Rick Frenkel helps clients navigate intellectual property disputes, providing analysis and preventative counseling and advising on the IP aspects of both license agreements and mergers and acquisitions. He draws on his experience as a trial lawyer, engineer, and former in-house counsel, representing clients in all aspects of litigation.
Rick advises a full range of clients, from startups to Fortune 50 companies active in a variety of industries, including:
Prior to joining Latham, Rick served as the Director of Intellectual Property for Consumer and Emerging Technologies at Cisco Systems. Prior to practicing law, he worked as an aerospace engineer at Allied Signal and GE Aircraft Engines.
With more than 30 years of experience at the intersection of engineering and law, he excels at integrating the technical, legal, and business issues clients face, to arrive at practical solutions.
Rick’s representative clients include Amazon, Meta, Lamar Outdoor Advertising, Mimecast, Amphenol, Extreme Networks, and Western Digital.
Rick serves on the board of the Silicon Valley Law Foundation and was until recently the Vice-Chair of the Federal Circuit Bar Association’s Patent Litigation Committee.
Rick’s representative experience includes:
Partner Rick Frenkel and associate Charlotte Yeung were lauded for their pro bono work.
Latham's California litigators were recognized for a myriad of high-profile, historic case victories, representing some of the world's most innovative technology companies.
You know those air-filled plastic pouches that pad the contents of just about every box you get in the mail? They’re called dunnage. And two companies that make them are involved in a big patent fight, including Latham client Free-Flow Packaging International Inc.