Aaron R. Fahrenkrog

Aaron R. Fahrenkrog is a partner at Robins Kaplan LLP and a trial lawyer handling complex intellectual property and technology disputes. His practice includes patent litigation, strategic IP monetization, class actions, technology licensing, and publicity rights. He represents plaintiffs and defendants and works with technical subject matter involving computer architecture, graphics, semiconductors, and other advanced technologies. His approach focuses on organizing complex facts and legal issues into clear strategies for settlement, motions, and trial.

Fahrenkrog earned a J.D. with distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University. His engineering background helps him analyze technical evidence, learn unfamiliar technologies, and communicate complex concepts in patent litigation. The combination of legal and engineering training supports his work on infringement, claim construction, damages, licensing, and trial presentations involving sophisticated products and technical systems across several industries.

Fahrenkrog has argued claim construction and dispositive motions and has participated as trial counsel in patent cases. His representative work includes patent disputes involving LCD technology, computer processors, graphics, power management, and consumer electronics. He has worked on matters involving extensive product portfolios and large claimed damages. His litigation practice requires coordination of technical experts, damages analysis, patent claims, and business objectives, with an emphasis on creating persuasive presentations for judges, juries, and opposing parties.

Aaron R. Fahrenkrog continues to represent clients in complex patent and technology disputes from Robins Kaplan’s Minneapolis office. His chemical engineering education, trial practice, and experience with sophisticated technologies support a practice focused on intellectual property litigation and strategic case management. He works across the life of a dispute, from early case analysis and claim construction through dispositive motions, settlement strategy, and trial, helping clients address technical risk while pursuing practical legal and business goals.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Robins Kaplan LLP
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Minnesota

Education

• University of Iowa College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Iowa State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemical Engineering

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