Background
Frank, Robert J. was born on July 27, 1924 in New York, New York, United States.
Frank, Robert J. was born on July 27, 1924 in New York, New York, United States.
Cornell University (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1949). Polytechnic Institute of New York (Master of Electrical Engineering, 1955). Brooklyn Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1959).
Worked at Spencer & Frank (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Intellectual Property, Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Unfair Competition, Antitrust and Computer Law, Litigation. Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical and Biotechnology Arts. Admitted to the bar, 1960, New New York
1968, United States.
District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York 1972, Virginia; 1974-1982, United States. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
1978, District of Columbia.
1979, United States. District Court for the District of Columbia. 1982, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
1984, United States. Supreme Court and United States.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Registered to practice before the United States.
Patent and Trademark Office. Professional Engineer, New York, 1954.
Member: The District of Columbia Bar.
Virginia State Bar. American Bar Association. American Intellectual Property Law Association.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
The Firm"s practice was established in 1959, in the form of a sole practitionership, and became a two-member firm in 1962. lieutenant has since grown to a firm of twenty attorneys, assisted by a thirty-five person support staff, including administration, secretarial, accounting and two full-time professional translators. The Firm"s practice covers all technical fields and all matters pertaining to industrial and intellectual property, including the representation of clients before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Before various administrative agencies such as the International Trade Commission which has authority to block the importation of infringing products and the Customs Service which has the authority to block importation of products bearing infringing trademarks.
Before the Federal District and Appellate Courts, including the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit which is the successor of the old Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. And before the United States Supreme Court.
The Firm assists clients in negotiations and in the preparation of documents pertaining thereto, in trade secret matters, and related causes, including litigation in the Courts in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Virginia State Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association.