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 is a 1987 graduate of Golden Gate University Law School and 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. Mr. Rounds has also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he taught courses on intellectual property law and intellectual property litigation.

Reported Decisions

Reno Air Racing Association, Inc. v. McCord
--- F.3d ----, 2006 WL 1867632 (9th Cir. 2006)

Stephens v. Tech Int’l, Inc.
393 F.3d 1269 (Fed. Cir. 2004)

Dahl, et al. v. Hem Pharmaceuticals
7 F.3d 1399 (9th Cir. 1993)

Smith v. M & B Sales & Mfg.
13 U.S.P.Q. 2d 2002 (N.D. Cal. 1990)

Cellularm, Inc. v. Bay Alarm Co.
20 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1340 (N.D. Cal. 1991)

The Bath & Beyond v. Bed, Bath & Beyond
20 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1799 (N.D. Cal. 1991)

IGT v. Global Gaming Technology, Inc.
42 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1144 (D. Nev. 1997)

RMI v. Mitchell Golf Equipment Co.
993 F.Supp. 1301 (D. Nev. 1997)

Great Basin Brewing Co. v. Healdsburg Brewing Co.
44 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1751 (D. Nev. 1997)

Miracle Blade, LLC v. EBrands Commerce Group
LLC, 207 F.Supp.2d 1136 (D. Nev. 2002)

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