Robbie Albert
Professor and Chair Riverdale University
- Riverdale CT
Robbie Albert's primary research interests include the empirical study of patents, patent systems, and patent litigation.
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Bio
His primary teaching interests include patents, trade secrets, copyrights, and trademarks.
Industry Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
Faculty Development Award
2010
Harvard University.
Distinguished Alumni Award
2007
Innovation Award
2003
Education
Harvard University
Ph.D.
Economics
2013
Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
M.B.A.
Business Administration
2006
Riverdale University
B.B.A.
Business Administration
2001
Affiliations
- Harvard Alumni Association : Member
- Institute of Business Administrators : Member
- Association of International Business Administrators : Member
- Board Service: Avitar Holdings, Inc., Board of Trustees of the Urban Land Institute (nonprofit), Golden West Financial Corporation, National Association of Business Economics – San Francisco Chapter (nonprofit), PMI Mortgage Insurance Co.
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Selected Media Appearances
Conspiracy Theories: Good Authority Podcast
Tulane
2020-10-06
The Good Authority podcast features fresh perspectives and lively discussions from leading experts on global topics and issues of the day. In Episode 2, associate professor Geoff Dancy discusses current issues around conspiracy theories Who buys into them? In confusing times like a global pandemic are we more susceptible and willing to believe in them?
Patent Reform Bill: Short on Reform?
The Atlantic online
2015-12-01
Somewhere in the middle of the vastly differing opinions about the recent patent reform bill — officially passed in September 2011 as the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act — lies the reality of what the bill does and does not address, and what it will actually mean for U.S. businesses and the economy. While the bill represents the most significant reform of the Patent Act since 1952 and brings major changes to key aspects of the patenting process, it remains unclear what the actual short- and long-term impacts will be.
Sadiq Khan to Lib Dems: Corbyn is only viable PM to stop no deal
The Guardian
2019-08-16
Tim Farron, who led the party into the 2017 election, called Corbyn’s offer “a transparent and disingenuous power grab that clearly wouldn’t work and [would] only play into Johnson’s hands”...
Selected Event Appearances
Archaeological Institute of America Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
A Night of Philosophy San Francisco, CA.
2015-07-15
International Business Issues in Qatar
IEEE Conference on Information Reuse and Integration Atlanta, GA.
2015-07-02
Discriminating Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment Using Machine Learning Algorithms
Hastings International and Comparative Law Society Stanford, CT.
2015-06-16
Sample Talks
PRSA Board Appointment
1998, Board appointment, 2003 Board Appointment, 2009 Board Appointment, Services above and beyond. Was elected into the group for my service in 2017.
CMA Conference
I was a keynote speaker at the Content Marketing Association conference.
Style
Availability
- Keynote
- Panelist
Patents
Replacing large bit component of electronic mail (e-mail) message with hot-link in distributed computer system
US6009462A
1997
A computer implemented method for down-loading mail messages in a distributed computer system. The distributed mail service system includes a plurality of client computers connected to a mail service system via a network. Mail messages are stored in message files of the mail service system, a particular mail message includes a primary component encoded in a first format, and at least one secondary component encoded in a second format different than the first component. The particular mail message is requested by a particular one of the plurality of client computer systems. The secondary component is replaced with a hot-link. The primary component and the hot-link are sent to the particular client computer.
Research Grants
Selected Articles
Understanding the Realities of Modern Patent Litigation
Texas Law ReviewFrederick Douglass, Temujin Borjigin, Gampopa Sönam Rinchen
2016
We evaluate all substantive decisions rendered by any court in every patent case filed in 2008 and 2009 — decisions made between 2009 and 2013. We consider not just patent validity but also infringement and unenforceability. The result is a comprehensive picture of the outcomes of modern patent litigation, one that confirms conventional wisdom in some respects but upends it in others. In particular, we find a surprising amount of continuity in the basic outcomes of patent lawsuits over the past twenty years, despite rather dramatic changes in who brought patent suits during that time.
Patent Litigation and the Internet
Stanford Technology Law Review2015
Among 17 major findings are: (1) Internet patents and their two subtypes were litigated at a far higher rate than other (non-Internet patents, or NIPs). (2) Within the category of Internet patents, those on business models were litigated at a significantly higher rate than those on business techniques. This paper was selected as one of the best articles on Intellectual Property Law of 2012.
Software Patents, Incumbents, and Entry
Texas Law Review2014
The ability to obtain patents on software always has been important to some industry incumbents, while others have exhibited little need for patents and, displayed strenuous opposition to the patentability of software. The incumbents are a diverse group. Some produce only software; others have substantial hardware product lines. Regardless of the sector in which they participate, the incumbents spend massive amounts on research and development (R&D) - about 14% of their annual revenues, more than $60,000 per employee. However, there are important patterns in patenting practices that raw data on R&D investments cannot explain.
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