Bio

Gerald Roberts is a member of Dentons’ Corporate and Intellectual Property and Technology practice groups, focusing on various aspects of intellectual property law, including international patent portfolio management, intellectual property auditing, assessment, and due diligence (“IPAADD”), preparation and prosecution of domestic and international patent applications, and preparation of patent opinions (including freedom to operate, infringement, designing around, and patentability) in the computer, electrical, electro-mechanical, and mechanical arts. His practice experience spans a variety of technologies, including artificial intelligence, telecommunications, digital signal processing, semiconductors, electrical power metering, fluid level and flow measurement, and medical devices. He also has experience preparing and prosecuting trademark and copyright applications, and has a wide range of litigation experience, including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets, unfair competition, and general business/commercial litigation. He has been a lead litigator in a number of cases, and has first chair jury trial experience. Prior to obtaining his Doctor of Jurisprudence, Gerald gained over 10 years of engineering and management experience with Rolls-Royce/Allison Engine Company in Indianapolis, where he focused on the design and development of data acquisition, facilities automation, and closed-loop gas turbine engine and propeller control systems. He is a Registered Patent Attorney with the US Patent and Trademark Office.