Charles Henry Robb
Judge Robb no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Robb decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In trademark registration, Robb emphasized preventing marketplace confusion and protecting purchasers.
“The purpose of the act was to prevent, and not to promote, confusion; to protect, and not to deceive, the public.”
In patent review, he required a genuine inventive step before granting a monopoly.
“nevertheless courts will not grant a monopoly unless convinced that invention is involved.”
Procedural preferences
Robb declined appellate review when the record was incomplete.
“The record being thus incomplete, there is nothing for us to review, and we therefore must dismiss the appeal, with costs.”
He required the record to show an abuse of discretion before disturbing a trial court's refusal to reopen a judgment.
“There being nothing in the record showing an abuse of discretion by the trial court in overruling appellant’s motion, the judgment is affirmed with costs.”
Cautions
Robb required challenges to an existing trademark registration to use the statutory adversarial procedure rather than an ex parte route.
“The statute having pointed out the procedure to be followed when the registration of a trademark is to be challenged, the statutory remedy must be pursued.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Not applicable to this circuit-court record.
A historical record
Judge Robb no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.