Robert P. Simpson - Buffalo, NY

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University at Buffalo Law School, Buffalo, New York
    J.D.
    Honors: Moot Court Board, Member
    Honors: The Order of Barristers for excellence in the art of courtroom advocacy
    Law Review: Buffalo Law Review, Note and Comment Editor

• Non Legal Education

  • Rochester Institute of Technology
    B.S.
    Honors: With Honors
    Honors: Tau Beta Pi
    Major: Electrical Engineering

Current Employment Position(s)

• Registered Patent Attorney, Partner

Past Positions

• Westinghouse Electric Corporation and Siemens-Allis, Electrical Design Engineer

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor, University at Buffalo School of Law
  
• Adjunct Professor, Daemen College
  
• Former Adjunct Professor, Hilbert College
  
• Guest Lecturer, University at Buffalo
  
• Guest Lecturer, University at Fredonia
  
• Guest Lecturer, Niagara University
  
• Guest Lecturer, Palm Beach Atlantic University
  
• Guest Lecturer, Buffalo Niagara Medical Center's Build a Better Business Workshop Series
  
• Guest Lecturer, U.S. Small Business Association (SBA-U)

Pro Bono Activities

• U.S. Chess Federation (Life Member)
• American Philatelic Society (Life Members)

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1987
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1988
• Florida
• Connecticut
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
• U.S. District Court Western District of New York

Specialties and Certifications

• Board Certification in Intellectual Property Law, Florida Bar

Other Affiliations

• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• International Trademark Association
• New York State Bar Association
• The Florida State Bar
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Bar Association of Erie County
• Intellectual Property Law Committee, Bar Association of Erie County (Former Co-Chair and Member)
• Niagara Frontier Intellectual Property Law Association (Past President)