Robert Danner Michaux

My practice primarily focuses on assisting clients with intellectual property matters. Outside of the courtroom, I have represented clients with matters involving

• trademark selection, clearance, and enforcement
• preparing and filing applications to register trademarks and service marks in both the U.S. and abroad
• registering copyrights with the U.S. Copyright Office
• trademark maintenance in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, Middle East, and Australia
• cease and desist letters
• intellectual property assignment and licensing
• regulatory compliance with state and federal agencies

I regularly represent parties in trademark cancellation and opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. 

I also have assisted clients in mediation and arbitration proceedings.

I have experience with complex litigation matters in both federal and state courts. From drafting the initial pleadings, to navigating discovery and procedural issues, through closing argument at trial, I have assisted clients with every aspect of civil litigation in various types of cases, including:

• declaratory judgment actions
• copyright, patent, and trademark infringement
• unfair competition
• trade secret misappropriation
• false advertising
• business tort and conspiracy claims

I am admitted to practice in the appellate and trial courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Court of Federal Claims, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

I graduated from the University of Richmond School of Law with a J.D. and hold a B.S. in Chemistry from Virginia Commonwealth University. While in law school, I served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Richmond Journal of Law and Technology and received a Certificate in Intellectual Property. Before entering private practice, I served as judicial clerk to the Hon. F. G. Rockwell, III, a Circuit Court Judge in Chesterfield County, Virginia.