Daniel Benjamin Kolko

Daniel B. Kolko is an attorney at Russ August & Kabat, where his practice focuses on intellectual property and patent litigation. His experience spans high-technology sectors, as evidenced by his representation in cases involving wireless audio and connectivity technology, wearable electronics such as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets, and containerization systems and methods.

Kolko primarily represents plaintiffs in patent infringement disputes, with all his tracked appearances being on the plaintiff side. He has acted as counsel for Ingeniospec LLC, a patent assertion entity involved in disputes concerning electronic eyewear products and related wireless communication devices. He has also served as lead counsel for VirtaMove Corp. in litigation against Hewlett Packard Enterprise concerning patents related to containerization systems and methods.

In the VirtaMove Corp. v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise case, the Eastern District of Texas issued rulings on motions to dismiss regarding marking obligations in October 2024, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied VirtaMove's petition for transfer in September 2025. While his client VirtaMove Corp. has been involved in Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), Kolko's firm profile does not specifically list IPR experience for him.

Mr. Kolko earned his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Irvine School of Law, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles. He was admitted to the State Bar of California on December 3, 2021.