About Frank
Frank Pietrantonio built his career at the intersection of engineering and law. He trained as an electrical engineer and later earned a law degree. That technical grounding informs how he approaches intellectual property work today.
He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College in 1980. He continued in the field and completed an M.S. in Electrical Engineering at the Polytechnic Institute of New York in 1982. He then turned to law and received his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School in 1985.
Those steps — technical undergraduate study, a master’s in engineering and then law school — are central to the professional profile he developed. Early in his career he combined engineering experience with legal training to move into patent practice. Admission to the United States Patent and Trademark Office followed, allowing him to handle patent prosecution for clients working in electrical and related technologies.
He rose through firm ranks to a management position at Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, where he has served as Partner In Charge. In that role he managed teams responsible for drafting and prosecuting patent applications, counseling clients on portfolio strategy and supervising matters that touch on both domestic and international protection. The work required balancing technical detail, client priorities and procedural deadlines.
Pietrantonio is admitted to practice in multiple jurisdictions: New York, Virginia and the District of Columbia, in addition to his registration at the USPTO. That combination of admissions allows him to appear in a range of settings and to advise clients on varied aspects of intellectual property law. His practice encompasses patent prosecution, client counseling on portfolio development and coordination of patent filings across different patent offices.
Colleagues describe his approach as methodical and practical. He works with in-house teams and outside counsel to align patent filings with clients’ product timelines and business goals. The technical training that began at Manhattan College and continued through graduate study remains a tool in his day-to-day practice. He currently concentrates on patent prosecution, portfolio management and counseling clients on intellectual property matters.
