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Robert J. Lambrechts

Experience
Mr. Lambrechts practices both intellectual property and environmental law (click here for his environmental bio).  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 continues to serve with the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce where he previously chaired the Chamber's Environment Committee.  Mr. Lambrechts' avocation is his service to the United States Navy Reserve as the Campus Liaison Officer for UMKC.

Education
  • Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D., 1990
  • University of Missouri-Columbia, M.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 1982
  • University of Missouri-Columbia, B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Honors Scholar, 1981
Admissions
  • Kansas, 1994
  • Missouri, 1990
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2000
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 (2000-2002)
  • Commander United States Navy Reserve
  • Member, UMKC Civil and Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board
  • Board of Directors Kansas City Inventor's Association
Publications
  • 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)
In The News
10/24/2008 Kansas City Business Journal - Inventors navigate long patent process for reward of protecting their product
03/06/2003 Make Your Intellectual Property Pay Off

Press Releases
10/23/2008 52 Lathrop & Gage Attorneys Named Super Lawyers

Presentations
  • Adjunct Faculty, UMKC School of Engineering (1993-2009)
  • 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)




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