Darren Franklin

Darren Franklin is an Associate General Counsel who advises Caltech and JPL in several legal and policy areas, with a focus on intellectual property and patent law including litigation, licensing, prosecution, technology transfer, sponsored research, and research compliance. Mr. Franklin also advises on trade secrets, trademarks, and copyrights.

Before joining Caltech's Office of the General Counsel, Mr. Franklin was a partner in the intellectual property group at a large law firm in downtown Los Angeles. He was named Lawyer of the Year for Intellectual Property Litigation in Los Angeles by Best Lawyers in 2023.

Mr. Franklin graduated with high distinction from the University of California, Berkeley, majoring in both physics and political science. He earned his J.D. degree from Stanford Law School, where he served as an executive editor of the Stanford Law Review and as an editor of the Stanford Technology Law Review.