Robert Joseph Endrizzi, Jr.

Robert Joseph Endrizzi, Jr. is an intellectual property litigation attorney at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, specializing in patent infringement matters. His practice focuses on complex technology disputes in federal courts and before the International Trade Commission (ITC). Endrizzi has a background as a staff electrical engineer at Lockheed Martin, contributing to his understanding of sophisticated technical issues, particularly in areas like helicopter terrain awareness and warning systems.

Endrizzi frequently represents defendants, particularly operating companies, in patent litigation. Of his four tracked appearances, three have been on the defendant side, often in lead counsel roles. This includes defending Lenovo and OnePlus in cases brought by Velocity Communication Technologies, LLC. He has also successfully defended Samsung against claims involving wireless payment technologies, achieving a finding of non-infringement on summary judgment. Additionally, he represented Lenovo and Motorola in multiple ITC investigations concerning standards-essential patents on 5G wireless and H.265 video codec technologies.

His recent experience includes significant involvement in cases initiated by Velocity Communication Technologies, LLC, which asserts patents related to the IEEE 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) standard against various device manufacturers. Endrizzi has appeared as lead counsel for defendants such as Lenovo, OnePlus, and TP-Link in these Wi-Fi 6 patent disputes. While primarily defense-oriented, he also served as counsel for Velocity Communication Technologies, LLC as a plaintiff in one case against TP-Link. His overall practice areas include communications, software, and security.

While his professional profile indicates advising on patent portfolio management and adversarial prosecution, specific appearances in PTAB or IPR proceedings are not reliably sourced. Endrizzi earned his J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 2023 and holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering with an Applied Mathematics minor from the University of Connecticut, awarded in 2017. He is an associate in Kirkland & Ellis LLP's New York office.