Position: Of Counsel through his professional corporation, Gilder IP Law, P.S.

ARI GILDER is a registered patent attorney and active member of the Washington state bar. His practice focuses on patent prosecution relating to computer hardware, software, and business method technologies, with occasional forays into other technologies, as well as due diligence for IP acquisition, infringement analysis, licensing and litigation. He is an occasional speaker and writer on issues of intellectual property law, and he is actively involved in several professional organizations, including the King County Bar Association Intellectual Property Section (chair 2005-2006 and 2008-2010), and the American Intellectual Property Law Association Electronic and Computer Law Committee (subcommittee chair 2006-present).

Admitted to Practice

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2002
• Washington, 2003
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, 2007
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2007 

Academics

• University of Michigan Law School (JD cum laude, 2003)
• Colorado College (Physics, 1998)

Affiliations

• Washington State Bar Association
• King County Bar Association
• American Intellectual Property Law Association

Publications, Presentations and Activities

• 2005:   Article, Grokster Court Wants to Know: Who Are You?, KCBA Bar Bulletin, September 2005, page 17.
• 2005:   Presentation, Industry Interests At Stake in Patent Reform, Seattle University on 11/17/05.
• 2005: Presentation, The CREATE Act: Patent Law Practices Under the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act, AIPLA Spring Meeting on 4/13/05.
• 2005-2006: Chair, Intellectual Property Section, KCBA.
• 2005-present:  Subcommittee Chair, Electronic and Computer Law Section, AIPLA.
• 2006:   Article, New Technology Leads to New Law, KCBA Bar Bulletin, April 2006, page 4.
• 2007:   Presentation, Inequitable Conduct for Failure to Cite Information From a Co-Pending Application, Utah State Bar Association, Salt Lake City on 11/7/07.
• 2008-2010:      Chair, Intellectual Property Section, KCBA.
• 2009:   Presentation: Five Ways to Kill a Patent: Legal Vulnerabilities Affecting Patent Licensing Value, Moss Adams, Seattle, 10/9/09.
• 2010:   Conference Co-Chair, Intellectual Property for Everyone: Fundamentals and Trends in Intellectual Property Law, Hosted by KCBA at the Grand Hyatt, Seattle, 10/29/10.