Matthew Aichele

Matthew Aichele is a partner at Russ August & Kabat, where he chairs the firm's International Trade Commission (ITC) Practice. His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation, with significant experience in patent infringement actions before both the ITC and federal district courts. Aichele's technical background includes a Scientiae Baccalaureus (SB) in Nuclear Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he also worked as a senior reactor operator. This background underpins his work across various technology areas, including mobile devices, networking devices, display panels, touch sensing systems, and smart home technology, as evidenced by his involvement in multiple ITC investigations. He is also noted for representing plaintiff Cobblestone Wireless LLC in patent litigation against technology companies like Apple Inc., Verizon Wireless, Cisco Systems, Inc., and T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Aichele demonstrates a balanced practice, representing both complainants (plaintiffs) and respondents (defendants) in ITC investigations and district court patent infringement actions. His firm highlights its success in significant patent litigation, including wins and multi-million dollar settlements against major technology companies and securing the first award of damages for willfulness in a standard-essential patent case.

Before joining Russ August & Kabat, Aichele was an attorney with Latham & Watkins LLP, and during law school, he worked as a patent agent at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP. While his firm has a track record of success in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), Aichele's individual experience in IPRs is not specifically detailed in publicly available profiles.

Aichele earned his law degree cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center. He is admitted to the State Bar of Virginia (2009), the District of Columbia (2010), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (2005), and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2022).