Timothy Kelso Gilman

Specialty / focus. Timothy Kelso Gilman is a New York–based patent litigator whose practice spans district court, Federal Circuit, ITC, and PTAB work across a wide technical range — biotechnology, chemistry, electrical engineering/networking, semiconductors, consumer electronics, energy/oilfield services, and medical devices. He holds an A.B. in chemistry, and firm bios emphasize science-driven handling of both offensive assertions and defensive challenges, plus licensing and portfolio strategy. His tracked docket is plaintiff-side (1 of 1 appearances), and the verifiable matters on that side are NPE-driven: he appeared pro hac vice for Multimedia Technologies Pte. Ltd. against Vizio (E.D. Tex., No. 2:23-cv-00124, asserting a smart-TV video-on-demand user-interface patent, U.S. 9,578,384) and for Multifold International Pte. Ltd. against Samsung (E.D. Tex. 2021). Broader firm materials describe a two-sided practice, but the tracked appearances are consistently on the plaintiff/NPE side.

Firm context & notable matters. Gilman is currently a partner at Kasowitz Benson Torres (Kasowitz LLP), which he joined in July 2025 as head of a four-partner IP team from Schulte Roth & Zabel, where he led the IP Litigation group. Earlier, he was co-chair of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan's patent litigation practice (joining from Kirkland & Ellis in 2019). Notable verifiable results include representing WesternGeco in marine-seismic patent litigations that produced over $250 million in combined settlements and damages (per his Stroock bio), and arguing Gabara v. Facebook before the Federal Circuit on § 101 eligibility (affirmed against his client). He also appeared for plaintiff Procomm International against Verizon/Ericsson in E.D. Tex. (2024). In the Multimedia v. Vizio matter, the related IPR (IPR2024-00723) ended adversely: the Board's November 2025 final written decision found all challenged claims of the '384 patent unpatentable.

PTAB/IPR experience. Gilman regularly appears in IPR proceedings pro hac vice — including IPR2024-00723 (Vizio v. Multimedia Technologies) and three Apple v. Varia Holdings IPRs (IPR2024-01362–64) — and Chambers USA (Band 4, IP: Patent, New York; six years ranked) specifically notes his IPR/PTAB work. Bar/education: Admitted New York (2004); U.S. Supreme Court, Federal Circuit, Second Circuit, S.D.N.Y., E.D.N.Y. Education: A.B. chemistry, Princeton (1998); M.P.H., Johns Hopkins (2003); J.D., Georgetown (2003, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif).