About Robert E.
Robert E. Gordon trained first as an engineer and later as a lawyer. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, University Park, in 2004, and completed his Juris Doctor at Widener University in 2009. That technical foundation set the course for his legal work in intellectual property and technology-related matters.
Gordon began his legal career in the early 2010s. He was an associate at Gaylord Popp, LLC in 2011. The following year he became a registered patent lawyer and worked with IP Works PLLC, handling matters that merged his engineering background with patent practice. In 2013 he joined Alan L. Frank Law Associates, P.C., where he expanded his experience in patent preparation and prosecution, as well as related counseling for clients navigating patent strategy.
By 2019 Gordon moved to High Swartz LLP. His career path shows a steady progression from associate roles to positions that required both technical knowledge and legal judgement. He is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, which allows him to represent clients on state matters in both jurisdictions and to coordinate filings and litigation strategies that cross state lines.
His work draws on the combination of an electrical engineering degree and years of patent practice. He has handled patent drafting and prosecution, worked through patentability analyses, and advised on portfolio development for clients in technology sectors. He also has experience addressing procedural aspects of patent practice that arise when technical inventions intersect with legal requirements.
Colleagues describe Gordon as methodical in his approach and attentive to the technical details that matter in patent work. He tends to break complex problems into discrete steps, which clients find useful when they are deciding how to protect new technologies. He has a background that lets him translate engineering concepts into legal claims that can be navigated through examination and, if necessary, enforced.
Today Gordon practices at High Swartz LLP, where he continues to work on patent-related matters and other technology-focused legal issues. His practice concentrates on advising clients on patent prosecution and on managing patent portfolios for organizations and inventors.
