Jeffrey Ahdoot | Partner
Email: jahdoot@verlanderllp.com | Phone: (202) 800-5771   <

Jeffrey Ahdoot has over 15 years of experience representing both patent owners and businesses in complex patent litigation matters before federal district courts, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the International Trade Commission (ITC), and the Federal Circuit. Mr. Ahdoot also has extensive experience advising companies about their corporate IP assets, including performing portfolio audits and portfolio monetization, handling inbound and outbound licensing requests, as well as many other IP related transactions.

Mr. Ahdoot has litigated patent infringement cases for both plaintiffs and defendants involving a wide range of technologies, including mechanical devices, software applications, medical devices, business methods, electrical devices, digital display and image processing, pharmaceuticals, wireless networking systems, internet technology, GPS systems, electric vehicles, and many other technologies. Mr. Ahdoot also has considerable trial experience, having participated in numerous jury trials in federal district court.

Mr. Ahdoot was previously Senior Litigation Counsel at Blackbird Technologies. In the role, Mr. Ahdoot was responsible for running multiple successful IP litigations. Prior to his work at Blackbird, Mr. Ahdoot worked in the patent litigation groups for several large international law firms, including Goodwin Procter and Crowell & Moring. During this time, Mr. Ahdoot gained experience in all stages of litigation from initial investigations through trial and appeal.

Notably, Mr. Ahdoot helped secure multiple preliminary injunctions and an eight-figure jury verdict on patents concerning children’s toys. During post-trial, Mr. Ahdoot’s motions and arguments also resulted in a doubling of that award based on the defendant’s willful infringement. Mr. Ahdoot was also integral in successfully defending the validity of these patents from challenges before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

Mr. Ahdoot graduated magna cum laude from Pierce Law. During law school, he was a judicial clerk extern to the Honorable Arthur J. Gajarsa, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, an intern at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office with the Solicitor’s Office, and Senior Editor of IDEA: The Intellectual Property Law Review. Prior to entering the legal field, Mr. Ahdoot worked as a software engineering consultant for a large software company.

Mr. Ahdoot is a member of the District of Columbia bar.