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Thomas J. Friel, Jr. is a partner in the Cooley Litigation department, head of the Firm's national Intellectual Property Litigation practice and head of the Firm's Bay Area Intellectual Property Litigation practice group. He joined the Firm in 2000 and is resident in the San Francisco and Palo Alto offices.
Mr. Friel specializes in patent and licensing litigation, trademark and copyright litigation, trade secret, unfair competition, and other complex business cases. He represents clients working in industries ranging from electronics to life sciences in federal and state courts, judicial and private arbitrations, and International Trade Commission (ITC) investigations.
Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Friel was a name partner for over 20 years at Skjerven, Morrill, MacPherson, Franklin & Friel LLP, formerly a large intellectual property boutique headquartered in San Jose.
Mr. Friel has represented clients in patent and licensing litigations involving a wide range of products and industries, including wireless technologies, life sciences, microprocessors, math co-processors, PLA's, semiconductor manufacturing and packaging equipment, database, software, graphics, HDTV, electronic gaming, industrial equipment, lasers, lighting, automotive, and fluid handling, as well as Internet and business method patents. Mr. Friel has extensive experience litigating copyright matters involving software, microcode, databases, maps, technical and training manuals, and other works. Mr. Friel also has extensive experience with trademark cases, such as invalidating the "386" trademark for microprocessors, and numerous trademark and trade dress matters.
Mr. Friel is a frequent lecturer on patent topics, and has served on the faculty of the annual Advanced Patent Law Institute and annual Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property & Technology Institute.
Mr. Friel is included in the 2007 and 2008 editions of The Best Lawyers in America (Specialty of Intellectual Property Law), and was honored in 2006, 2007, and 2008 as a Northern California Super Lawyer (Intellectual Property Litigation). Mr. Friel has been featured both in Euromoney Legal Group Guide to Leading U.S. Lawyers (Intellectual Property) and Euromoney Guide to the World's Leading Patent Law Experts.
Mr. Friel graduated cum laude in 1977 from the University of Michigan Law School, where he was a recipient of the Henry M. Campbell Memorial Prize (moot court competition). He completed the College of Advocacy, Hastings College of Law in 1981. He completed his undergraduate education at University of Michigan, College of Literature, Science and Arts, where he graduated, magna cum laude, with a BGS in 1973.
Mr. Friel is a member of the California State Bar, and is admitted to all California state and Federal courts, the Fifth and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeal, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He also has been admitted pro hac vice on numerous cases to District Courts in Texas, Delaware, Virginia, Massachusetts, Georgia, Florida, District of Columbia, and Colorado. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the International Trade Commission (ITC) Trial Lawyers Association, and the San Francisco and the Santa Clara County Bar Associations.
Education- University of Michigan Law School
JD, 1977, cum laude - University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
BGS, 1973, magna cum laude
Court Admissions
- All California State Courts
- International Trade Commission
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Admissions
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Bar Association of San Francisco
- International Trade Commission
- Santa Clara County Bar Association
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