Frank A. DeCosta, 博士

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Frank DeCosta博士在专利诉讼、客户法律咨询以及法律意见方面拥有丰富经验，其技术领域涉及计算机、消费电子、软件、医疗器械和信息系统等。作为首席诉讼律师，他曾领导诉讼团队，获得超过1亿美元的陪审团裁决和法官判决。他经常为涉及复杂技术的专利侵权指控为客户担任辩护律师。

Frank DeCosta博士曾为美国、欧洲和亚洲的客户管理专利维权相关事务，参与了50余起专利诉讼案件的各个阶段，包括跨国证据开示、权利要求解释、动议实践、证人及专家证言取证以及在陪审团面前出庭质证。他同时在多起美国专利审判与上诉委员会（PTAB）双方复审（IPR）程序中担任主办律师。

Frank DeCosta博士经办的大多数案件均涉及其此前科研、学术培训及职业经历相关的技术领域，包括多媒体通信系统、复杂信号处理系统、图像处理系统、医疗系统及模式识别系统的硬件与软件研发。在加入飞翰前，Frank DeCosta博士曾在领先的科技公司担任科学家十年，其中六年任职于AT&T贝尔实验室。他经常代表客户处理涉及事实标准和法定标准的专利事务，包括 IEEE 802.X、ISDN、JPEG、MPEG、MP3、ATM、SONET、Blu-ray、DVD、CD、NFC、DICOM 以及多项手机和电视相关技术标准。

Frank DeCosta博士经常在美国专利诉讼实务、专利标准、专利池以及专利尽职调查等主题的继续法律教育（CLE）项目中担任演讲嘉宾，并为工程师及工程专业学生讲授知识产权相关法律问题。他曾任飞翰管理委员会和薪酬委员会成员，曾担任诉讼业务部负责人，并领导由100余名律师组成的电子与计算机技术业务团队。

Frank DeCosta博士曾入选《Intellectual Asset Management》“Strategy 300”全球知识产权战略家榜单，并被《The Legal 500 U.S.》评为美国专利许可及交易领域的杰出律师。《Legal Media Group》自2011年以来持续将其评为美国顶尖专利律师之一。他还入选《On Being a Black Lawyer》评选的“Power 100”，被评为美国最具影响力的100位非裔律师之一。

经验

Represented Audio MPEG, Philips, France Telecom, Telediffusion De France S.A., Institut fur Rundfunktechnik GmbH, and Bayerische Rundfunkwerbung GmbH in a series of litigations forming part of a worldwide patent enforcement program to protect rights directed to MPEG audio technology. All litigations concluded with worldwide settlements. The program currently has more than 1,000 licensees.

2:05-cv-00185; 1:05-cv-00565, E.D. Va., Judges Friedman, Stillman, Hilton, Poretz

Represented plaintiffs One-Blue, Sony, Pioneer, Philips, and Panasonic in a litigation asserting certain patents from the One-Blue pool covering essential elements of Blu-ray disc standards.

1:13-cv-00917, D. Del., Judge Stark

Represented Philips as the first chair running litigation teams enforcing patents directed to DVD technology. These cases resulted in judgments from the bench and a jury verdict totaling more than $100 million.

2:05-cv-08953, C.D. Cal., Judges Abrams, Gee, Rafeedie, Real
2:06-cv-01366, C.D. Cal., Judges Abrams, Rafeedie, Real

Obtained favorable settlement prior to trial at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) after obtaining a finding of indefiniteness of one of three asserted patents, institution of inter partes review (IPR) of another patent, and filing an offensive case seeking damages, inter alia, in the form of attorneys’ fees for being forced to defend against Bell Northern’s assertion of patents in violation of FRAND licensing obligations.

337-TA-1367, ITC, Judge Moore
2:23-cv-10783, C.D. Cal., Judges Anelle-Rocha, Eick
IPR2023-01414, PTAB, Judges Abraham, Cass, Hamann

Represented Plaintiffs Koninklijke Philips NV and IP2IPO Innovations, Ltd. against Boston Scientific in patent suit involving medical devices.

1:20-cv-01487, D. Del., Judge Noreika

Represented Philips in patent dispute relating to LED televisions and content streaming.

2:19-cv-01366, C.D. Cal., Judges Kornstadt, Standish