Our Affiliate Consultants

Robert Z. Evora

Robert Evora is a product-minded patent strategist and expert with deep experience in mobile communications, voice/voicemail UX, adtech, device interfaces and product design. Named inventor on multiple U.S. patents assigned to AT&T, Robert consults on issues of invention harvesting, patentability, prosecution strategy, portfolio pruning, licensing readiness, and litigation support. He’s known for translating complex user journeys into claimable, defensible IP that supports brand and product roadmaps.

Robert's patent expertise includes extensive work in the mobile devise industry and currently is Lead Patent Counsel for Munchkin, Inc.

Robert has been named on numerous U.S. patents and applications, including innovations in visual voicemail organization, real-time conversation recording with consent/notification, dynamic ad insertion, event-based messaging, and device/holster interface systems. He helps product leaders capture invention disclosures, shape claimable concepts, and align filings with business goals. His work spans prior-art sweeps, patentability assessments, claims positioning, office-action strategy, portfolio audits, licensing prep, trade-secret triage, and litigation support.

Practical and product-savvy, he’s skilled at turning user concepts into protectable assets and prioritizing filings that defend core differentiation while controlling cost.

Endorsements & strengths: Global patent registration and prosecution, IP strategy, patents & patentability, licensing, trade secrets, portfolio analysis, patent litigation support, trademarks & copyright, privacy/cyber law awareness, due diligence, corporate/IP interfaces, product design and development and litigation, mediation/arbitration experience.

Selected patents & applications

Dynamically Organizing Visual Voicemail — US 9,866,675 (visual triage by rules/keywords/location).
Conversation Recording with Real-Time Notification — US 9,344,560, 9,191,502, 7,813,481; US Pub. 2016/0050313 (recording with start/stop notices & permissions).
User-Profile–Based Speech-to-Text for Visual Voicemail — US 8,509,399, 8,358,752; US Pub. 2013/0023287, 2011/0116610 (context-aware conversion and delivery).
Classification Engine for Dynamic E-Ad Content Insertion — US 8,560,391; US Pub. 2014/0019235 (content analysis & ad placement).
Systems & Methods for Managing Event-Related Messages — US 8,565,810 (scheduled/event messaging & reminders).
Device and Module Interface (Holster/Accessory) — US 8,831,698 (power/data pouch & accessory integration).

(Assignments shown in USPTO records)

IP Strategy - to Development

Invention harvesting & workshops (turning roadmaps into disclosures)
Patentability & prior-art triage (go/no-go clarity fast)
Prosecution strategy & OA response support (claims that track product truth)
Portfolio audits
Trademark and Patent Licensing & enforcement readiness
Trade-secret vs. patent decisioning (what to file, what to keep quiet)

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Robert is the mastermind behind multiple U.S. patents in visual voicemail, call recording consent, adtech, device interfaces and various product design—"It's all about turning ideas into protectable IP.”