Robert J. Lambrechts

Mr. Lambrechts practices both intellectual property and environmental law.  Mr. Lambrechts has substantial experience in preparing patent applications for medical devices, safety equipment, machine tools and automation equipment. In addition, he advises clients on trademarks including their prosecution, opposition, policing and enforcement. He also provides clients with legal opinions on infringement issues and patent validity and assists clients with licensing of intellectual property and protecting trademarks and copyrights. Mr. Lambrechts is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

From 1983 to 1987, Mr. Lambrechts served as a senior automation engineer with the Allied Signal Corporation in Kansas City, Missouri.

From 1991 to 1995, Mr. Lambrechts served with the U.S. EPA in the Regional 7 office as a special assistant to the Regional Administrator.

Mr. Lambrechts also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Missouri at Kansas City where he has taught courses for both the law school and engineering school since 1993. Mr. Lambrechts' avocation is his service to the United States Navy Reserve as the Campus Liaison Officer for UMKC.

Court Memberships

• Kansas
• Missouri
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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Honors

• Selected as Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers, 2008-2009
• Selected by peers for “Best of the Bar,” The Kansas City Business Journal, 2003 and 2004
• Martindale-Hubbell® “AV” Rating
• United States Environmental Protection Agency Bronze Medals for Commendable Performance, 1993 & 1995
• Two United States Environmental Protection Agency Special Achievement Awards, 1993 & 1995

Professional Affiliations

• The Missouri Bar
• Kansas Bar Association
• Licensed Patent Attorney
• Licensed Professional Engineer in Missouri
• Past Chair, Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Environment Committee
• Commander United States Navy Reserve
• Past Chair, UMKC Civil and Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board
• Board of Directors, Kansas City Inventors Association
• Board of Directors, Heart to Heart International

Publications

• Author, The U.S. Electrical Grid: Surviving Cyber-Terrorism and Solar Flares, Natural Resources & Environment, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Spring 2011
• Author, Green Technology and Patent Protection, MEI - A Publication by Associated Industries of Missouri, April 2010
• Author, Green Technology and Patent Protection, Air & Waste Management, April 2010
• Author, Ubiquitous Industrial and Commercial Boilers and Their Regulation under the Clean Air Act, Natural Resources & Environment, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Spring 2010
• Author, Title V of the Clean Air Act—Amendments of 1990, Journal of The Missouri Bar, Vol. 49, No. 6 (Nov.-Dec. 1993)
• Author, Missouri Air Permit Law, Missouri Environmental Law and Policy Review, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Sept. 1994)
• Author, Making Your Intellectual Property Pay Off, EM - A publication of the Air and Waste Management Association (March 2003)
• Author, The Clean Air Act's Accidental Release Prevention Program,
• Missouri Environmental Law and Policy Review, Vol 5, No. 1 (Sept. 1997)
• Author, Internet Deep Linking, Kansas City Business Journal, (Oct. 1998)
• Author, MDNR's Tool Box For Encouraging Compliance, Missouri Environmental Law and Policy Review, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Dec. 2001)

Presentations

• Adjunct Faculty, UMKC Schools of Engineering and Law (1993-2011)
• Speaker, Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors (2001-2004)
• Speaker and Moderator, Environmental Conference at the Lake, Sponsored by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce (2001-2003)
• Speaker and Moderator, Midwest Region Environmental Conference, Sponsored by Associated Industries of Missouri (2001-2006)
• Speaker, Associated Industries of Missouri, EPA's Risk Management Program (1996-1998)
• Speaker, Kansas University, Environmental Regulation Update (1997)
• Adjunct Faculty, Johnson County Community College (2002-2005)