Robert focuses on providing clients with effective and efficient representation across a broad range of intellectual property matters with particular emphasis on patent licensing, litigation, and prosecution. He regularly counsels his clients regarding strategic intellectual property planning, licensing and technology transactions, new product development, risk assessment, and infringement by competitors. Robert makes it a point to understand his clients’ business and competitive pressures, and his combination of industry and legal experience allows him to consistently provide balanced and useful advice. Robert began his legal career as a patent agent for Laubscher & Laubscher and returned to the firm after working in the intellectual property group at the large multinational general practice firms of Cooley LLP and Goodwin Procter LLP. After relocating to St. George, Utah, Robert joined Gurr & Brande to form Gurr Brande & Spendlove. Before entering law school, Robert worked as an engineer and project manager in the medical device and automotive industries where he was a Six Sigma Green Belt and worked with ISO 9000 certification, kaizen and lean manufacturing. He also lived for nearly two years in Brazil and is proficient in Portuguese.