![Frank Bernstein Patent & Intellectual Property Attorney Squire Patton Boggs Palo Alto, CA](https://www.natlawreview.com/sites/default/files/styles/author_profile/public/images/frank-bernstein.jpg?itok=qVxI91jZ)
Frank Bernstein uses his extensive patent litigation experience to think outside the box, helping clients obtain and defend challenging patents. He has extensive experience before the US Patent and Trademark Office (both pre-grant and post-grant patent matters), as well as in US district courts in all phases of patent infringement actions (pre-filing investigations to claim construction, Markman hearings to trials and appeals). His high technology expertise includes computer hardware and software, electronics, semiconductors, wireless, e-commerce and mechanical engineering. Apple, Sony, IBM, Yahoo!, Cadence Design Systems, Lam Research, Peloton Technology, j2 Cloud Services, Renesas, Xyratex, Marvell Semiconductor, Neato Robotics, NEC, Koito and CNH Global are among the clients that he has served.
Frank has been named a 2016-2019 Managing Intellectual Property IP Star has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Top Rated Intellectual Property Attorney since 2017.
A frequent panelist and speaker, both locally and nationally, Frank has covered topics such as recent patent precedent and legislation, patent portfolio development and management, and intellectual property due diligence in mergers and acquisitions. He actively participates in a number of organizations, including PTAB Bar Association (Program Committee), IP Inn of Court (Master, Bay Area Chapter) and Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Frank L. Bernstein
- Rulemaking at the US Patent Office: Does Director Guidance On Discretionary Denials of Review Require Opportunity for Public Comment? - (Posted On Wednesday, March 29, 2023)
- What Gives You the Right to Be in This IPR? A Question OpenSky Should Have Answered - (Posted On Tuesday, November 01, 2022)
- The Adversarial Nature of AIA Proceedings Isn’t Always Enough - (Posted On Monday, April 11, 2022)
- Yes, You Can Bargain Away Your Right to File IPR Petitions - (Posted On Thursday, February 24, 2022)
- AFCP 2.0 Extended: Your Mileage May Vary - (Posted On Friday, October 15, 2021)
- Will Patents Become More Political? The PTO Begins to Implement Arthrex - (Posted On Sunday, July 18, 2021)
- The Supreme Court Provides a Different Fix to Make APJs Inferior Officers - (Posted On Tuesday, June 22, 2021)
- BEST MODE: Compliance with the Duty of Disclosure Requires Vigilance and Self-Awareness - (Posted On Friday, June 11, 2021)
- New AIA Rules Implement Hunting Titan and Preserve a Dual Role for the PTAB - (Posted On Wednesday, December 30, 2020)
- New AIA Rules Level the Evidentiary Playing Field Pre-Institution - (Posted On Thursday, December 10, 2020)