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Robert L Wagner

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

23 years of experience
Energy, Oil & Gas Law, Intellectual Property, Patents ...
Illinois, Pennsylvania, US Patent & Trademark Office

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Biography

I am counsel at the Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, where I focus my practice in the energy, intellectual property, and complex civil litigation areas. In particular, I have represented plaintiffs and defendants in dozens of lawsuits throughout the country. I also have experience representing clients at trial, having successfully represented plaintiffs in a case with in a multi-million dollar jury verdict, and on appeal, having successfully argued before the Federal Circuit. I am licensed to practice in the states of Pennsylvania and Illinois, as well as being a registered patent attorney before the US Patent and Trademark Office. I am currently admitted to practice before the following federal courts: US District Courts for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Northern District of Ohio, Northern District of Illinois (trial bar), and Central District of Illinois and the US Courts of Appeals for the Federal, Sixth, and Seventh Circuits.

Practice Areas

Energy, Oil & Gas Law: Utilities

Intellectual Property

Patents: Patent Appeals, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution

Trademarks: Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration

Additional Practice Area

Commercial Litigation

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Illinois
Since 2001

Pennsylvania
Since 2010

US Patent & Trademark Office
Since 2009

6th Circuit
Since 2002

7th Circuit
Since 2003

Federal Circuit
Since 2011

US District Court for the CD Illinois
Since 2007

US District Court for the ND Illinois
Since 2003

US District Court for the ND Ohio
Since 2003

US District Court for the WD Pennsylvania
Since 2010

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

Professional Experience

Counsel: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC; 2017 - Current

Counsel: Picadio Sneath Miller & Norton, P.C.; 2010 - 2017

Associate: Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP; 2003 - 2010; I was an associate in the Intellectual Property and Litigation practice groups, where I handled dozens of patent litigation and complex commercial matters for a variety of Fortune 500 and regional companies throughout the United States.

Law Clerk: United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio; 2001 - 2003; Law clerk for the Honorable Kathleen M. O'Malley. While clerking for Judge O'Malley, I assisted her in teaching a Patent Litigation course at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Judge O'Malley is currently serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Education

Case Western Reserve University School of Law: J.D.; 1998 - 2001; Honors: Magna Cum Laude Order of the Coif Concentration in Litigation with Honors; Activities: Law Review

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor: Ph.D. | Applied Physics; 1992 - 1998; During my time here, I conducted research at the National Science Foundation's Center for Ultrafast Optical Science (CUOS) under the direction of Dr. Donald P. Umstadter and Dr. Gerard Mourou. I authored or co-authored over two dozen papers on ultrafast optics and high energy phenomena, including my thesis--"Laser-Plasma Electron Accelerators and Nonlinear, Relativistic Optics"--and presented my research at over a dozen conferences. In addition, my research was featured in the New York Times, The Economist, and Business Week.

Claremont Consortium of Colleges - Harvey Mudd College: B.S. | Physics; 1988 - 1992; While at Harvey Mudd, I conducted research in low-temperature resistivity measurements with Prof. James Eckert.