Prosecution
Patent, trademark, and copyright applications, and the portfolio they belong to, here and abroad.
Enrique (Rick) Sanchez, Jr.
Where law, technology, and leadership converge.
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Credentials
- Registered U.S. Patent Attorney
- Electrical Engineer
- Fractional Chief AI Officer
- Duke Chief AI Officer Program Graduate with Distinction
- MIT PE Professional Certificate in Digital Transformation in AI
- University of Texas Post Graduate Program – Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning: Business Applications
- IAPP AIGP TrainedIAM Strategy 300
Featured in
SF Tech Week, Arizona Tech Week, TexasBarCLE, Super Lawyers Magazine, and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
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Enrique (Rick) Sanchez, Jr.IP Attorney
A registered patent attorney with an electrical engineering degree. The strategy starts with what the invention actually does.
Litigation
Federal patent and trademark cases for plaintiffs and defendants, including coordinated actions in several countries.
Licensing
Licenses, acquisitions, and joint development agreements that turn a portfolio into revenue.
“A patent is a technical document that has to survive a legal fight.”
- Texas Super Lawyer, IP
- IAM Strategy 300
- Federal Circuit admitted
Enrique (Rick) Sanchez, Jr.AI Attorney
Governance that engineers can implement, executives can defend, and a regulator can audit.
AI Governance
Frameworks, policies, and operating models that scale with innovation instead of stalling it.
Risk & Compliance
Legal, regulatory, security, and ethical risk, managed across the AI lifecycle.
Contracts & Vendors
AI, data, and technology contracts that allocate risk and protect value.
Data & Model Governance
Privacy, quality, and controls for how models are chosen, tested and monitored.
Built on ISO/IEC 42001, the NIST AI RMF, and the OECD AI Framework.
Visit My WebsiteEnrique (Rick) Sanchez, Jr.Chief AI Officer
Some organizations don’t need counsel. They need someone to own the AI function.
Fractional CAIO
Ongoing executive ownership of AI at a fraction of a full-time seat.
Interim CAIO
Full ownership through a launch, a regulatory deadline, a transaction, or a search.
Board Advisory
Briefings, risk appetite, and the oversight structure a board needs.
Where I hold the seat
Chief AI Officer at XelaOS, the AI integration layer for healthcare. Chief AI & Strategy Officer at Immersive Solutions Group.
An advisor writes a memo. An officer signs.
Visit My WebsiteEnrique (Rick) Sanchez, Jr.Professor
Teaching forces rigor and precision.
Texas A&M School of Law
Adjunct Professor of Law, AI Governance & Policy, beginning Fall 2026.
From international frameworks to the documents an organization actually adopts.
Continuing Legal Education
Teaching lawyers to work with the technology, including Texas Bar CLE in 2026 and sessions in Spanish.
In Development
A casebook, AI Governance: Law, Liability, and Regulation.
- For boards
- For legal teams
- For builders
Enrique (Rick) Sanchez, Jr.Speaker
Boards, bar associations, courts, and technical audiences.
Governing the AI You Already Deployed
What is running today, who owns it, and what oversight looks like.
Practical IP Strategy for AI-Enabled Businesses
Protecting and monetizing innovation when the invention includes a model and its data.
Legal, Technical, and Operational Alignment
Why AI programs stall in the handoffs, and how to fix that.
Recently: Texas Bar CLE, Arizona Tech Week, and SF Tech Week (2026); Bexar County Courthouse (2025); and the Supreme Court of Jalisco (2024).
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