Mr. Rounds is a founding partner of the firm and a respected trial attorney whose practice is limited to intellectual property litigation and counseling, a passion he developed while working for five years for the renowned San Francisco law firm of Townsend and Townsend and Crew.
As a seasoned intellectual property attorney, Mr. Rounds enjoys new, factually distinct cases involving divergent legal issues—and the fascinating clients who bring them in the door. His broad worldview was shaped early in life by his exposure to a diversity of cultures and customs on the Philippines island of Mindanao, where his father served as a manager for Del Monte corporation.
Mr. Rounds has a penchant for meticulous preparation and is a formidable litigator who believes the best way to build a reputation is down at the courthouse. He has achieved numerous favorable verdicts for clients in patent infringement and other cases including a recent $11.4 million patent infringement verdict in Federal Court in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Mr. Rounds is licensed to practice in the States of California and Nevada, all federal courts in those jurisdictions, and the Ninth and Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
Reported Decisions
U.S. v. Sullivan,
522 F.3d 967 (9th Cir. 2008)
Reno Air Racing Association, Inc. v. McCord,
452 F.3d 1126 (9th Cir. 2006)
Stephens v. Tech Int’l, Inc.,
393 F.3d 1269 (Fed. Cir. 2004)
Miracle Blade, LLC v. Ebrands Commerce Group, LLC,
207 F. Supp.2d 1136 (D. Nev. 2002)
IGT v. Global Gaming Technology, Inc.,
42 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1144 (D. Nev. 1997)
Great Basin Brewing Co. v. Healdsburg Brewing Co.,
44 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1751 (D. Nev. 1997)
Dahl v. Hem Pharmaceuticals Corp.,
7 F.3d 1399 (9th Cir. 1993)
Cellularm, Inc. v. Bay Alarm Co.,
20 U.S.P.Q.2d 1340 (N.D. Cal. 1991)
Bath & Beyond Inc. v. Bed, Bath & Beyond Inc.
20 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1799 (N.D. Cal. 1991)
Smith v. M & B Sales & Mfg.,
13 U.S.P.Q. 2d 2002 (N.D. Cal. 1990)
RMI v. Mitchell Golf Equipment Co.
993 F.Supp. 1301 (D. Nev. 1997)
Published Works
Litigating the High Tech Intellectual Property Case: the Y2K Litigation Frontier, 1999
Considerations in Effective Exhibit Preparation, 1997
Preliminary Injunctions in Patent Cases, ALI/ABA Litigation Conference, 1999
Litigating Gaming Patent Cases, Global Gaming Expo, 2000
False Advertising and Trademark Infringement Pitfalls, A2N2, 1999
Testimony on N.R.S. § 600.500, 600.430, 600A.050, and numerous intellectual property bills before Nevada Legislative Committee
