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The Design Patent Pro Website was created and is maintained by Robert G. Oake, Jr. He would love to hear from you about what you like and don’t like about this website and how it can be improved. Robert is a Registered Patent Attorney and is Board Certified in Patent Litigation, Civil Trial Law, and Civil Practice Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.  He holds two LL.M (Master of Law) Degrees, including an LL.M in Patent and Intellectual Property Law (with highest honors) from the George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C.  Robert served as lead trial and appellate counsel for Egyptian Goddess in Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa, a case that fundamentally changed the test for design patent infringement.  He has tried to verdict as lead counsel cases involving design patents, utility patents, and trademarks, and has argued eleven cases before the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals including an en banc case involving a design patent. Robert currently serves as one of four members on the Patent Litigation Specialty Program Commission of the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He may be reached at rgo@oake.com.