Frank M. Caprio

Frank M. Caprio


Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Recognized since 2005

Huntsville, Alabama

Practice Areas

Copyright Law

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Litigation - Patent

Patent Law

Trade Secrets Law

Trademark Law

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Frank Caprio chairs the Firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. He focuses on intellectual property law and assists clients in the protection and use of their intellectual property rights, and in the litigation of various technology-related disputes involving patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and computer issues. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America in both Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology Law.

He is a retired Naval Flight Officer and Mission Commander having served in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s in active duty and reserve squadrons flying the Lockheed P-3 Orion Aircraft, conducting Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Missions. He also worked in industry as an engineer providing technical analysis and program management to projects that included missile programs, warhead testing, and six-degree of freedom simulations.

Frank regularly speaks on IP issues to business owners and lawyer associations, and has held leadership positions in his local and state bar associations. Frank is active in community service and has served as a Board member for Huntsville Hospital, YMCA, Biztec (business incubator), Chamber of Commerce, Emergency Management Agency, and the Vanderbilt NROTC Advisory Board.

He and his wife Lisa have three children, Mark, Camille and Maria.

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Location
  • 200 Clinton Avenue West, Suite 900
    Huntsville, AL 35801-4900
Education
  • The University of Alabama, J.D., graduated 1990
  • University of Alabama - Huntsville, MSIE Master Systems and Industrial Engineering, graduated 1987
  • Vanderbilt University, Chemical Engineering, graduated 1978
Bar Admissions
  • Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association
Affiliations
  • Alabama Bar Association - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Farrah Law Society - Board of Trustees
  • Huntsville Hospital Governing Authority - Board Member
  • Huntsville Madison County Bar Association - Member

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Litigation - Patent Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Litigation - Patent Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Copyright Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Huntsville (2024)
  • Litigation - Patent, Huntsville (2024)
  • Litigation - Patent, Huntsville (2022)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Huntsville (2020)
  • Copyright Law, Huntsville (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Patent Law
  • Trade Secrets Law
  • Trademark Law
Special Focus:
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Copyright
  • Information Technology
  • Licensing
  • Litigation
  • Patent
  • Software
  • Trade Secrets
  • Trademark
Awards:
  • Jessup Moot Court Team Faculty Advisor
  • Adjunct Professor, University of Alabama School of Law, Patents Course, Copyrights Course
  • Alabama A&M University, Board of Visitors
  • Huntsville Emergency Management Agency, Board Member, 1996-present
  • Leadership Alabama, Class XIV
  • HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Ambassador, 2009-present
  • Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce, Board Member, 2004-present
  • Huntsville Hospital Foundation, Chair, 2007-2009
  • Madison County American Inns of Court, Past President
  • Panel of Neutrals, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
  • Listed in Alabama Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property, 2008, 2011-2013
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Construction Law
  • Information Technology Law

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