Erick Robinson is a Partner at Porter Hedges LLP. He is one of the world’s leading intellectual property strategists, and splits his time between in Beijing, Houston, and Waco. An accomplished U.S. patent attorney and trial lawyer, he is an expert in Chinese patent litigation and licensing. In addition to managing Chinese patent cases, Mr. Robinson also leads and tries cases in throughout the United States in federal district court (including Waco), International Trade Commission, Federal Circuit, and Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Mr. Robinson previously served as Director of Patents for Qualcomm in Asia, where he managed a broad range of IP issues ranging from patent drafting, prosecution, licensing, and litigation, to regulatory, policy, and antitrust matters. He also managed open source issues for Qualcomm Atheros and created, implemented, and enforced open source protocols. Before Qualcomm, Mr. Robinson managed patent and open source matters for Red Hat.
Mr. Robinson is an experienced U.S. patent attorney and trial lawyer with a technical background in computer science and physics, as well as biotechnology. He is a trusted authority on patent and antitrust law in China and has been selected as one of the Leading 300 IP Strategists Worldwide by IAM for the past five years. The author of the influentialChinaPatentBlog.com as well as numerous articles on Chinese patent litigation, Mr. Robinson is frequently quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Intellectual Asset Management, and other publications on Chinese patent and antitrust issues.
Mr. Robinson began his legal career at a Wall Street law firm negotiating and drafting technology agreements and then moved to Texas, where he managed and tried patent cases for top U.S. law firms Weil Gotshal and McKool Smith. During his time in Texas before moving to China, he was named a Super Lawyers "Rising Star" four times. In the U.S., Mr. Robinson managed bet-the-business patent cases on both the plaintiff and defendant side for Fortune 100 companies to sole inventors.
As a U.S. patent attorney and experienced American trial lawyer, Mr. Robinson helps companies in the United States and Europe protect their technologies in the sometimes confusing Chinese market. He also works with Chinese companies to maximize the value of their IP. As a litigator, prosecutor, businessperson, and former in-house counsel, Mr. Robinson provides unique insight and strategy for companies to achieve success in China, India, and the rest of Asia.
As a former business owner, Mr. Robinson appreciates the need to understand his clients’ business and technology, apart from their legal needs. This allows Mr. Robinson to use his legal and business expertise to craft strategies to create real return on investment in partnership with his clients. Mr. Robinson's clients range from startups to MNCs to venture capital groups. His industry experience and business acumen allow him to liaise with both business and legal officers to maximize value in an effective and efficient manner. His background obtaining, licensing, and litigating patents allows him to provide creative strategic advice at all stages of a company's life cycle. As an American attorney living in China and Texas, Mr. Robinson is able to provide essential feedback on IP issues in China in a way that U.S. and European companies expect and need.
Mr. Robinson lives in Texas and China with his Wife, Dr. Anne-Victoire Lawrence, and their five (yes, five) cats.
Mr. Robinson previously served as Director of Patents for Qualcomm in Asia, where he managed a broad range of IP issues ranging from patent drafting, prosecution, licensing, and litigation, to regulatory, policy, and antitrust matters. He also managed open source issues for Qualcomm Atheros and created, implemented, and enforced open source protocols. Before Qualcomm, Mr. Robinson managed patent and open source matters for Red Hat.
Mr. Robinson is an experienced U.S. patent attorney and trial lawyer with a technical background in computer science and physics, as well as biotechnology. He is a trusted authority on patent and antitrust law in China and has been selected as one of the Leading 300 IP Strategists Worldwide by IAM for the past five years. The author of the influentialChinaPatentBlog.com as well as numerous articles on Chinese patent litigation, Mr. Robinson is frequently quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Intellectual Asset Management, and other publications on Chinese patent and antitrust issues.
Mr. Robinson began his legal career at a Wall Street law firm negotiating and drafting technology agreements and then moved to Texas, where he managed and tried patent cases for top U.S. law firms Weil Gotshal and McKool Smith. During his time in Texas before moving to China, he was named a Super Lawyers "Rising Star" four times. In the U.S., Mr. Robinson managed bet-the-business patent cases on both the plaintiff and defendant side for Fortune 100 companies to sole inventors.
As a U.S. patent attorney and experienced American trial lawyer, Mr. Robinson helps companies in the United States and Europe protect their technologies in the sometimes confusing Chinese market. He also works with Chinese companies to maximize the value of their IP. As a litigator, prosecutor, businessperson, and former in-house counsel, Mr. Robinson provides unique insight and strategy for companies to achieve success in China, India, and the rest of Asia.
As a former business owner, Mr. Robinson appreciates the need to understand his clients’ business and technology, apart from their legal needs. This allows Mr. Robinson to use his legal and business expertise to craft strategies to create real return on investment in partnership with his clients. Mr. Robinson's clients range from startups to MNCs to venture capital groups. His industry experience and business acumen allow him to liaise with both business and legal officers to maximize value in an effective and efficient manner. His background obtaining, licensing, and litigating patents allows him to provide creative strategic advice at all stages of a company's life cycle. As an American attorney living in China and Texas, Mr. Robinson is able to provide essential feedback on IP issues in China in a way that U.S. and European companies expect and need.
Mr. Robinson lives in Texas and China with his Wife, Dr. Anne-Victoire Lawrence, and their five (yes, five) cats.
