About Cederoth Law Offices
Experience and Recognition
During his legal career spanning four decades, Rick has represented high technology clients successfully in US Federal courts, global licensing negotiations, and other disputed matters around the world.
Over the last 15 years, Rick's work has focused on the economic basis for patent valuation, especially in the area of Standard Essential Patents (SEP) and Fair Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) obligations, in both licensing and litigation matters. His cases in this area include US and foreign bench trials setting FRAND rates for large SEP portfolios, Texas jury trials testing FRAND obligations and impact on patent damages, US antitrust matters directed to abuse of SEP positions, and US ITC investigations involving imports of products practicing multiple standards.
Chambers consistently has ranked Rick in its top band for intellectual property litigation in Chicago as well as recognizing his national practice. IAM correspondingly recognizes Rick as a Global Leader. In addition to a decade-long stint teaching intellectual property courses as an adjunct professor at Northwestern School of Law, Rick has moderated and participated in SEP panel presentations through the Federal Circuit Bar Association, the Competition Law Institute at Fordham School of Law, the World Intellectual Property Review, and other organizations. He regularly presents on these topics to client in-house legal and licensing groups.
Education
Rick received his law degree from University of Illinois College of Law after obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Bradley University (Magna Cum Laude, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi).
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