Richard "Rocky" L. Schwartz
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Rocky Schwartz has 34 years of legal experience on both sides of the docket pertaining to patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret disputes. Rocky has represented clients in intellectual property matters before administrative agencies (i.e., U.S.P.T.O.), federal and state courts (district and appellate, civil and white-collar crimes) and the International Trade Commission actions.

• J.D., University of Texas, 1973
• B.S. M.E., with honors, University of Texas, 1971

• Texas Super Lawyer for Intellectual Property Litigation, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 Texas Monthly magazine
• Top Attorneys, Intellectual Property, December 2003 thru 2007, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine
• Selected by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) of Geneva, Switzerland to be included on WIPO’s Arbitration and Mediation Center’s list of Neutrals [1 of approximately 1000 arbitrators and mediators from 70 countries]
• Martindale-Hubble AV-rated

• Dallas Bar Association
• Tarrant County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Dallas-Fort Worth Intellectual Property Law Association
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• International Trademark Association
• Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association
• State Bar, Texas, 1973
• U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas;
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Registered Patent Attorney

• Texas Digital Systems, Inc. v. Telegenix, Inc., 308 F.3d 1193 (Fed. Cir. 2002), rehearing en banc denied 2002, U.S. App. LEXIS 27412 (Fed. Cir. 12/9/2002), cert denied 155 L.Ed. 2d 1108, 123 S. Ct. 2230, 71 U.S.L.W. 3734 (U.S. 2003)
• Cochran Consulting, Inc. v. Uwatec USA, Inc., 102 F.3d 1224 (Fed. Cir. 1996)
• Lund Industries, Inc. v. Go Industries, Inc., 938 F.2d 1273 (Fed. Cir. 1991)
• Kennametal, Inc. v. Tool Serv., Inc., 899 F.2d 1228 (Fed. Cir. 1990)
• Synair Corp. v. American Industrial Tire, Inc., 645 F.Supp. 1080 (S.D. Tx 1986)
• Minturn Advertising, Inc. v. Hermsen Design Associates, Inc., 728 F.Supp. 430 (N.D. Tx 1990)
• Freddie Fuddruckers, Inc. v. Ridgeline, Inc., 589 F.Supp. 72 (N.D. Tx 1984), aff'd. 783 F.2d 1062 (5th Cir. 1986)
• Prints Plus, Inc. v. Classic Graphics, Inc., 225 USPQ 679 (N.D. Ca 1985)
• Allied Marketing Group, Inc. v. CDL Marketing, Inc., 878 F.2d 806 (5th Cir. 1989)
• Entertainment & Sports Programming Network, Inc. v. Edinburg Community Hotel, Inc., 623 F.Supp. 647 (S.D. Tx 1985)
• In re Certain Flexible Foam Sandals, 207 USPQ 541 (ITC 1979).