Jr., Richard M. Feustel

• Corporate

Massachusetts

Since 2007

Massachusetts, 2007

New York

Since 1999

New York, 1999

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Partner

Ropes & Gray

Current

Current

Rich has a wide variety of experience in patent litigation representing companies in electrical circuits, computers and Internet related technologies. He represents clients throughout the country ranging from small companies to large established businesses. Rich is also involved in client rights counseling in non-litigated matters. His broad range of IP experience includes advising companies on patent portfolio management helping them grow their patent portfolios. Rich's experience in intellectual property-related transactions includes negotiating exclusive and nonexclusive licenses, joint development agreements, software development agreements (including website development agreements) and other agreements. In addition to ex parte patent prosecution, Rich handles adversarial matters in the U.S. Patent Trademark Office, including administrative appeals and recently introduced inter partes reexamination proceedings. Rich has substantial international IP law experience working with many foreign patent offices, and has assisted clients with foreign opposition proceedings. Rich has studied numbers of patents that clients either wanted to enforce against competitors, were concerned about having used against them, or were considering acquiring. In many of these situations, Rich has provided thorough written opinions to clients. In other situations, he has responded to clients’ less formal needs by supplying carefully considered oral advice.

Hofstra University School of Law

J.D.

1998

with Distinction

Polytechnic University

B.S.

1995

Computer Engineering, summa cum laude

Polytechnic University

M.S.

1995

Computer Science