"One of the most skilled people you are ever likely to see in the courtroom," and a "strong, practical advocate"
IAM Patent 1000-The World's Leading Patent Practitioners 2012-2025
"A super-talented lawyer", "an excellent litigator," and "very smart, commercial and practical"
Chambers USA 2021-2025
"A Stand-out Lawyer."
Thomson Reuters 2025
Rob Maier is a lead trial lawyer and advisor with 25 years of experience guiding global companies through their highest-stakes disputes—including in patent infringement, antitrust, and other complex commercial cases. He chairs Baker Botts' New York Intellectual Property group and serves on the firmwide Executive Committee, leading teams in major cases across district courts, ITC §337 investigations, and PTAB proceedings.
Rob is a registered patent attorney and former software engineer, and his cases involve cutting-edge technologies across all sectors—from semiconductors, wireless communications and telecom, artificial intelligence platforms, and smartphones to medical devices, packaging, and 3D printing. Multinational companies rely on his aggressive but practical approach to litigation, and his proven ability to coordinate and execute multi-front, cross-border strategies.
Outside the courtroom, Rob taught patent litigation as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School and, since 2017, has written the bi-monthly patent and trademark column for the New York Law Journal.
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Recognized as a "Stand-out Lawyer" by Thomson Reuters, 2025
Ranked in Chambers USA for Intellectual Property, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025
Recognized as a New York Metro Super Lawyer (Thomson Reuters), 2018-2020
Recognized in Intellectual Asset Management's IAM Patent 1000 - The World's Leading Patent Practitioners, 2012-2020
Recommended as a "Leading Lawyer" in The Legal 500 U.S., 2013, 2018, 2025
Recognized by The New York Law Journal as a "Rising Star," 2015
Recognized as a New York Super Lawyer-Rising Star (Thomson Reuters), 2013-2016