Frank L. E. DeFilippis

Frank L. E. DeFilippis is a patent litigation attorney with experience defending operating companies. He is currently associated with Fish & Richardson. His practice appears to encompass technology areas related to fitness tracking devices and general mechanical or software aspects of such devices, based on his notable case.

DeFilippis primarily represents defendants, as evidenced by his single tracked appearance acting as lead counsel for a defendant.

A notable case in his experience includes Blackbird Tech LLC v. Wahoo Fitness, LLC, where he represented defendant Wahoo Fitness. This case involved a patent describing a device that counts an individual's steps and provides information such as distance traveled and speed. The case also involved inter partes review (IPR) proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), where both Fitbit, Inc. and Wahoo Fitness LLC sought IPRs of the asserted patent claims. The PTAB ultimately found one claim unpatentable for obviousness, a decision affirmed by the Federal Circuit. While the specific firm for DeFilippis in the Federal Circuit appeal isn't explicitly stated, the underlying IPRs and district court proceedings are directly relevant to his experience. The broader context of Blackbird Tech's litigation history also highlights that this entity has been involved in over 100 patent infringement lawsuits, with several resulting in awards of attorneys' fees against Blackbird for abusive litigation.

Information regarding his bar admissions and education was not reliably sourced in the web search results.