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Jon Gordon

Partner

Jon Gordon

Partner

Clients work with Jon in all phases of the patent lifecycle, particularly in drafting and prosecuting patent applications related to computing and financial technology, where he provides unique value due to his work experiences as a software developer and derivatives trader.
Clients work with Jon in all phases of the patent lifecycle, particularly in drafting and prosecuting patent applications related to computing and financial technology, where he provides unique value due to his work experiences as a software developer and derivatives trader.

OVERVIEW

Jon Gordon is a partner in the New York office of Haug Partners. Clients rely on his extensive experience in patent law, with particular expertise in prosecuting patents related to computers, networks, telecommunications, medical information systems, blockchains, and financial applications. Those clients include major, well-known U.S. and foreign corporations and also entrepreneurs and individual inventors. Engineers and developers work directly with Jon to identify the essence of their inventions and to ensure that the resulting patent application accurately describes and fully protects their work.

Jon is involved in all aspects of patent practice for both foreign and domestic clients, including patent litigation, patent prosecution, due diligence, client counseling, and providing opinions of counsel.

Jon taught himself to program at age 12 and went on to earn a degree in computer science. He spent several years actively developing, maintaining, and extending multi-tiered intranet and Internet applications. His work experience also includes making markets on a derivatives trading floor.

REPRESENTATIVE PATENTS

  • 11,806,314, “PDE5 Inhibitor Powder Formulations and Methods Relating Thereto”
  • 11,776,675, “Systems for Tracking Medications”
  • 11,632,101, “Voltage Level Shifter Applicable to Very-Low Voltages”
  • 11,622,060, “Printing From a Handheld Device via a Remote Server”
  • 11,590,112, “Methods and Compounds for the Treatment or Prevention of Hypercytokinemia and Severe Influenza”
  • U.S. Patent 11,377,439, “Heterocyclic Prolinamide Derivatives”
  • U.S. Patent 11,309,874, “Sequential Elements with Programmable Feedback to Program Leakage in ASICS”
  • U.S. Patent 10,975,538, “Method And System for a Retractable Floodwall System”
  • U.S. Patent 10,947,544, “Aptamer Therapeutics Useful in the Treatment of Complement-Related Disorders”
  • U.S. Patent 10,528,231, “Visual Presentation of Multi-Dimensional Data Sets”
  • U.S. Patent 10,325,067, “Statistical Quality Control of Medical Laboratory Results”
  • U.S. Patent 8,878,853, “Visualization of a Collection of Orders”
  • U.S. Patent 7,478,429, “Network Overload Detection and Mitigation System and Method”
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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • Chair, Practising Law Institute’s program on Patenting Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies 2023, 4 December 2023.
  • Co-chair and Presenter, Practising Law Institute’s Patent Fundamentals Bootcamp 2023: An Introduction to Patent Drafting, Prosecution, and Litigation, 12 September 2023; presenting “Preparation of a Patent Application.”
  • Presenter, thinc Legal’s Patent & IP Summit 2022, 7 December 2022; presenting “Advances in FinTech and Its Impact on Financial Services IP.”
  • Chair, Practising Law Institute’s program on Patenting Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies 2022, 5 December 2022.
  • Co-chair and Presenter, Practising Law Institute’s Patent Fundamentals Bootcamp 2022: An Introduction to Patent Drafting, Prosecution, and Litigation, 14 September 2022; presenting “Preparation of a Patent Application.”
  • Presenter, TRTCLE’s “Patent Claim Drafting 101: Basic Techniques, Strategies and Filing Tips”, 14 July 2022.
  • Chair, Practising Law Institute’s program on Patenting Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies 2021, 6 December 2021.
  • Presenter at the Practising Law Institute’s Patent Fundamentals Bootcamp 2021: An Introduction to Patent Drafting, Prosecution, and Litigation, 2 June 2021; presenting “Preparation of a Patent Application.”
  • Co-chair, Practising Law Institute’s program on Patenting Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies 2020, 16 December 2020.
  • Presenter at the Practising Law Institute’s Patent Fundamentals Bootcamp 2020: An Introduction to Patent Drafting, Prosecution, and Litigation, 2 June 2020; presenting “Preparation of a Patent Application.”
  • Co-chair, Practising Law Institute’s program on Patenting Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies 2019, 4 December 2019.
    Moderator of panel titled “Explore Strategic Approaches to Protect AI Technology”, 24 July 2019 at 16th Annual Summit on Protecting Innovations in the Financial Services Industry.
  • Panelist on “The Role of Patents in the Innovation Industries” on 9 March 2018, at meeting of the 2018-2019 Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship of the Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property at George Mason University.
  • Presenter at ALM Media’s The Legal Intelligencer In-House Counsel CLE Seminar, 19 October 2016; presented “Adapting IP Strategies to Recent Developments in Patent Law.”
  • Panelist at the NYIPLA’s One-Day Patent CLE Seminar, 17 January 2013. In panel titled “Ethical Considerations in Patent Prosecution and Litigation”, presented “Effect of Kappos v. Hyatt on Prosecution Strategy.”
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • Jon enjoys cooking, and he likes to go hiking and rock climbing when he can.
  • A radio hobbyist, Jon holds an Amateur Extra class U.S. amateur radio operator license, with call sign K3QE.
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EDUCATION

  • New York University, (M.S. Computer Science, 2001)
  • Duke University, (J.D. with honors, 1995)
  • Duke Law Journal
  • Yale University, (B.S. Physics & Philosophy, 1990)
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BAR ADMISSIONS

  • New York
  • Eastern District of New York
  • Southern District of New York
  • Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
  • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • IEEE Computer Society
  • New York Intellectual Property Law Association
  • New York State Bar Association
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CONTACT

LOCATION

New York City
745 Fifth Avenue, 10th Floor, 
New York, NY 10151
745 Fifth Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10151