Richard Matthew Cowell

Richard Matthew Cowell — Patent Litigation Practice Summary

Focus and technology areas. Cowell is a registered patent attorney (Reg. No. 79,143) whose practice centers on patent infringement litigation and PTAB proceedings across software and hardware, streaming/media, semiconductor, and mechanical technologies. The tracked docket is consistent with that: the Harbor Island Dynamic matters involve semiconductor packaging and through-silicon-via patents (e.g., U.S. 7,745,886 and 9,245,826), the Jawbone Innovations campaign concerns consumer audio/voice technology, and the RFCyber suits involve payment/transaction technology. His firm bio notes a technical background with a B.S. and M.S. in computer science and five years as an engineer designing software and firmware for military radar before law school.

Side of the "v.". He works both sides, though his current tracked portfolio leans toward representing patent owners. Of the four tracked appearances, two are plaintiff-side (Harbor Island Dynamic as plaintiff; back-up counsel in Harbor Island's affirmative suits) and two are defense-side (representing Harbor Island in the NXP and Samsung IPR/DJ counterparts). His firm bio and 2020 announcement describe him as having represented both plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes patent litigation, and the bulk of his docket at Fabricant is patent-owner/NPE-side work (Harbor Island Dynamic, Jawbone Innovations, RFCyber). The defense-side entries in the tracked list arise from the same technology disputes in which he acts for the patent owner.

Firm context. He is a partner at Fabricant Rubino & Lambrianakos LLP (long styled Fabricant LLP) in Rye, New York, which he joined in 2020 as counsel. Before that he was of counsel (2017–2020) and an associate (2012–2016) at Desmarais LLP in New York, and an associate at Kenyon & Kenyon from 2007 to 2012. He is admitted in New York (since 2008) and is not known to be in-house.

Notable matters and outcomes. Public filings show him as lead counsel for patent owner Jawbone Innovations in a series of IPRs brought by Amazon, Meta and others (e.g., IPR2023-00253/-00284, IPR2023-01127), and as counsel for Harbor Island Dynamic in IPR2024-01402 through -01405 and IPR2025-00954. In the Harbor Island semiconductor IPRs, the PTAB's March 2026 final written decision in IPR2024-01402 held certain claims unpatentable; his client sought Director Review and filed a Federal Circuit appeal (No. 26-1886) after the Director granted an extension to file a late notice of appeal. He also appeared pro hac vice in Jawbone Innovations v. Apple, Meta and Google in the Western District of Texas and N.D. Cal., and in RFCyber Corp. v. Kroger and v. Starbucks. His bio claims "wins at jury trial and on appeal" and argues before both the Third and Federal Circuits; specific verdicts or appeal outcomes for him personally are not verifiable from the sources reviewed.

PTAB/IPR. He appears regularly, and not merely as back-up: he has served as lead counsel for patent owners in multiple instituted IPRs and is listed on updated mandatory notices as lead counsel in Meta Platforms v. Jawbone Innovations (IPR2023-01127).

Bar and education. Admitted in New York (2008); J.D., NYU School of Law (2007), where he was executive articles editor of the NYU Annual Survey of American Law; B.S. (Stevens Institute of Technology) and M.S. (Columbia University) in computer science. Note: pre-2007 employment details (including the defense-contractor engineering role) come from a third-party professional aggregator and firm announcements rather than primary court records.