Robert O. Guillot Biography

Bob Guillot has now retired from the active practice of law, but remains in touch with IPLO. Please direct any queries for Bob's matters to Michael.

Michael J. Hughes Biography

Robert O. Guillot (Partner)
Born New York, New York, October 6, 1942

State Bar of California (1975)
U.S. Supreme Court ~ U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal, Sixth and Ninth Circuits
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals ~ U.S. Court of Claims
U.S. District Courts, Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Central Districts of California
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Registered 28,852)

Practice concentration:

Patent:

  • Technology licensing; patent writing and prosecution (US and foreign); patent infringement and validity opinions.
  • Technological expertise:
    Hard disk drive storage systems including magnetic disk media fabrication and magnetic head fabrication; computer controlled liquid pump systems; musical instrument synthesizers; audio amplifiers; fluid dynamics of liquid and air pumps; laser optics; fiber optics; semiconductor fabrication and mounting methods; plasma and CVD systems; musical instrument strings; bicycle frame, shock absorber and rack technologies; VOC incineration technologies; medical devices including cardiac catheters and immunoassay test kits; agricultural harvesting equipment; trenchless sewer line replacement systems; business methods and systems.

Copyright:

  • Computer software, museum and art gallery representation and artist rights protection.

Education:

  • University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, J.D., 1974
  • University of the City of New York, B.S., Physics, 1966

Posts of Honor:

Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association,

  • President (1996 - 1997)
  • Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer; Member of Board of Directors (1992-2001)

Memberships (Legal):

  • State Bar of California, Intellectual Property Law Section
  • Santa Clara County Bar Association
  • Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association

Memberships (Civic, Scientific and Technical):

  • Silicon Valley Capital Club
  • de Saisset Museum (at Santa Clara University), Advisory Board, President (1998 - 2001)

Experience:

  • Saturn V rocket engine vibration studies; Mars Lander planetary contamination studies; NASA, General Electric Co. (1966 - 1969)

Speaking Engagements:

  • Business Model Patents - American Chemical Society Meeting - 2000
  • Internet and Trademark Law - American Chemical Society Meeting - 1999
  • Recent Developments in Intellectual Property Law - Santa Clara County Bar Assoc. - 1998
  • Copyright Law Seminar - San Jose State University - 1984 - 2002

Hobbies:

  • Art collecting; gardening; sci-fi movies

Michael J. Hughes Biography