Bob Felber is a partner at Waller Lansden and leads the firm's Intellectual Property practice. His practice involves all aspects of intellectual property and related corporate business transactions with a particular emphasis on domestic and international trademark searching, prosecution, enforcement, counseling and dispute resolution. Mr. Felber is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward White, Inc.) for his work in intellectual property law.
Advising clients across a wide range of industries, Mr. Felber has extensive experience in matters involving trademark, copyright, domain name, trade dress and related areas of Internet, e-commerce unfair competition, customs and advertising law. He has represented clients in intellectual property administrative proceedings before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and in domain name dispute resolution proceedings before ICANN. His practice also encompasses intellectual property licensing, franchising, product distribution and trade secrets. Mr. Felber also has established corporate intellectual property programs and conducted corporate audits and domestic and international due diligence investigations.
Mr. Felber assists consumer products manufacturers in developing, registering and protecting their brand names in both the United States and abroad. He also works with companies in the development of franchising and product distribution programs.
Mr. Felber has written extensively on trademark law issues and developments, and he has spoken frequently on the topic in seminars presented by the Nashville Bar Association and other organizations.
Education
J.D., magna cum laude, University of Illinois, 1984
Order of the Coif
Salutatorian
Recipient, Rickert Award for Excellence in Academic Achievement, 1984
B.A., highest honors, Springfield College, Illinois and Southern Illinois University, 1981
