Frank Lin

Frank Lin

Of Counsel
Frank Lin is a seasoned intellectual property and business attorney with over 17 years of experience handling IP and complex commercial lawsuits, patent and trademark prosecution, and corporate transactional work. Having experience both in-house and at Chambers-ranked law firms, Frank enjoys advising his clients across multiple industries to obtain cost-effective solutions to challenging legal dispute issues. Having a technical background, Frank is a registered patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Frank represents numerous business clients from small start-ups to large corporations in industries such as oil & gas, chemical, construction, consumer products and electronics, flavors & fragrance, medical, and satellite television content distribution. He has experience in representing plaintiffs and defendants in all areas of commercial and IP litigation, including handling high-stakes commercial, patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright litigation. In addition, he also has experience negotiating business and IP agreements, prosecuting patents, trademarks, and copyright applications, and managing large IP portfolios.

Prior to joining Mitby Pacholder Johnson PLLC, Frank served in-house as Vice President, Intellectual Property Counsel for a publicly traded oil & gas company, which develops, manufactures, and distributes oilfield specialty chemicals, downhole tools, artificial lift, software, and flavor & fragrance products. In this role, Frank advised executives and senior management in connection with implementing robust intellectual property strategies designed to secure and protect his client’s valuable IP rights. Furthermore, he routinely worked with outside counsel from Big Law to develop legal strategies and resolve many complex commercial and IP lawsuits and disputes.

  • Texas
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Attorney
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • Houston Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Asian American Bar Association of Houston
  • Making a Difference Award, Flotek Industries, Inc.
  • Phi Delta Phi Honor Society, South Texas College of Law
  • South Texas College of Law, Juris Doctorate, 2006
    • Articles Editor and Management Information Systems Editor, Currents: International Trade Law Journal
  • The University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, 2001
Representative Matters

Fifth Circuit Victory

We represent appellant Anna Palova in her claims that United Airlines unlawfully terminated her on the basis of her age, in violation of the federal

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