Robert J. Martin Jr.
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Robert J. Martin Jr.

Associate

Phone: (808) 524-1800  
Fax: (808) 441-6534
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“No matter what line of business you are in, or whether your organization is simple or complex, protecting your intellectual property is essential to your company's success in the marketplace,” says Robert J. Martin Jr.

Martin, whose intellectual property law practice includes both general advice and litigation, advises clients on a range of issues, including the registration and protection of trademarks and copyrights, trade secrets, privacy and publicity rights, unfair competition, and domain name disputes. He is experienced in drafting software, trademark, copyright and other IP license agreements, and he has litigated IP matters before federal and state courts, the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (TTAB), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

Representative Cases

  • Obtained dismissal with prejudice for clothing company in opposition proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board filed by major retailer (2007-2008)
  • Successfully prosecuted trademark and trade dress infringement suit against mainland tour company filed in the USDC (2008)
  • Obtained settlement for national toy company charged with multiple claims of copyright and trademark infringement  (2009-2010)
  • Successfully defended and prosecuted counterclaims against clothing manufacturer for trademark infringement (2009-2010)
  • Successfully defended furniture manufacturer in Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) Complaint filed before the World Intellectual Property Organization (Case No. D2007-1215) (2007)

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property
Commercial Litigation

Affiliations

  • Hawaii State Bar Association
  • Office of Disciplinary Counsel, Hearing Committee Member (2011-present)
  • American Inns of Court, Aloha Chapter (Barrister, 2009-present)
  • Hawaii Workforce Development Council, Board Member (June 2011-present)
  • Waikiki Neighborhood Board, District 9, Subdistrict 2 (2007-2009)
    • Chairman, Subdistrict 2
    • Legislative Committee

Admitted to Practice

  • Hawai`i
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Hawai`i
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Education

  • Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D. 2003)
    • Chicago-Kent Law Review, member
    • Moot Court Honor Society, member
    • Charles Evans Hughes Moot Court Competition, 2nd place oralist
    • CALI Award winner (Advanced Evidence, Capital Punishment)
    • Dean's Honor List
      • Judicial extern to the Honorable Morton Denlow, United States Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • Southern Methodist University (B.A., Advertising 1994)

Past Positions

  • Godbey Griffiths LLLP (2007-2010)
    • Associate Attorney
  • Badger Arakaki (2006-2007)
    • Associate Attorney
  • Bays Deaver Lung Rose & Holma (2004-2006)
    • Associate Attorney
  • Intermediate Court of Appeals, The Judiciary, State of Hawai`i
    • Law clerk to the Honorable James S. Burns, Chief Judge (2003-2004)