Areas of Practice
- Business & Commercial Litigation
- Business & Finance
- Intellectual Property
- Venture Capital & Emerging Companies
Education
- Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D., 1983
- Louisiana Tech University, B.S. in Civil Engineering, 1975, magna cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1983
- Registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Court Admissions
- 5th Cir., 1993
- Fed. Cir., 1991
- E.D. La., 1989
- M.D. La., 1983
- W.D. La., 1989
Bob Tucker is a partner in the firm’s Business & Finance Practice Group, concentrating in the area of intellectual property, including patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright law, as well as technology management and other business and technical matters. He has for more than 20 years engaged in all aspects of intellectual property law practice, including the following: preparation and prosecution of patent applications covering a wide variety of inventions; patent infringement and validity studies; trademark availability searches; the preparation and filing of trademark applications; trademark infringement studies, negotiating, drafting, and providing consultation regarding intellectual property licenses and assignments; due diligence relating to the acquisition and licensing of intellectual property; and litigation of infringement lawsuits involving patent, trade secret, unfair competition, trademark, and other technical issues.
Prior to his career as an attorney, Mr. Tucker practiced as a registered professional engineer, managing both engineering and construction firms.
Mr. Tucker is a frequent lecturer at Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, and at numerous business and education seminars on intellectual property, technology management, and other business and technical subjects.
Mr. Tucker is active in Baton Rouge civic and charitable organizations. He is a member of the board of directors, and currently serves as chairman of the Louisiana Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross. He has served as President and a member of the board of directors of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Baton Rouge. He served as a member of the original steering committee for the preparation of Baton Rouge’s 20-year plan, the Horizon Plan, and served as chairman of the Horizon Plan Implementation Committee. He served on several Baton Rouge Bar Association committees, and as chairman of the Baton Rouge Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service.
Mr. Tucker is a member of the American, Louisiana State, and Baton Rouge Bar Associations, and is admitted to practice in the State of Louisiana, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Noteworthy
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2009 (Copyright 2008 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) in the area of Intellectual Property Law (listed annually since 2005)
- Listed in the 2007 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers in the area of Intellectual Property
- AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell. CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories—legal ability and general ethical standards.
News
- Tucker Appointed to Louisiana Business & Technology Center Advisory Board
- Fifty-Two Jones Walker Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008; Jones Walker Top-Listed in Louisiana
- Bob Tucker Quoted at Length in Baton Rouge Business Report
- Forty-Seven Jones Walker Attorneys Listed in the 2007 Edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers; One In Top Ten, Four In Top Fifty, Two In Top Twenty-Five Women
- Fifty-Two Jones Walker Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2007
- Forty-Eight Jones Walker Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2006
Presentations
- "Intellectual Property Issues in Construction Litigation", February 26, 2003
Memberships
- American Bar Association (Member, Section on Intellectual Property Law)
- Baton Rouge Bar Association
- Louisiana Business & Technology Center (Advisory Board, 2008 to date)
- Louisiana Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross (Chairman, Board of Directors)
- Louisiana State Bar Association
