Washington, DC
310.826.7474
EDUCATION
Georgetown University Law Center (cum laude)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS)
Matthew Aichele is a partner at Russ August & Kabat, specializing in intellectual property litigation with an emphasis on matters before the United States International Trade Commission. Prior to joining Russ August & Kabat, Mr. Aichele was an attorney with Latham & Watkins LLP, where he was a member of the Intellectual Property group.
Mr. Aichele has significant experience counselling clients through patent infringement actions before the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) and in federal district courts. Mr. Aichele has represented complainants, respondents, and third-parties in a number of ITC investigations, including through trial and post-trial Commission review. Mr. Aichele has also participated in consultations with US Customs and Border Protection regarding enforcement of ITC exclusion orders. Mr. Aichele also has significant experience litigating patent infringement actions in federal district courts. Mr. Aichele has been recognized a Rising Star in Washington, D.C. by Super Lawyers (2017-2019).
Mr. Aichele earned his law degree cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center. During law school, Mr. Aichele worked as a patent agent at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP. Mr. Aichele earned his Bachelors of Science in Nuclear Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004, where he worked as a senior reactor operator in MIT’s Nuclear Reactor Laboratory.
Admitted
- State Bar of Virginia (2009)
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (2005)
Recent Matters
- NVIDIA v. Samsung—represented NVIDIA in a series of matters before the United States International Trade Commission and the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.*
- InterDigital v. Nokia, ZTE, Huawei—represented InterDigital in a series of matters regarding mobile devices before the United States International Trade Commission and District Court for the District of Delaware.*
- Cisco v. Arista—represented Arista in defending against patent infringement allegations before the United States International Trade Commission and Customs and Border Protection.*
- 3M v. Amphenol—represented Amphenol in defending against patent infringement allegations regarding its cable technology before the United States International Trade Commission.*
- Intellectual Ventures v. Honda et. al—represented Honda in defending against patent infringement allegations regarding motor technology before the United States International Trade Commission.*
*Represents experience from a previous law firm.