Mr. Robert Babayi

Robert Babayi was one of the founding members of the Iranian American Bar Association (IABA) in 2000. Mr. Babayi, along with other founding members participated in adoption of the initial Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the IABA. Since then, Mr. Babayi has been active in the affairs of the organization, promoting IABA's goals and objectives throughout the US. Mr. Babayi was one of the attorney members who participated in investigating INS conduct in connection with the IABA commissioned report on implementation of NSEERs by interviewing a number of detainees in California.

Mr. Babayi has also served as one of the board of directors of Iranian American Cultural Association (IACA) in 1998-1999.

Robert Babayi specializes in protection of intellectual property rights for high-tech clients. He has handled both defensive and offensive aspects of patent litigation in the District Court level and before the International Trade Commission. Mr. Babayi has prepared and prosecuted patent applications covering electrical, software, and mechanical and manufacturing process arts. Mr. Babayi also counsels clients on patent infringement, validity, licensing, and due diligence matters.

Mr. Babayi's representative clients include Agere Systems Inc., IBM, Ericsson, Apple, Motorola Inc., Sylvan Learning Systems Inc., and Time Domain Corp. Mr. Babayi has been involved in complex patent litigations relating to Wireless Local Area Network standards.

Mr. Babayi has in-depth technical knowledge of telecommunication, wired and wireless computer hardware, storage devices, networking protocols, object oriented software, integrated circuits, mechanical packaging and manufacturing processes.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Babayi was an in-house attorney for Motorola Inc. and IBM Corp.

Distinctions
J.D., University of Miami, 1992
B.S.E.E. Florida International University, 1981
Bar Admissions:
Washington, D.C.
Florida
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office