Erick Franklund is an associate whose practice focuses on high-stakes intellectual property litigation. He served as a law clerk for the Hon. James L. Robart of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Erick earned his J.D. from USC Gould School of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and served as an executive senior editor on the Southern California Law Review. He was also a national finalist in the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition, an annual competition organized by the International Trademark Association.
Erick earned his B.A. in Philosophy and German Studies from Whitman College.
News
Publications
- “Trademark Not Proven: Court Sides With Villaraigosa in Slogan Spat,” Daily Journal, co-author (January 2026)
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“Understanding the Supreme Court Cases that Didn’t Destroy the Internet: 'Gonzalez v. Google' and 'Twitter v. Taamneh',” Intellectual Property Strategist (July 2023)
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“Kyocera: Expert Witness Selection Takes the Stand,” Daily Journal (May 17, 2023)
- “Democracy Dies in Silicon Valley: Platform Antitrust and the Journalism Industry,” Southern California Law Review, Vol.95, No.1 (May 2022)
Practice Areas
Education
USC Gould School of Law (J.D., 2022); Order of the Coif; Executive senior editor, Southern California Law Review; National finalist, Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition
Whitman College (B.A., Philosophy and German Studies, 2019), summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa
Admissions
- California
- U.S. District Court for the Central and Northern Districts of California
Clerkships
- Hon. James L. Robart, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
