William H. Frankel

Bill was known for his extraordinary range of experience and effective advocacy in IP disputes. His litigation practice encompassed patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and unfair competition litigation. Bill represented clients in leading cases in federal trial and appellate courts, at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, at the International Trade Commission, and in alternative dispute fora.

Bill’s engineering background, work experience, and communication skills helped him distill complex and technical fact patterns into compelling arguments involving, among other technologies, medical devices, oil and gas drilling equipment, consumer and kitchen electrics, packaging materials, telecommunications, internet and e-commerce matters, social media, automotive technologies, and cargo constraint apparatuses. He counseled clients in these areas regarding their entire IP portfolios and was first in mind when litigation ensued.

Businesses with global reach relied on Bill for worldwide IP protection and enforcement, as well as the coordination of legal strategies and litigation in multinational IP disputes. He worked with clients throughout Europe as well as in Canada, Israel, Australia, Japan, and China and represented domestic and foreign companies in U.S. federal courts and before the ITC.

In over three decades of practice, Bill earned a reputation for his uncompromising ethics and dedication to client needs and the law. He was honored as an Illinois Super Lawyer in Intellectual Property Litigation, named in Euromoney’s Guides to the World’s Leading Patent and Trademark Law Experts, and recognized by Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America, and Who’s Who Legal, among others. Bill was also a trained mediator, using his judgment and experience to help both clients and litigants resolve IP disputes outside the courtroom.