Robert J. Schoenberg is Of Counsel in the Firm’s Intellectual Property Group.
He has represented numerous companies in patent, copyright, and trademark infringement matters, as well as unfair competition and false advertising disputes. Bob is successful in obtaining trademark registrations for his clients. He has handled more than 20 patent infringement matters, including a major victory for an online retailer in which his client was the only one of four defendants that the jury agreed did not infringe the patent.
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
Bob has particular expertise in matters involving the computer industry, assisting a wide range of clients with protecting valuable contract and property rights arising from the development, licensing, and distribution of computer hardware and software. His range of clients includes leading software companies, pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, and clients in the publishing and entertainment industry.
Among the Firm’s clients for which he has worked are:
A.M. Best Company
Apotex Inc.
Berkeley College
Crum & Forster
Dell Inc.
Estate of Benny Goodman
Exeltis Dermatology USA LLC
Forbes LLC
Fujitsu General America
IBM Corporation
New Jersey Health Foundation
Valley Health System
Bob is a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA.) He is a Master and former Co-Director for the John C. Lifland Inn of Court for Intellectual Property and has been a frequent lecturer on computer law, intellectual property, and related topics.
United States District Court, District of New Jersey
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
United States District Court, Southern District of New York
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Education
Cornell Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1977
Polytechnic University, B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1969
Professional Activities
Master and former Co-Director, John C. Lifland Inn of Court for Intellectual Property
Member, International Trademark Association
Rankings & Recognitions
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business Client’s Guide has included Bob in Band One for Intellectual Property since 2016.
Bob has been included in The Best Lawyers in America®, a peer review of U.S. lawyers, in the fields of Commercial Litigation, IP Litigation, Patent Litigation, and Trademark Law since 2007. In addition, Bob received the Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” award in 2024 for Trademark Law in the Newark region; this is an honor given annually to a single attorney in a particular practice area in each region. Bob also received the Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” award for Intellectual Property in the Newark region in 2022 and the “Lawyer of the Year” award for Patent Litigation in Newark in 2016.
Thomson Reuters has included him on New Jersey’s “Super Lawyers” list for IP Litigation since 2006.