v. 558 Eagle Lake, 6:16-Civ-02150-CEH (M.D. Fla. Sept. 12, 2017)
- Palm Partners LLC v. Palm Beach Treatment Center, LLC, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 133401 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 18, 2017)
- Laser Peg Ventures, LLC v. NToys Ltd., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106099 (M.D. Fla. Apr. 26, 2017)
- Grupo Interworks y Servicios S de RL de CV v. Interworks Groups and Services LLC (D. Nev. April 1, 2017)
- Custom Cutlery, LLC v. Churnick et al., Case No. 15-CV-24491 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 2, 2017)
- FlexFunds ETP LLC v. Meeder Investment Management (S.D. Fla. Feb. 2017)
- Sedna Aire USA, Inc. v. Sunologi, Inc., Case No. 15-CV-24753 (S.D. Fla. Nov. 2016)
- Tsuen May Trading, Inc. v. New Age Imports, Inc., Case No. 1:15-CV-24683 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 25, 2016)
- SafeRest LLC v. Rykies LLC d/b/a SureGuard Mattress Protectors, Case No.16-CV-60370 (S.D. Fla. June 2016)
- Silver Bullet Technologies LLC v. SEKO Worldwide, LLC, Case No. 15-CV-21901-DPG (S.D. Fla. Mar. 8, 2016)
- Ice Legal P.A. v. Blue Basil Studios, Ltd., Case No. 9:15-CV-81690 (S.D. Fla. Jan. 25, 2016)
- Miami Style Inc. v. Hot Miami Styles, Inc., Case No. 1:14-CV-2264, (S.D. Fla. Aug 11, 2015)
- Laser Pegs Ventures LLC v. Hampton Direct, Inc., Case No. 8:14-CV-3122 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 5, 2015)
- Adobe Systems Inc. v. Bea’s Hive LLC, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 130940 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 18, 2014)
- Valoro LLC v. Valero Energy Corp, U.S. Dist. LEXIS 110554 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 11, 2014)
- Platypus Wear Inc. v. Horizonte Ltda, 558 Fed. Appx. 929 (11th Cir. 2014)
- Martin Memorial Health Systems v. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Case No. 2014-CV-14038 (S.D. Fla. Jan. 29, 2014)
- Eyepartner Inc. v. Kor Media Group, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 98370 (S.D. Fla. Jul. 15, 2013)
- Pumponator Inc v. Water Sports LLC, 868 F. Supp. 2d 742 (N.D. III. 2012)
- Your Baby Can Read LLC v. Planet Kids Inc., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5315 (S.D. Fla. Jan 20, 2011)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 2003
- Illinois, 2003
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2006
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
Other Affiliations
- The Florida Bar, Intellectual Property Committee, 2011 - 2012 (Chair)
- The Florida Bar, Intellectual Property Committee, 2008 - 2011 (Vice Chair)
- The Florida Bar, Computer & Cyber Law Committee, 2006 - 2007 (Chair)
- The Florida Bar, Computer & Cyber Law Committee, 2005 - 2006 (Vice Chair)
- Miami-Dade Bar Association, Young Lawyers & Intellectual Property Law Committees
- Orange County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Morning at the Federal Courthouse, 2006 (Chair)
- The Illinois Bar, Young Lawyers Division
- Intellectual Property Law Association of Florida, 2011 (Treasurer)
- Intellectual Property Law Association of Florida, 2011 - 2012 (Secretary)
- Association of Intellectual Property Firms, Board of Directors, 2017 - 2018
- Intellectual Property Law Association of Florida, 2013 - 2014 (President)
- Intellectual Property Law Association of Florida, 2012 - 2013 (Vice President)
- The Florida Bar, Business Law Executive Council, 2005 - Present
Articles
Published Works
- Electronic Discovery in Florida, The Florida Bar Journal, Vol. 80, No. 9 October, 2006
- Trade Secrets in the Digital Age, ABA SciTech Law Journal, Vol. 3, Issue 1 May, 2006
- Trademark Survey Evidence: Review of Current Trends in the Ninth Circuit, 21 Santa Clara Comp. & High Tech. L. J. 715, 2005
- Choice of Law in International Copyright: The Split of Authority Between the Second and Ninth Circuits Regarding Extraterritorial Application of the Copyright Act, 10 J. Tech. L. & Pol’y 23, 2005
- L.L.M. Dissertation, Trademark Surveys: Development of Computer Based Survey Methods, 3 J. Marshall Rev. Intellectual P. L., 2004
- Stadium Naming Rights: An Assessment of the Contract and Trademark Issues Inherent to Both Professional and Collegiate Stadiums, 2 VA. Sports & Ent. L.J. 328, 2003
- Florida Privacy Law: Application of Intentional Tort Principles and Florida’s Right to Privacy as Safeguards to Private Dissemination of Private Information, 4 Fla. Coastal L.J. 139, 2003
- The Impact of Copyright Law on Distance Education Programs: How Fair Use and the CONFU Guidelines May Shape the Future of Academia, 27 S. Ill U.L.J. 321, 2003
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