With more than 35 years experience in the trademark research field, Dr. Frank brings an unmatched wealth of knowledge to cases involving dilution, generic, descriptive and trademarks. His research and expert witness services have been used for matters at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as well as District Courts in the United States. Having founded, in 1983, CORSEARCH, Inc., Dr. Frank has personally completed over 5,000 trademark research reports, has trained over 50 trademark researchers, has developed materials used to train over 100 additional trademark researchers and has reviewed an estimated 45,000 trademark searches. (The purpose of a trademark search report is to identify marks that are potentially confusingly similar to a proposed mark. Trademark research reports are one of the primary methods used by trademark practitioners to identify third-party uses of a mark.) Dr. Frank has personally designed, developed, configured and maintained proprietary databases specifically intended for searching and retrieving information related to trademarks.
In addition to his work at CORSEARCH, Dr. Frank was an active member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) from 1985-2006. He has attended more than 40 seminars, conferences and workshops on trademark-related issues sponsored primarily by INTA as well as organizations such as the Bar Association of the City of New York, The New York State Bar Association, the New Jersey Bar Association and the Dallas Bar Association. He has served as the co-chair of INTA's Patent and Trademark Office Automation Committee and INTA's Domain Name Task Force. He also has served as a member of the INTA Internet Registration Practice and DNS Administration Subcommittee and the INTA Internet Committee, Online Use Sub-Committee and Internet Fraud Working Group. He has served as a member of the INTA Famous and Well-Known Marks Committee and was Chair of that committee's Data Trends and Analysis Task Force. He has testified and/or reported as an expert witness on trademark-related issues in infringement cases and neither his testimony nor his reports have been excluded.
Prior Testimony (Prior 4 years depositions and courtroom testimony)
U.S. District Courts:
Exxon Mobil Corporation v FX Networks, LLC, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., and FXX Network, LLC. (13cv02906) United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. Retained by the Plaintiff. Services included research, the preparation of an Expert’s Report and deposition testimony.
Spiral Direct, Inc. and Spiral Direct, LTD. V Basic Sports Apparel, Inc. (15cv00641) United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division. Retained by the Plaintiff. Services included research, the production of an Expert’s Report and courtroom testimony.
Royal Palm Properties, LLC vs. Pink Palm Properties, LLC. (17cv80476) United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Retained by the Plaintiff. Services included research, the preparation of an Expert’s Report and courtroom testimony.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., v.ICE Clear US, Inc., ICE Clear Europe Limited, and Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (18cv01376) United States District Court For the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division. Retained by the Defendants. Services included research, the preparation of an Expert’s Report and deposition testimony.
Stockdale Investment Group, Inc. d/b/a Stockdale v Stockdale Capital Partners, LLC, Stockdale Capital Partners RE Fund I GP, LLC; Stockdale Capital Partners Real Estate Fund, LP; Stockdale Capital RE Investments, LLC; Stockdale Capital RE, LLC and Stockdale Capital Services, LLC. (18cv02949) United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. Retained by the Plaintiff. Services included research, the preparation of an Expert’s Report, deposition testimony and courtroom testimony
Waiter.com, Inc. v Waitr Holdings Inc. and Waitr Inc., (16cv01041) United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana, Lake Charles Division. Retained by the Defendants. Services included research, preparation of an Expert’s Report and deposition testimony.
Professional Experience
Illuminor LLC
President Lakewood Ranch, Florida 2005-present
Bluespan, Inc. Founder and CEO Austin, TX 2001-2006
MSI Holdings / Aperian, Inc. Chief Operating Office and Executive Vice President Austin, TX 1999 - 2000
Corsearch, Inc. Founder, CEO and President New York, NY 1983 - 1998
Ithaca College Adjunct Professor Ithaca, NY 1982 - 1983
Cornell University Research Associate and Associate Professor Ithaca, NY 1979 - 1981
University of Missouri-Columbia Teaching and Instructional Associate Columbia, MO 1977-1979
Southern Boone County Schools Secondary Social Studies Teacher Ashland, MO 1975-1977