Richard G. Frenkel

• 140 Scott Drive
• Menlo Park, CA 94025
• USA

Mr. Frenkel is a litigation partner in the Silicon Valley office of Latham & Watkins. He has experience in every aspect of patent litigation, from initial investigations through trial and appeals. Mr. Frenkel has litigated patent cases for a variety of industries, including:

Representative clients include Western Digital, Amazon, Roku, Cotendo, Lamar Outdoor Advertising, Synopsys, TeleNav and WildTangent.

Prior to joining Latham, Mr. Frenkel served as the Director of Intellectual Property for Consumer and Emerging Technologies at Cisco Systems. In this position, he managed patent litigation, advised on patent assertions and patent-purchase opportunities, negotiated patent licenses, analyzed patent issues in mergers and acquisitions, and provided counseling on IP strategy. Prior to practicing law, he worked as an aerospace engineer at Allied Signal and GE Aircraft Engines.

Speaking Engagements

• Presenter, "Anatomy of a Patent Infringement Settlement," UC Berkeley School of Law, October 2012
• "Beyond Bilski: Drawing the Patentability Line for Methods of Doing Business over the Internet,"  Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, October 2011
• Panelist, "The Evolving IP Marketplace - The Federal Trade Commission's Perspective on Aligning Patent Notice and Remedies with Competition," May 2011
• Panelist, "Cost Control in IP Litigation," 8th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, November 2007
• "Stating the Obvious: Patent Protection after KSR," Managing IP webinar, May 2007
• "Managing the IP Legal Department," Atlanta General Counsel Roundtable, April 2007
• "From Sewing Machines to Video Machines: 150 Years of Patent Pools," Patent Pools and Proactive Licensing Strategies Conference, March 2007
• Panelist, "IP Transactional Intermediaries—Who Are They and What Do They Do?" panel co-sponsored by Licensing Executive Society and High Tech Law Institute of Santa Clara University, October 2006