Robert John Van Der Wall | Cutler Bay Intellectual Property Lawyer

Our Approach
Robert J. Van Der Wall has 40 years of federal court jury trial litigation experience with up-to-date know how. In appropriate cases, success is achieved by favorable settlements out of court, saving our clients much time, stress and money. But no settlements are ever negotiated without the client's full awareness of the advantages and disadvantages of even undertaking the negotiation, let alone making or accepting a specific demand or offer. Most courts require all litigants to participate in mediation to attempt to reach a settlement, but court ordered mediation with the client's participation can never compel a client to settle if he or she wishes otherwise.

Legal Team:
Robert J. Van Der Wall is the attorney of choice for any and all intellectual property legal representation, advice and services in the Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and South Florida areas.

We have many years of experience in patent, trademark, copyright, unfair competition, trade secrets and computer/internet law. Our experience representing individual clients as well as big businesses and corporations make for effective and economic legal services given that we are also a small firm with low overhead.

Our services go way beyond court trials, appeals and out of court settlements, however. Our legal team make it a point to support our clients from the very beginning all the way to the very end, offering counsel, advice, and studying each and every case closely to ensure every detail of the case is taken into account and used to our client's benefit.

We also provide collateral services in situations where intellectual property protection applications should be pursued parallel to or as a predicate to litigation. For example, some circumstances permit the filing of a rush copyright registration application to provide a predicate for a copyright infringement suit even though the client did not realize its works were copyrightable subject matter until the initial office consultation.

You can always count on us to take the time necessary to clearly explain your case's procedures and status so that you are up to date on every development at all times.

We always provide our clients with copies of everything we file on their behalf, whether it is in court or in the Patent and Trademark Office or Copyright Office. As we understand that charges and matters of the law are often unplanned and happen without notice, we always ensure that someone is available to take on consideration of your intellectual property or dispute and dedicate his or her time to you in a timely fashion.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Partner	Stein, Schifino and Van Der Wall		1999 - 2001
Partner	Cesarano, Kain and Van Der Wall		1996 - 1999
Partner	Dominik, Stein, Saccocio, Colitz, and Van Der Wall		1988 - 1996
Attorney Associate	Papy, Poole, Duval, and Usich		1976 - 1978
Attorney Associate	John Cyril Malloy, II		1976
Associate Attorney	Jack E. Dominik P.A.		1974 - 1976

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Miami School of Law	JD	Law School	1975
Stevens Institute of Technology	Bachelor of Engeneering	General Engeneering	1963

State / Court	Date
Florida	1975
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
U.S. Supreme Court

• Member of:
  Florida Bar Association        
  American Bar Association        
  American Intellectual Property Law Association
  
  Founder of:
  Intellectual Property Law Association of Florida        

• Member of the Florida State Bar since 1975.

• Structural Panels v. Elite Aluminum
  Outcome: Case resulting in a judgment in seven figures. Description: Represented Plaintiff in patent infringement suit resulting in a judgment in seven figures.

• Two's Company v. Crazy Tee's, et al
  Outcome: Case resulting in a judgment in seven figures. Description: Represented Plaintiff in copyright infringement .

• Bateman v. Mnemonics
  Outcome: Adverse verdict for plaintiff reversed on appeal in a case representing defendants. Description: Copyright and trade secret co-counsel in defense of alleged copyright infringement of computer operating system software.

• Speaking engagements:
  
  Lorman | Ex Partee Ceizure and Impoundment Procedures | 2001
  Seminar | Separating the wheat from the chaff - Proving copyright infringement of computer software using the Abstraction - Filtration - Comparison Test | 1994

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