About Rob

Hi.  I’m Rob Holmes.

I was raised in New Jersey in a family of private investigators where Sherlock Holmes was common bedtime fodder. I authored an early version of Powerpoint for my 7th grade science project, introducing my entire school to their first social media experience in 1982. This same year, I began conducting trademark infringement investigations at the age of twelve.

In 1989, I was the first student at my college with a consistent Internet connection in his dorm room. It was there where I began to harness the power of social medium as one of the first users of beta versions of America Online and Prodigy. That same year I co-founded Willy Productions and created short films seen all over New Jersey and Philadelphia. During the years of 1989 to 1993 I attended Bible College and was a youth leader, working with outreach groups across North America and Asia, and was a common presenter at events. I tested the political waters while in school as well, marching on Washington alongside the Vice President of the United States.

I moved to Los Angeles in 1994 to pursue standup comedy. In 1995, I found employment at a premiere Intellectual Property investigative firm where I conducted the first ever online IP investigations. There I also pioneered the study of the “virtual crime scene”, which is now taught worldwide.

In 2001, I founded my own firm, which has become known as the best of its kind in the world. My clients are a Who’s Who list of Fortune 500 companies. Throughout my career, I have been sought as an adviser to a wide range of officials and businesspeople. I have been featured on television, in books, and in newspapers & magazines; and have been well-received as a speaker on the topic of IP Cybercrime.

I am CEO of IPCybercrime.com LLC, Editor of Knockoff Report, an independent consultant, and sit on the boards of OneMany Inc. and a Federally-funded IPR initiative.

If you work for a brand owner or law firm and are responsible for protecting Intellectual Property, I would like you to consider hiring my firm for your investigations, or to assist you in putting proper procedures in place and train your people.

To schedule me for speeches, panels, workshops, or seminars, call (972) 679-1111 or email holmespi@aol.com.

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog.

Sincerely,

Rob Holmes