Frederick L. Cottrell, III

Frederick L. Cottrell, III is a prominent patent litigation attorney and serves as the Chair of the Litigation Department at Richards, Layton & Finger. Based in Wilmington, Delaware, he regularly handles significant intellectual property litigation before the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and in Delaware's state courts.

Mr. Cottrell's practice encompasses a broad range of technology areas, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, mobile telephones, cable television, mobile website technology, and computer circuits. His case experience demonstrates work across diverse sectors, such as defending Roku, Inc. in AlmondNet, Inc. et al. v. Roku, Inc., representing Symantec Corp. as lead counsel in Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Symantec Corp. et al., and acting as counsel for Beckman Coulter, Inc. in patent disputes against Cytek Biosciences, Inc. He also served as local counsel for Lupin Ltd. in Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. v. Lupin Ltd. et al.. Mr. Cottrell represents both plaintiffs and defendants in complex patent infringement disputes. While his tracked cases include appearances for both sides (two plaintiff-side, three defendant-side), his representative client list, which includes Google, Micron Technology, Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Gilead, and L'Oréal, points to a strong practice defending industry giants.

Beyond patent litigation, his expertise also extends to antitrust, products liability, and commercial law. While his firm, Richards, Layton & Finger, handles a wide array of intellectual property matters, Mr. Cottrell's publicly available information primarily highlights his extensive experience in district court litigation.

Mr. Cottrell earned his J.D., cum laude, from Dickinson School of Law in 1988, and a B.A., magna cum laude, in Biological Sciences from the University of Delaware in 1985.