While he has a background in mechanical engineering, most of Aden’s litigation matters have encompassed a wide range of technologies, including telecommunications (3G/4G/LTE), content delivery networks, network switches, wireless earbuds, and collaborative online video sharing systems.  In addition to litigation, Aden has vast experience evaluating patent portfolios and performing technical due diligence.

Aden brings a blend of strategic insight and grounded, practical guidance to every case, ensuring clients receive both clarity and direction. Known for his diligence and thoughtful approach, he works tirelessly to achieve the best possible results.

Prior to attending law school, Aden gained industry experience as an engineer and program manager at Applied Materials. In this role, he managed programs related to spare parts for chemical mechanical polishing and electrochemical plating machines.

Aden is highly active in the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), having chaired the patent litigation committee and serving three years on the amicus committee.  Aden has previously served on the board of the Austin Intellectual Property Law Association (Austin IPLA) and was a barrister member in the Honorable Lee Yeakel IP American Inn of Court.

Publications & Speeches

• White Paper, Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation Basics and Discussion of Recent Cases and Trends, UT Law CLE 24th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute (November 2019), also presented
• “U.S. Supreme Court Holds that a Commercial Sale of an Invention to a Third party who is Obligated to Keep the Invention Confidential Can Qualify as Prior Art,” January 2019
• “U.S. Supreme Court Allows Patentee to Recover Lost Foreign Profits Where Domestic Components of Patented Invention Are Assembled Abroad,” June 2018
• “Federal Circuit Clarifies Venue in Patent Cases for Companies Incorporated in States with Multiple Districts,” May 2018
• “Venue Post TC Heartland,” Austin IPLA CLE Luncheon, November 2017
• “Supreme Court Limits Venue in Patent Infringement Cases,” May 2017
• “U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Federal Circuit’s Requirement That Design Patent Damages Be Awarded Only for Entire End Product Sold to Consumer,” December 2016
• White Paper, Means-Plus-Function Claiming Post-Williamson v. Citrix, UT Law CLE 21st Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute (November 2016), also presented
• “U.S. Supreme Court Eases Standard for Enhanced Damages in Patent Cases,” June 2016
• “President Obama Signs Federal Trade Secrets Act into Law,” May 2016
• “Federal Circuit Reinstates Jury Verdict in Favor of Akamai, Creating New Factual Scenario for Finding Divided Infringement,” August 2015
• Article, The Uncertainty of Patent Pleadings After Iqbal, IP Strategist, Vol. 16, No. 6 (March 2010)
• Note, What’s in a Copyright? The Forgotten Right “To Authorize,” 9 Colum. Sci. & Tech. L. Rev. 87 (2008)

Court Admissions

• State Bar of Texas
• State Bar of New York
• State Bar of California
• United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• United States District Courts for the Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas
• United States Patent and Trademark Office

Associations and Memberships

• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Texas Bar Foundation
• IEEE’s Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems
• IEEE’s P2863 Recommended Practice for Organizational Governance of Artificial Intelligence Working Group

Education

• Columbia Law School, 2008
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002