Ali R. Sharifahmadian

Ali R. Sharifahmadian is a highly experienced patent litigator and partner at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, where he has practiced for over 20 years. His practice spans a broad array of complex intellectual property disputes, including patent, trade secret, and unfair competition litigation. He handles cases across diverse technology areas, including semiconductor circuits and manufacturing processes, computer architecture, computer graphics, lasers, fiber optics, communications protocols, telecommunications technology, software design, video and audio compression, medical testing equipment, inventory management, and digital content systems. His work for clients like General Motors in cases involving conversational AI and voice command technology further highlights his proficiency in advanced software and telecommunications patents.

Sharifahmadian works both as plaintiff and defense counsel for a range of clients, including major operating companies. While tracked cases show an appearance for a plaintiff (General Motors LLC v. Cerence Operating Company), his broader experience includes successfully defending companies like Dell against charges of infringement across 12 patents, securing a favorable judgment after a jury trial. He also obtained an outright defense verdict for Barnes & Noble in a patent infringement case related to e-readers and successfully argued for judgment of invalidity under Section 101, which was affirmed on appeal. On the plaintiff side, he secured a jury verdict of infringement and a permanent injunction for Hologic in mammography technology litigation.

He possesses extensive experience with post-grant patent proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), including Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs) and Covered Business Method (CBM) reviews. Sharifahmadian is a key contact for Arnold & Porter's PTAB practice and has achieved notable successes, including a 100% success rate on institution (20 out of 20) on behalf of a large technology client. He has been actively involved in various IPR proceedings as counsel for petitioners.

Sharifahmadian earned his J.D. from the College of William and Mary Law School in 1996 and holds a B.S.E.E. in Electrical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, obtained in 1993. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Illinois, as well as before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and several U.S. District Courts.