Ann M. Robl

Ann M. Robl is an attorney-director with Dunlap Codding in Oklahoma City. Her intellectual property practice includes patent preparation and prosecution, patent post-grant proceedings, trademark protection, copyright matters, licensing, trade secrets, and intellectual property portfolio management. She works with technical fields such as mechanical systems, optics, software, and data networks. Ann helps clients develop protection strategies for inventions and other valuable intellectual property.

Ann earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, cum laude, from Villanova University in 1995 and a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2011, graduating with distinction. She was inducted into the Order of Barristers and served on the editorial staff of the Oklahoma Journal of Law and Technology. Her engineering and legal education provides a foundation for interpreting technical innovations and related legal rights.

Before law school, Ann worked in manufacturing engineering, quality assurance, process improvement, and management across industries involving hydraulic equipment, heavy-duty truck components, and downhole oil and gas equipment. Her current work includes patent searches, intellectual property opinions, licensing documents, privacy and software agreements, and strategies for post-grant patent proceedings. She also evaluates competitors’ intellectual property portfolios and advises on portfolio development.

Ann M. Robl has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for patent and trademark law. She previously served as president of the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Law Section and on its board of directors. Her work brings together technical experience, legal drafting, and practical portfolio planning to help businesses assess, protect, and manage patents and other intellectual property assets.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Dunlap Codding, P.C.
• Member, Oklahoma Bar Association
• President, Oklahoma State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section (2021)
• Member, Oklahoma State Bar Association, Women in Law Section
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association

Licensed State

• Oklahoma

Education

• University of Oklahoma College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Villanova University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) Cum Laude

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