Aaron is dedicated to protecting and leveraging clients' intellectual property (IP), including patents, software, trade secrets and proprietary data. His focus is on ensuring these assets are safeguarded and monetized effectively.

Aaron has a strong litigation background and has successfully second chaired intellectual property and commercial trials in U.S. District Courts, represented clients in patent infringement investigations before the International Trade Commission, and argued before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

With extensive experience across various technological fields and business models, Aaron is skilled in drafting and negotiating complex IP-related agreements. These include licensing agreements, technology transfer contracts, AI/ML service and training data licenses, software development contracts, hosting agreements, non-disclosure agreements, privacy policies and terms of service.

Aaron also lends his support to clients by skillfully navigating complex terrains like Open Source Software, AI/ML adoption and implementation challenges, and privacy and data security concerns. His involvement ranges from policy formulation and agreement negotiation to addressing mitigation, compliance, enforcement matters, internal audits, training and providing intellectual property insights for significant transactions in support of the Firm's Corporate and Finance practice groups.

In the realm of education, Aaron has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law School, where he teaches AI Regulation and previously taught a class in Privacy and Data Security.

Currently, Aaron serves as a Co-Chair for the Privacy, Data Security and e-Commerce Committee within the Business Law Section of the Texas State Bar Association.

Aaron's legal and technical experience encompasses an array of diverse technological sectors, including:

  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (with experience dating back to 1994)
  • Medical devices and orthopedic implants, spanning spinal implant systems and joint replacement implants
  • Down-hole tools and MWD/LWD technology
  • Telematics, GPS and location-based services
  • Satellite communications
  • Automotive components
  • Wireless antennas
  • Opto-electronics

    Education

    • New York University School of Law (J.D., 1998)
      • Cornell University (B.S., Graduate with Distinction, 1995)
        • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

      Bar Admission

      • Texas, 2011
      • District of Columbia, 2001
      • New York, 1999
      • Admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office

      Court Admissions

      • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 2014
      • U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 2001
      • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 2000
      Publications
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      The EU AI Act is Here, and the Clock is Ticking!
      The EU AI Act is here, folks! Now that the Act has been officially published in the OJEU, it will go into force in 7 days on August 2, 2024. Now is the time to set your timers to align with the compliance calendar established by the AI Act in Recital 179 and Article 113, including the following deadlines: February 2, 2025: If you provide or use AI systems and tools prohibited under Article 5 of the Act, you have 6 months to modify them to eliminate those prohibited practices or remove the AI products from the EU market. August 2, 2025: If you provide or use General Purpose AI models, you have 12 months to ensure your model is compliant with the
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      Do I Really Have To? A Two-Part Framework for Determining if the EU AI Act Applies to You
      This is the second installment in our series of client advisory articles in which we unpack the European Union’s (EU’s) Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) to help you evaluate if, when, and how you need to comply with the AI Act’s requirements. Our first installment provided an overview of the AI Act, its risk-based regulatory approach and anticipated compliance timeline. See “The European Union Has Assigned Your AI Some Homework.” With that basic understanding, the immediate next question becomes: “Do I really have to?” To answer this question requires an understanding of both your place in the AI lifecycle and the risk category your AI use case falls within. This article will focus on this lifecycle analysis, while our next article will
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