Ricardo Bonilla

Ricardo "Riqui" Bonilla is a Principal at Fish & Richardson in Dallas, where his practice focuses on intellectual property litigation with an emphasis on patent disputes. His technical background in software engineering informs his work on cases involving e-commerce and website systems, computer software, encryption, network architecture, and telecommunications. Bonilla has litigated in U.S. district courts nationwide and has argued appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

While the provided case data shows a representation for a plaintiff, Bonilla has a significant practice defending operating companies. His notable defensive victories include securing a precedential Federal Circuit affirmance of an attorneys' fee award for Bed Bath & Beyond in a case involving patent eligibility under § 101. He also obtained a summary judgment of non-infringement for Hertz in the Eastern District of Texas and a Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal for Abercrombie & Fitch and other retailers. In addition to his district court work, Bonilla is active at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), where he successfully represented Tiffany and Company as a petitioner in an inter partes review, resulting in a final written decision invalidating the challenged patent claims.

Bonilla has spent his entire legal career at Fish & Richardson, which he joined through the firm's 1L Diversity Fellowship Program. He now serves as the recruiting principal for the Dallas office and heads the firm's "Next Gen" initiative for developing junior lawyers. He earned his J.D. from Texas Tech University School of Law and a B.S. in software engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas.