Mr. Frank focuses his practice on anti-piracy and intellectual property litigation. For more than fifteen years, he has represented major players in the entertainment industry, accumulating a number of significant victories against businesses engaged in copyright and trademark infringement, unfair competition, and violations of other content protection laws such as the DMCA, Communications Act, and Electronic Communications Privacy Act.

COURT ADMISSIONS

  • All Texas Federal District Courts
  • All California Federal District Courts
  • 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
  • 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

PERSONAL

Mr. Frank enjoys fly fishing with classic cane rods, upland bird hunting, and spending time with his family, including his two German Shorthaired Pointers.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Represented domestic and international content providers in obtaining judgments totaling more than $280 million in cases filed businesses engaged in unauthorized streaming of television programming, including a case where he served as lead counsel at trial and his client was awarded maximum statutory damages for streaming service’s willful copyright infringement.
  • Prevailed on summary judgment motions in federal court cases filed against manufacturers and members of their dealer networks for trafficking in products used to circumvent security measures and intercept copyrighted content, resulting in judgments totaling more than $270 million.
  • Served as lead counsel and successfully resolved more than two dozen cases filed in California federal district courts against distributors of unauthorized access codes and customers that used them for pirating copyrighted content, including a case where damages exceeded $3.6 million.
  • Obtained summary judgment in trademark infringement case involving a telemarketing scam directed at his client’s customers and resolved a similar case by favorable settlement, yielding judgments in excess of $1 million.
  • Represented clients in federal and state court litigation related to intellectual property disputes, such as post-judgment fraudulent transfer actions to recover damages awarded against infringers and bankruptcy proceedings, including a case that resulted in the controlled destruction of more than 4,800 infringing devices.
  • Worked with government agencies in enforcing intellectual property rights, including the United States Marshals Service and United States Customs and Border Protection.
  • Handled several complex commercial litigation matters, among them a fraud and civil theft arbitration where he prevailed at summary judgment and his client was awarded damages of nearly $1 million.