Robert H. Thornburg

areas of practice
Intellectual Property Litigation
Complex Commercial Litigation
Electronic Discovery
Patent, Trademark and Copyright Prosecution

education
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, with honors, University of Notre Dame
J.D., with honors, University of Florida College of Law (National Order of Barristers)
L.L.M. in Intellectual Property, with honors, The John Marshall Law School (Chicago)

admitted to practice
Florida, Illinois, and the United States Patent & Trademark Office
U.S. Court of Appeals: Federal Circuit, Eleventh Circuit, and Seventh Circuit.
U.S. District Courts: Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida; Northern District of Illinois

biography
Mr. Thornburg has extensive experience in the areas of patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, and related technology litigation. He also represents clients in the area of patent and trademark prosecution, domain name disputes, and electronic discovery counseling.

Currently, Mr. Thornburg chairs the Cyber & Computer Law Committee of the Florida Bar, and serves on the Executive Counsel of the Business Law Section. He is also active in the Florida Bar’s Intellectual Property Committee, in which he chairs the CLE subcommittee for Intellectual Property Certification. Mr. Thornburg also serves on the Florida Supreme Court Trial Technology Committee, and the Florida Bar Civil Rules Subcommittee on Electronic Discovery.

Mr. Thornburg is an active lecturer on topics relating to intellectual property and electronic discovery. He has served as a visiting lecturer at the University of Florida College of Law, Florida State University College of Law, and the University of Notre Dame College of Engineering. He also has participated in various panels, including Thomson LegalWorks’ 2006 A-Z Electronic Discovery in Miami. While in law school, he served as Vice-Chair of the Moot Court Board, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Technology Law & Policy, and President of the Florida Intellectual Property Law Association. Prior to joining CRGP, he practiced intellectual property law for several years in Orlando at Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

publications
Mr. Thornburg has authored the following publications:

  • 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)

affiliations

  • The Florida Bar (Business Law Section: Computer Law Committee - Chair, and Intellectual Property Committee)
  • Miami-Dade Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division)
  • Orange County Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division)
  • Central Florida Chapter of the American Inns of Court
  • The Illinois Bar (Young Lawyers Division)

Robert H. Thornburg

Contact
Tel. 305.372.7474
Fax 305.372.7475
rthornburg@crgplaw.com