Robert Kain has practiced intellectual property law for more than three decades. He is Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law by the Florida Bar and was a founding member of the Intellectual Property Certification Committee appointed by the President of the Florida Bar.
Robert has been honored as AV Rated with Martindale Hubble and with the Super Lawyers Award. Ultimately, he was appointed Chairman of that Committee. He is past Chairman of the Computer and Technology Law Committee of the Florida Bar. Robert also lead a three year effort by the Florida Bar Business Law Section to enact a new Florida law, the Computer Abuse and Data Recovery Act (CADRA), F.S. 668.801 which provides a civil remedy for businesses who suffer losses when their computer systems are hacked by unauthorized users. Robert was Chairman of the CADRA task force.
He has B.E. Degree in Electrical Engineering and Law Degree from Vanderbilt University. Robert drafted his first computer system patent in 1982 working as patent counsel for General Electric. Since that time, he has authored hundreds of computer program patents and has published more than three law review and journal articles on computer and Internet law. He secures patent and trademark rights, both domestically and internationally for his clients. Robert also litigates patent, trademark, copyright and Internet related disputes throughout the United States, in District courts and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. He is well versed in the highly technical fields of computer and Internet law.
He is a registered patent attorney with the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office and is admitted to the Bars of Florida, New York, the District of Columbia, numerous U.S. District Courts and many U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Robert taught patent law, as an adjunct professor of law, at Nova Southeastern University Law School, continues to lecture at various CLE seminars and has published over 10 law review and law related articles in the I.P. field.