Frank A. Angileri
President
Michigan OfficeP (248) 226-2829fangileri@brookskushman.com
Frank is the President of Brooks Kushman and focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation and post-grant proceedings. He is well-known by clients and colleagues for his strategies to solve clients’ most challenging IP issues.
With over 25 years of experience, Frank has successfully tried patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright cases in Federal Courts nationwide, the Courts of Appeals for the Sixth and Federal Circuits, and the International Trade Commission. As a registered patent attorney, Frank is authorized to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
“Frank is an extremely smart and cool-headed litigator who doesn’t get side-tracked by the emotions that litigation can bring out in people. He thinks through matters sensibly and rationally.” – IAM Patent 1000
Frank has been lead counsel for a wide variety of clients, from individuals to major corporations, in intellectual property and commercial litigation matters. His litigation experience spans across various technologies and industries including, automotive, consumer electronics, industrial technologies, food and beverage, and home appliances.
Frank’s practice also includes post-grant proceedings. He works with clients to challenge or defend patents through administrative trial procedures created under the America Invents Act (AIA). In addition to counseling clients, he has been a vital component to developing Brooks Kushman’s Post-Grant Proceedings practice by mentoring and training other attorneys.
Early on in his career, Frank served as a law clerk to the Hon. Glenn L. Archer, Jr., former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Frank also serves on the Board of Directors for Challenge Detroit, a revitalization effort designed to attract and retain new talent into the City of Detroit.
Representative Matters
Ford Motor Company v. TMC Fuel Injection, LLC (PTAB) – Representing Ford as a defendant in a patent lawsuit involving fuel injection technologies. BK employed IPR proceedings to obtain admissions regarding claim scope that led the district court to grant summary judgment of non-infringement, which the Federal Circuit affirmed.
Ford Global Technologies, LLC v. New World International, Inc. (Jury Trial – N.D. Texas): Trial counsel for plaintiff Ford in a patent lawsuit involving thirteen design patents. Obtained favorable summary judgment, claim construction, and other pre-trial rulings. The jury found willful infringement of all thirteen patents and against all invalidity challenges and awarded Ford the defendants’ total profits from the infringement. Obtained an award of almost $3 million in profits and attorneys’ fees as well as the entry of a permanent injunction. Case No. 3:17-cv-03201
In the matter of Certain Automotive Parts (ITC): Trial counsel for Ford Motor Company in a design patent lawsuit directed to vehicle replacement parts. Obtained infringement finding and upheld validity of seven design patents and obtained a General Exclusion Order preventing any infringing parts from entering the United States. Inv. No. 337-TA-557
Ameranth, Inc. v. Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (Summary Judgment – S.D. California): Successfully defended Domino’s Pizza in a patent infringement suit relating to menu generation and synchronization of data for mobile devices. Obtained summary judgment of unpatentability on a patent asserted against Domino’s and 30 other parties. Also served as counsel for Covered Business Method proceedings where the Patent Trial and Appeal Board held three other asserted patents unpatentable.
Case No. 3:11-cv-01810
Automotive Body Parts Assoc. v. Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Summary Judgment – E.D. Michigan): Obtained summary judgment for Ford Global on plaintiff’s declaratory judgment claims concerning Ford Global’s design patents. Case No. 2:15-cv-10137
Ford Motor Company v. Paice LLC (PTAB): Represented Ford during the pendency of the 22 inter partes review proceedings challenging the validity of hundreds of claims across five separate patents. Managed proceedings through final written decision where the Patent Trial and Appeal Board held 273 patent claims were unpatentable. Case No. IPR2014-00571, IPR2014-00904, IPR2015-00722, IPR2015-00790
Paice LLC v. Ford Motor Company Representative (Federal Circuit): Successfully represented Ford in numerous appeals challenging the Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions that had found hundreds of patent claims as being unpatentable. Case No. IPR2016-1412, IPR2016-1746, IPR2017-1387, IPR2017-1263
In re Certain Hybrid Electric Vehicles (ITC): Trial counsel for Ford Motor Company in multi-patent investigation directed to hybrid electric vehicles. Settlement after trial. Case No. 337-TA-1042
I.E.E. International Electronics & Engineering, S.A. and IEE Sensing, Inc. v. TK Holdings Inc. and Takata-Petri A.G. (Summary Judgment – E.D. Michigan): Successfully defended IEE companies in patent infringement suit relating to capacitive occupant sensors. Obtained summary judgment of non-infringement of four asserted patents. Case concluded in a favorable settlement for our client in the amount of $1.1 Million. Case No. 10-cv-13487
RawCar Group, LLC v. Grace Medical et. al. (Jury Trial – S.D. California): Successfully represented plaintiff in patent infringement action on two patents. Court found both patents valid and infringed on summary judgment. At trial, jury awarded damages and found defendants willful. Case No. 13-cv-01105
GeoTag, Inc. v. Domino’s Pizza Inc. (Summary Judgment – E.D. Texas): Successfully defended Domino’s Pizza in a patent infringement action in East Texas which also involved over 600 defendants. After the other defendants settled, Domino’s was sole defendant left in case. Court granted summary judgment of non-infringement in favor of Domino’s on five different grounds. Case No. 10-cv-0572
Omega Patents, LLC v. General Motors LLC and OnStar, LLC (Settlement – N.D. Georgia): Lead counsel for GM and OnStar in successful resolution of case. Case No. 12-cv-01192
Lear Corporation v. TS Tech USA Corporation, et al. (Settlement – S.D. Ohio): Lead counsel for Lear in action for enforcement of Lear patents. Case No. 11-cv-00245
Qaxaz v. BMW of North America, LLC, et al. (Settlement – D. Delaware): Lead counsel for Ford in successful resolution of patent claim. Case No. 11-cv-491
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company, Inc., v. Kingdom Auto Parts; Prime Choice Auto Parts (Federal Circuit): Lead counsel for Kingdom Auto Parts on appeal where Kingdom`s district court victory was affirmed. Case No. 08-cv-2276; 09-cv-1920
Latentier, LLC v. International Paper Co. (Summary Judgment – E.D. Wisconsin & Federal Circuit): Lead counsel for International Paper in successful defense of patent infringement action. Case No. 08-cv-501
Great American Restaurant Company v. Domino’s Pizza (Jury Trial – E.D. Texas): Lead counsel for Domino`s in successful defense of various trademark claims relating to Domino`s sale of its Brooklyn-style pizza. Plaintiff withdrew claims during trial. Case No. 07-cv-00052
In re Certain Automotive Parts (ITC): Lead counsel for Ford Motor Company in its successful enforcement of eight design patents, covering automotive parts for 2005 Ford Mustang, against seven foreign and domestic manufacturers and distributors of aftermarket parts. Inv. No. 337-TA-651
Nartron Corporation v. Borg Indak (Federal Circuit): Lead counsel for Nartron on appeal, where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a lower court and found for Nartron on Borg Indak’s challenge to inventorship. Case No. 12-cv-1292
ST Sales Tech Holdings, LLC v. Ford Motor Company (Summary Judgment – E.D. Texas): Lead counsel for Ford in successful defense of patent infringement action. Case No. 6-07-cv-346
z4 Technologies v. Microsoft Corp. (Federal Circuit): Argued appeal where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a $140 million judgment in favor of client z4 Technologies. Microsoft sought certiorari before dismissing its Petition. Case No. 507 F.3d 1340
Ford Motor Company and Greenleaf LLC v. Technology Solutions Company (Jury Trial – Wayne County Circuit Court ): Obtained a $2.3 million dollar verdict and judgment on behalf of Ford and a former Ford subsidiary in a breach of warranty action against a software supplier. Case No. 01-123853-CK
AgentWare Systems, Inc. v. Ford Motor Company (Jury Trial – E.D. Michigan): Defended Ford in trade secrets case relating to computer software for assembly line visualization. AgentWare sought $400 million from Ford in damages. The court and the jury found for Ford, rejecting AgentWare’s claims. Case No. 02-CV-71959 DT
UltraPrecision v. Ford Motor Company (Federal Circuit): On behalf of Ford, defeated unjust enrichment and inventorship claims. Case No. 411 F.3d 1369, 338 F.3d 1353
Juicy Whip Inc. v. Orange Bang, Inc. (Federal Circuit): Enforced Juicy Whip`s patent on beverage dispenser technology, including three successful precedent setting appeals, on issues of patent utility, invalidity standards, and damages. Case No. 382 F.3d 1367; 292 F.3d 728; 185 F.3d 1364
Robotic Vision Systems, Inc. v. View Engineering, Inc. (Federal Circuit): Successfully defended View Engineering against nine asserted patents relating to laser scanning technology. Obtained precedent setting Rule 11 sanctions and award of attorneys` fees on behalf of defendant client. Case No: 249 F.3d 1307; 208 F.3d 981
Benedict v. General Motors (Summary Judgment – E.D. Michigan): Successfully defended General Motors patent litigation in the Northern District of Florida with over $25 million at stake; patent was declared invalid on summary judgment. Case No. 01-cv-73026; 184 F. Supp.2d 11997
Omega Patents, LLC v. Lear Corp. (Settlement – M.D. Florida): Counsel for defendant Lear Corporation in patent infringement lawsuit involving vehicle remote start technology. The case concluded in a favorable settlement. Case No. 6-07-cv-1422
Organizations and Affiliations
Founding President, Michigan Intellectual Property Inn of Court 2012-2013.
Intellectual Property Owner’s (IPO) Association – Trade Secrets Committee
PTAB Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Federal Circuit Bar Association
Licensing Executives Society (LES)
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association
Recognitions
“Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists,” Intellectual Asset Management, 2020-2021
“Lawyer of the Year,” Best Lawyers, 2013, 2016-2018, 2020-2022
“Leading Lawyer,” Leading Lawyer Magazine, 2014-2019
“Michigan Litigator of the Year,” Managing Intellectual Property, 2015-2017
“IAM Patent 1000 Recommended Individual,” Intellectual Asset Management, 2014 – 2021
“IP Star,” Managing Intellectual Property, 2013-2022
“Leading Individuals,” Chambers USA, 2017-2020
Best Lawyers in America, 2007-2022
“Leader in the Law,” Michigan Lawyers Weekly 2015
Michigan Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property, 2007-2021
“Top Lawyer,” DBusiness Magazine, 2009, 2011-2013, 2015-2017, 2019-2022
Press Releases
Brooks Kushman Recognized as Client Service A-Team 2022 by BTI
Brooks Kushman Elects Robyn Lederman to Serve As A Member of the Executive Committee
Detroit Free Press Names Brooks Kushman a Winner of the Michigan Top Workplaces 2021 Award
Brooks Kushman Ranked in the 2022 Best Law Firms List
Brooks Kushman Named Once Again As One of Metro Detroit’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For
President Frank Angileri and CEO Sangeeta Shah Named in the IAM Strategy 300 as The World’s Leading IP Strategists
Nine Brooks Kushman Attorneys Ranked In Best Lawyers And Four Ranked In Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch
Nine Brooks Kushman Lawyers Named To 2021 Super Lawyers; One Attorney Honored As Rising Star
Brooks Kushman Recognized As Gold-Standard Firm By IAM Annual Patent 1000 For The Eighth Year In A Row; Six Attorneys Recognized As Top Practitioners
Brooks Kushman Recognized In The Top Tier of IP Firms in the Country By Managing IP; Seven Shareholders Named “IP Stars”
Brooks Kushman Recognized By 2021 Chambers And Partners For Fifth Consecutive Year As Top Intellectual Property Firm
Eight Brooks Kushman Shareholders Named To 2021 Top Lawyers List
Brooks Kushman Named Again As One of Metro Detroit’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For
Eight Brooks Kushman Lawyers Named To 2020 Super Lawyers; Five Attorneys Honored As Rising Stars
Nine Brooks Kushman Attorneys Ranked in Best Lawyers and Four Ranked in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch; Frank Angileri Named Lawyer of the Year
Brooks Kushman Recognized By 2020 Chambers and Partners for Fourth Consecutive Year As Top Intellectual Property Firm
Brooks Kushman Recognized As Gold-Standard Firm in the IAM Patent 1000 For The Seventh Year In A Row; Seven Attorneys Recognized As Top Practitioners
Brooks Kushman Recognized In The Top Tier of IP Firms in the Country By Managing IP; Six Shareholders Named “IP Stars”
Brooks Kushman Continues to Grow with Addition of New Shareholder Dan Hegner
A Heartfelt Tribute to Brooks Kushman Attorney George Mosher, Jr.
Brooks Kushman Continues to Grow with Addition of New Attorney Paul Margolis
Brooks Kushman Ranked In The 2020 Best Law Firms List
Ten Brooks Kushman Shareholders Named To 2020 Top Lawyers List
Brooks Kushman Welcomes Three New Associates, Expands Patent Prosecution and Litigation Practice
Six Brooks Kushman Lawyers Named To 2019 Super Lawyers List; Seven Attorneys Honored as Rising Stars
Brooks Kushman Named One of Metro Detroit’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For
Nine Brooks Kushman Attorneys Ranked As 2020 Best Lawyer; Two Attorneys Recognized As 2020 Lawyer Of The Year
Brooks Kushman Recognized As Gold-Standard Firm By IAM Annual Patent 1000 For the Sixth Year in a Row; Six Attorneys Recognized As Top Practioners
Brooks Kushman Recognized In The Top Tier Of Each IP Rankings Category By Managing IP; Six Shareholders Named “IP Stars”
Brooks Kushman Recognized by 2019 Chambers and Partners for Third Consecutive Year as Top Intellectual Property Firm
Frank Angileri Named Michigan IP Litigator of the Year
Brooks Kushman Announces New Executive Committee to Serve as Firm Leadership
Six Brooks Kushman Shareholders Named To 2019 Top Lawyers List
Alan J. Gocha Wins Pro Bono Case, Awarded Sanctions, Treble Damages, and Attorney’s Fees
Brooks Kushman Ranked In The 2019 Best Law Firms List; Nine Attorneys Ranked As Best Lawyer
Twelve Brooks Kushman Lawyers Named To 2018 Super Lawyers List; Eight Attorneys Honored as Rising Stars
Nine Brooks Kushman Attorneys Ranked As Best Lawyer; Two Attorneys Recognized as Lawyer of the Year
Brooks Kushman Attorney to Speak on Panel at Detroit Association of Realtors Luncheon
Brooks Kushman Recognized as Gold-Standard Firm By IAM Annual Patent 1000; Six Attorneys Recognized as Top Practioners
Brooks Kushman Recognized in the Top Tier of Each IP Rankings Category by Managing IP; Six Shareholders Named “IP Stars”
Brooks Kushman Recognized by Chambers and Partners for Second Consecutive Year
Brooks Kushman Ranked In The 2018 Best Law Firms List; Nine Attorneys Ranked As Best Lawyer
Twelve Brooks Kushman Lawyers Named To 2017 Super Lawyers List; Ten Attorneys Honored As Rising Stars
Nine Brooks Kushman Attorneys Ranked as 2018 Best Lawyers
Gold in IAM Annual Patent 1000
2017 Chambers USA Top Intellectual Property Firms
Six Shareholders Named “IP Stars” By Managing IP
Frank Angileri Named IP Litigator of The Year
Brooks Kushman Ranked in the 2017 Best Law Firms List; Eight Attorneys Ranked as Best Lawyers
Five Brooks Kushman Lawyers Named To 2017 Top Lawyers List
Eight Brooks Kushman Lawyers Named To 2016 Super Lawyers List; Eight Attorneys Honored As Rising Stars
Brooks Kushman Congratulates 7 Attorneys Named as 2017 Best Lawyers In America
Brooks Kushman Recognized as Gold-Standard Firm in Patent 1000 Listing for Third Consecutive Year
Brooks Kushman Attorneys Named “IP Stars” by Managing IP
Brooks Kushman Ranked in Top 2015 PTAB Firms by Docket Navigator
Brooks Kushman Named Managing IP Patent Litigation Firm of the Year, Shareholder recognized as Michigan IP Litigator of the Year
Eleven Brooks Kushman Attorneys Named Top Lawyers
Brooks Kushman Recognized as 2016 Best Law Firm
Fifteen Brooks Kushman Attorneys Named 2015 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Brooks Kushman Named One of the Most Active Firms at the PTAB During the First Half of 2015
Five Brooks Kushman Attorneys Recognized as 2016 Best Lawyers in America
Brooks Kushman Attorneys Named "IP Stars" by Managing IP
Brooks Kushman Shareholder Named Michigan IP Litigator of the Year by Managing IP
Brooks Kushman Intellectual Property Litigation Attorney Frank A. Angileri Honored as a 2015 Leader in the Law
Brooks Kushman Attorneys Help Lead USPTO Pro Bono Efforts
Brooks Kushman Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a 2014 Best Law Firm; Five Shareholders Named as Best Lawyers
Brooks Kushman Hosts Intellectual Property Presentations at Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition
Brooks Kushman Successfully Defends Patent Infringement Case for Domino's Pizza in Landmark Patent Litigation Case
Brooks Kushman Welcomes Challenge Detroit Year Three Fellow
Sixteen Brooks Kushman Attorneys Named 2014 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Brooks Kushman Participating in Challenge Detroit Initiative, Supporting Innovation and Leadership
Michigan Lawyers Weekly Looks to Angileri for Insight on the Impact of the America Invents Act to Patent Law
Inside Counsel Magazine Looks to Angileri for Take on Increase of Patent Re-Examination Claims
Angileri Discusses First-Sale Doctrine and the Impact on Manufacturers for Inside Counsel
Commerce Township Entrepreneur Prevails in Case Against Microsoft for Willful Infringement of Anti-Piracy Software Patents
Client Alerts
USPTO Adopts Federal Court Claim Construction Standard For All AIA Post Grant Proceedings
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of IPR Proceedings, But Strikes Down Partial PTAB Final Written Decisions
AIA Inter Partes Review Proceedings Challenged
Supreme Court’s TC Heartland Decision Impact
Federal Circuit Considers Offers For Sale Under AIA
Exporting Single Part Doesn't Violate Section 271(F)(1)
Federal Circuit Reverses Course on Obviousness– Affirms Apple Victory in Smartphone Battle
Supreme Court’s Cuozzo Decision Endorses AIA Trial Proceedings, But Preserves Key Roles for both the PTAB and Federal Courts in Patent Disputes
USPTO Issues Scaled-Down Revised Rules For PTAB Trials
Federal Circuit Judges Voice Concern Over PTAB Practice of Denying AIA Petitions Based on Redundancy
Federal Circuit Judges Disagree On Correct Claim Construction Standard For AIA Post-Grant Proceedings, But Decline En Banc Review
Supreme Court Declines To Overrule Brulotte Rule: Post-Expiration Patent Royalties Remain Unlawful
Supreme Court Orders Federal Circuit To Defer To District Court Factual Findings During Patent Claim Construction: Will Markman Strategies Change?
The Federal Circuits VirnetX Ruling Continues Its Focus On Requirements For Proving Patent Damages
Webinars
2018/2019 Supreme Court Intellectual Property Review
PTAB Year in Review and Looking Forward - New Procedures Require Reassessment of AIA Trial Strategies
Second Quarter Supreme Court and Federal Circuit IP Review
SAS And Oil States: How New Supreme Court Rulings Will Change Post-Grant Strategy
Quarterly Review - Intellectual Property Impact
Second Quarter 2016 Supreme Court and Federal Circuit Update
Second Quarter 2016 Supreme Court and Federal Circuit Update
Second Quarter 2016 Supreme Court and Federal Circuit Update
AIA Patent Trial and Appeal Board Update
Media Coverage
Featured, “How District Court Trademark Litigation Played Out in 2020,” Managing IP, February 2021
Featured, “Fed. Circ. Won’t Rethink Upholding Ford F-150 Design Patents,” Law360, September 2019
Featured, “Federal Judge Shortages Take Toll on Business Litigation,” Bloomberg BNA, August 2016
Featured, “Ford Wins More Hybrid Vehicle Patent Appeal Board Reviews,” Law360, November 2015
Featured, “USPTO Rules For Ford In Dispute Over Hybrid Vehicle Tech,” Law360, September 2015
Featured, “Stakeholders Provide Suggestions to Prepare for Changes in Practice After Patent Reform,” BNA – Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Daily, September 2011
Featured, “Nine Supreme Court Cases In-House Counsel Should Be Watching,” Inside Counsel, November 2010
Publications
Quoted, “Redrawing the Drawing Board: Patent Attorneys Gear Up for Major Changes,” Michigan Lawyers Weekly, September 2011
Quoted, “Stakeholders Provide Suggestions to Prepare for Changes in Practice After Patent Reform,” BNA – Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Daily, September 2011
Quoted, “Something Fierce: Legal Departments Confront Today’s Rough-and-Tumble IP Arena,” Inside Counsel, January 2011
Quoted, “The Nine: Copyright – Costco v. Omega,” Inside Counsel, November 2010
Presentations
Panelist, “Alice & Mayo: How CAFC & District Courts Treat 101 Absent Congressional Intervention,” Patent Masters™ Litigation 2021, IPWatchdog, June 2021
Moderator, “State of Play: Who Owns What and What are the Implications,” Auto IP Event, Intellectual Asset Management and Brooks Kushman P.C., September 2020
Co-Presenter, “2018-2019 Supreme Court Intellectual Property Review” BK Webinar, July 2019
Panelist, “IAM Boardroom: PTAB,” Intellectual Asset Management, Chicago, IL, May 2018
Panelist, “Ex Parte and Inter Partes Patent Appeals Concerning Obviousness” The Intersection of the PTO Practice and the Courts, Federal Circuit Bar Association, April 2017
Panelist, IP in the Auto Industry Conference, May 2016
Speaker, Inside Counsel Super Conference, May 2015
Panelist, “6 Mistakes Start-Ups Commonly Make,” Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition, November 2014
Speaker, “Enforcement of Trademark Rights,” Federal Bar Association Law Clerk Program, October 2011
Moderator, “Acquire, Enforce & Defend Global Intellectual Property,” Crain’s General & In-House Counsel Summit, May 2011
Admissions
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
U.S. Supreme Court
Michigan Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals – 5th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals – 6th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals – 8th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals – Federal Circuit
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Practice Area and Industries
- Post-Grant Review
- Consumer Products
- Covered Business Methods
- Ex Parte Reexamination
- Inter Partes Review
- Financial Solutions & IT Services
- Litigation Overview
- Electrical & Computer Technology
- Life Science & Medical Device
- Food & Beverage
- Commercial Litigation
- Industrial Manufacturing
- Patent Litigation
- Trademark & Copyright Litigation
- Automotive
- International Trade Commission (ITC)