Amir H. Raubvogel is a registered patent attorney with over 33 years of experience helping companies develop and secure their patent portfolios. He has represented a wide range of technology companies, from privately held start-ups to publicly traded companies.
Mr. Raubvogel has been writing and prosecuting patents since 1991, working closely with strategic decision-makers, developers, and engineers to formulate and implement strategies for development of effective patent portfolios. He has extensive experience in many diverse technologies, including: software; user interfaces; operating systems; website analytics; handheld computing architectures; smartphones; business methods; Internet protocols; image compression; digital video; optics; neural networks; and computer graphics processing.
Mr. Raubvogel also helps clients set up and maintain procedures to protect their intellectual property, and regularly counsels clients on avoiding infringement of the intellectual property rights of others.
The following are among the companies Mr. Raubvogel has represented:
Acuity Brands
Adobe
Anki
Apple
Avaya
Cisco
Domo
DreamWorks Animation
Hewlett-Packard
Lytro
Omniture
Palm
Sage Intacct
Walmart.com
Mr. Raubvogel received his J.D. from Yale Law School. Prior to attending law school, he graduated with honors from the University of Toronto Engineering program (B.A.Sc., electrical engineering). He has extensive real-world experience in the technology sector, having worked as an IT director, videogame designer and programmer, Internet developer, and information design consultant. His experience as a patent attorney includes many years managing several teams of attorneys working on patents for high-profile clients of Fenwick & West LLP, a leading Silicon Valley law firm.
Mr. Raubvogel was admitted to the California Bar in 1991. He is a member of the California Bar Association Section on Intellectual Property, the American Bar Association Section on Intellectual Property Law, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction. He has served as co-chair of the Palo Alto Area Bar Association’s Patent Group.
