Ruben Rodrigues

Ruben Rodrigues is a senior counsel and intellectual property trial attorne with Foley & Lardner LLP. He has managed patent litigation matters for technology companies of all sizes on cases involving software, semiconductors, medical devices, blockchain, oil and gas exploration, toys, IoT, construction technologies, telecommunications, and biochemical research tools. Mr. Rodrigues also represents clients in post-grant review proceedings before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and counsels clients on general IP strategy and licensing issues. He has a national practice, and has represented clients in cases filed in Massachusetts, Delaware, Texas, California, Illinois, Virginia, Wisconsin, Georgia, Tennessee, and Utah, as well as the International Trade Commission.

Prior to joining Foley, Mr. Rodrigues interned at the Massachusetts Governor’s Office of Legal Counsel as well as the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Mr. Rodrigues earned his law degree, with honors, from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was awarded the Olin Fellowship in Law & Economics. Mr. Rodrigues also holds a master’s degree concentrating in science & technology policy from Northeastern University and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science, with a minor in mechanical engineering, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Mr. Rodrigues has been named to the Massachusetts Super Lawyers – Rising Stars® lists (2014 – 2017), which recognizes the top 2.5% of Massachusetts lawyers under 40 and is an internationally recognized speaker on patent issues, having repeatedly presented at the Boston Bar Association, the SXSW Conference, the World IP Forum, and various other industry events.

Mr. Rodrigues is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and Illinois, before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, U.S. District Courts throughout the United States, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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