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fjanoski@lewisrice.com
       
Frank B. Janoski   |   Member

Intellectual Property, Natural Resources and Alternative Energy, Information Technology, Franchise Law, Technology Licensing

Frank B. Janoski practices in the areas of intellectual property and commercial litigation in the United States and around the world. His ‎years of experience include intellectual property litigation, transactions, opinions, licensing, franchising, trademarks, copyrights, anti-competitive practices, and obtaining protection related to ‎patents, ‎among others. He was the lead trial attorney in many complex intellectual property litigation ‎cases as well as in trademark, copyright, and related issues before U.S. District Courts and U.S. Courts of Appeals. His recent successes include summary ‎judgment of patent non-infringement for a family-owned business where the opponent, a ‎Fortune 100 company, sought over $80 million in damages from his client. He represents ‎companies and individuals in areas of technology including software, ‎wires and cables, printing processes, plastics, injection ‎molding, mechanical machines, sporting goods and games, ‎chemical products, business method patents, biotechnology, and many others. ‎
 
Mr. Janoski is licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008-2013, and was selected for inclusion in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® 2009-2012.
 
Speaking and writing regularly on topics regarding intellectual property, Mr. Janoski is a guest lecturer at Saint Louis University and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on such topics. He is on the Board of Directors for the West Point Association of Graduates, also serving on its Audit Committee and as Chairman of its Board’s Governance Committee.

Education

  • University of Louisville - J.D., 1982; Dean’s List; Phi Alpha Delta; Journal of Law and Education Judicial Developments, managing editor
  • U.S. Military Academy - B.S., 1974

Legal Background

  • Thompson Coburn (associate, 1985-1991; partner, 1991-1998)
  • Associate, Senniger, Powers, Leavitt & Rodel (1982-1985)

Professional Affiliations

  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
  • International Trademark Association (INTA)
  • American Bar Association
  • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

Admissions

  • U.S. Courts of Appeals, Federal and Eighth Circuits
  • U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois, Eastern District of Michigan
  • Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • Missouri Bar

Selected Publications & Presentations

  • Panelist, Filmmakers and Copyrights, St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts (2010)
  • Panelist, IP Mediation, St Louis Metropolitan Bar Association (2010)
  • Panelist, Community Cinema Series: Copyright Criminals, Missouri History Museum, St Louis, Missouri (2009)
  • Visiting Lecturer, Intellectual Property, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY (2008)
  • Lecturer, Litigating a Patent Infringement Case, National Business Institute, Inc., St. Louis, MO (2008)
  • Panelist, The Way You Do The Things You Do, 25th Anniversary Bench & Bar Conference, The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (2004)
  • Visiting Lecturer, Intellectual Property: A Business Perspective, Saint Louis University (2002-present)
  • Lecturer, Trademark and Copyrights, National Business Institute, Inc. (2002, 2003)
  • Lecturer, Internet Law and Practicalities: Doing Business in the Information Age (1997)
  • Lecturer, Surfing the Internet and Worldwide Web, Price Waterhouse General Counsel Forum (1996)
  • Lecturer, Intellectual Property Law in Missouri, National Business Institute, Inc. (1996)
  • Lecturer, Legal and Moral Ethics for Illustrators, Eighth Annual St. Louis Illustrators Exhibit (1994)
  • Author, Can Simply Turning on a Computer Subject You to Copyright Liability? (1993)
  • Author, Will Computer Software be Subject to Product Liability Lawsuits? (1992)
  • Author, Non-Compete Agreements--An Ounce of Prevention (1992)
  • Author, Intellectual Property Audits (1992)
  • Lecturer, Copyrights for Publishers, St. Louis Press Club (1992)
  • Author, Copyright Protection Expanded for Art, Architecture and Software (1991)
  • Lecturer, Using Freelance Talent: Who Owns the Work?, St. Louis Chapter, Business/Professional Advertising Association (1990)
  • Lecturer, Current Legal Dilemmas in Advertising: Work for Hire—Who Owns It? What is ‘False Advertising’?, St. Louis Chapter, Business/Professional Advertising Association (1990)
  • Author, Copyright Ownership and Independent Contractors (1990) 
  • Author, Stopping Look-A-Like Products at the Border (1989)
  • Volunteer lecturer, Legal Careers, St. Louis Metropolitan Area School System (1989, 1992)
  • Author, The Strength of the Mark, St. Louis Small Business Monthly (1989)
  • Lecturer, Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks, Copyright Clinic, St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts (1989)

Charitable / Civic Activities

  • Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Governance Committee, and member of the Audit Committee, U.S. Military Academy, West Point Association of Graduates
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors, St. Louis Military Academies Sports Foundation
  • Past President and former Chairman of the Board of Directors, West Point Society of St. Louis
  • Member of the Board of Directors, Special Needs Soccer Association (SPENSA)
  • St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts
  • Member, Missouri Athletic Club
  • Member, Country Club at the Legends

Distinctions

  • Selected for inclusion in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® 2009-2010
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008-2012
  • Patent Buddy® 2011 Top Patent Prosecutor
  • Listed in Outstanding Lawyers of America

Military Service

  • Colonel, U.S. Army Reserves - active duty, Captain (1974-1979); reserves (1979-2004)

Recent Highlights

  • Frank B. Janoski Appointed to Serve on the City of Webster Groves’ Historic Preservation Commission
  • Lewis Rice Attorneys Named Super Lawyers® 2012
  • 43 Lewis Rice Attorneys Named Best Lawyers® 2013
  • Janoski, Damman, Hickey, Doyle, Rebman Named Top Patent Prosecutors for 2011

 

 

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