Armin is an IP law strategist who counsels clients on litigation, prosecution, and transactions involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. With an international background in law, finance, and technology, Armin helps his clients understand the complexities of IP law to make important business decisions and manage risk. He represents clients in all aspects of the IP life cycle, including enforcement, acquisition and procurement, and licensing. Armin is the architect for IP policy for numerous technology and cosmetics companies. He is frequently called upon to conduct IP audit programs for his clients to identify competitive threats and gaps in IP protection. His clients appreciate his creativity and ability to form direct, personal, lasting relationships that provide him with the opportunity to learn about the intricacies of their businesses and legal needs, and his proactive, forthright, and thoughtful approach to IP matters. World Trademark Review 1000 has called him “an all-rounder” (2024) and noted that clients praise his ability to efficiently defend trademark and copyright litigation (2023).

With over 70 district court appearances and dozens of contentious proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Armin has a decade of experience with every stage of litigation. From pre-suit investigations and discovery to dispositive motion practice, mediation, and trial, he represents both plaintiffs and defendants in complex patent, trademark, and copyright infringement actions in district courts, appellate courts, the US International Trade Commission (ITC), and before the USPTO.

Armin regularly advises his clients on transactional matters, including evaluation of IP assets in mergers and acquisitions, diligence reviews, and licensing negotiations.

He also has experience with patent preparation and prosecution in technical and business method matters and has secured numerous intellectual property assets before the USPTO and international patent offices. According to IAM Patent, he is “a trusted advisor,” lauded for his “proficiency in global patent filing,” appreciated for his “knack for understanding the technical aspects of the disclosure and quickly synthesising it into patent documentation,” and “instrumental to the internal team” (2024).

Armin is recognized as an “[u]p-and-coming partner” who is “already turning heads” by World Trademark Review 1000 (2023) and as a Rising Star in Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars Handbook (2021-2023). Armin is also a thought leader on a variety of IP related issues, with articles published by Bloomberg Law and ABA’s Business Law Today.

Armin is active in the mentorship and career development of junior associates at the firm and also maintains an active portfolio of pro bono matters, including assisting underprivileged business owners in obtaining intellectual property protection.

Bar Admissions

Education
JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2013

MS, Columbia University, 2010

BS, Physics, Stony Brook University, The State University of New York, summa cum laude, 2008

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• Stop Using My Trademark, Part 1: The Cease and Desist Letter, Total Retail
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• Navigating Over-The-Counter Product Ads After FTC Warning, Law360
• INSIGHT: Overcoming Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Rejections, Bloomberg Law
• Intellectual Property Law at a Glance, Part 1: Trademark Myths Debunked, American Bar Association’s Business Law Today
• Intellectual Property Law at a Glance, Part 3: Patent Myths Debunked, American Bar Association’s Business Law Today
• Intellectual Property Law at a Glance, Part 2: Copyright Myths Debunked, American Bar Association’s Business Law Today