Jeffrey Ahdoot is a counsel in the firm's Intellectual Property Group, where he specializes in patent litigation. Jeffrey has experience in all aspects of patent litigation, from pre-suit investigations through trial and appeal. He has litigated patent infringement cases involving a wide range of technologies, including software applications, pharmaceuticals, electronic procurement methods, digital-image processing, wireless networking systems, object tracking and notification systems, and mechanical devices. Jeffrey also has experience in litigating "Section 337" patent cases before the U.S. International Trade Commission.
Jeffrey received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Franklin Pierce Law Center and received his Bachelor of Science from James Madison University. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Massachusetts. Prior to joining Crowell & Moring in 2008, Jeffrey was an associate at a large law firm in Boston, where he practiced in the firm's intellectual property litigation group. During law school, Jeffrey was a full-semester judicial clerk extern in 2005 to the Honorable Arthur J. Gajarsa, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and an intern at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2005 with the Solicitor's Office, and in 2003 as a Patent Examiner. He was also Senior Editor of IDEA: The Intellectual Property Law Review. Prior to entering the legal field, Jeffrey worked as a software engineering consultant for a large international software company.
Representative Cases:
· Certain Communication Equipment, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same (337-TA-817). (representing respondent Avaya in an investigation related to Power over Ethernet telephones, switches, and wireless access points. Investigation is pending).
· Certain Automotive GPS Navigation Systems, Components Thereof, And Products Containing Same (337-TA-814). (representing respondent General Motors LLC in an investigation related to automobiles with in-dash GPS navigation systems).
· Elen IP v. Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, No. 2:11-cv-00140 (representing defendant in patent infringement action involving vehicle warning systems).
· GeoTag, Inc. v. Enterprise Holdings, Inc. et al., No. 2:10-cv-00573 (representing defendant in patent infringement action involving online locator technology).
· Adjustable-Height Beds and Components Thereof (337-TA-734). (representing patentee in an investigation related to adjustable hospital beds before Judge Charneski).
· RIM v. Kodak, No. 3:08-CV-2075 (N.D. Tex.) (representing patentee in declaratory judgment action involving patents on digital camera and application integration technologies).
· BestSweet Inc. v. NTI Holdings Corp., No. 1:09-cv-942 (E.D. Va.) (represented patentee in patent infringement action involving nutraceutical soft chew products).
· Whetstone Electronics v. Kodak et al., No. 6:08-CV-317 (E.D. Tex.) (represented defendant in patent infringement action involving network interface cards for computer peripheral devices).
· 01 Communique v. Citrix Systems (N.D. Ohio) (represented defendant in patent infringement action involving remote access technology).
· GTX v. Nuance et al. (E.D. Tex.) (represented defendant in patent infringement action involving digital-image processing software).
Alerts & Newsletters
· "Arguments Based on KSR Waived for Failing to Raise Issue at District Court Prior to Judgment," Intellectual Property Bullet Analyses (December 23, 2008). Contacts: Mark Supko, Jeffrey Ahdoot.