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Robin Barnes primarily focuses on litigation and complex licensing and has been involved in all aspects of litigation, from pre-filing investigation through trial in several multimillion dollar lawsuits involving claims of patent, trademark, cybersquatting, and copyright infringement for clients such as Anheuser-Busch and Catalina Marketing. She has substantial experience in claim construction analysis and briefing complex patent, copyright and trademark issues at the district court and court of appeals levels. Ms. Barnes has drafted motions for summary judgment of non-infringement, to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, to permit interlocutory appeal on patent-related subject matter jurisdiction, for reconsideration of an unfavorable summary judgment (briefed by predecessor counsel) in a copyright infringement matter, and dozens of discovery-related motions. Ms. Barnes has also been the primary drafts-person on four appeals at the Federal Circuit and two appeals at the Fifth Circuit and has experience briefing issues before the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board and the Board of Patent Appeals & Interferences. In addition, she has negotiated and drafted several highly complex patent license agreements involving multiple parties and multiple patents. Ms. Barnes is a registered patent attorney with patent prosecution and counseling experience in the mechanical and chemical arts. Education J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 1998 M.Eng., Chemical Engineering, University of Louisville B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Louisville Bar Admissions Texas Admitted To Practice U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Press Release Locke Liddell & Sapp Expands IP Practice With Hiring of Three Lateral Attorneys in Dallas 8/30/2007 Professional History Partner in the law firm of Locke Liddell & Sapp. | 