Josh Glucoft

Partner Patent Infringement Litigation

josh.glucoft@kirkland.com

Los Angeles – Century City +1 310 552 4284

Practices

Overview

Josh Glucoft is a patent litigation partner and trial lawyer in the Los Angeles office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Companies such as Immortals Gaming Club and International Medical Devices have turned to Josh for help with the hardest cases, including theft of core intellectual property.

Josh has experience in courts across the country, including in all of the major patent litigation venues, as well as in the ITC. Josh is also registered to practice before the United States Patent And Trademark Office and has extensive experience with post-grant proceedings, serving as lead counsel through Final Written Decision in multiple inter partes reviews.

Josh has litigated and performed due diligence on patents covering a variety of technologies within the fields of electrical engineering, computer science, and medical devices, including: computer software such as antivirus software; virtual/augmented/mixed reality; special effects; networking technology such as routers, switches, and Voice-over-Internet Protocol; computer processor architecture, fabrication, and packaging; robotics technology such as automated warehouse storage; and medical devices such as glucose monitors, neurostimulation devices, and cardiac defibrillators.

Josh is more than just an IP lawyer—he is also a manager that strives to provide the highest-quality lawyering in the most efficient manner. He prides himself on the organizational skills that facilitate collaboration across groups of lawyers, and he is constantly working to build better, more effective case teams.

Experience

Josh has been involved in matters including:

(E.D. Tex.) Obtained a complete defense verdict (no infringement, all claims invalid) on behalf of a networking equipment provider in bet-the-company patent litigation against a competitor
(C.D. Cal.; Fed. Cir.) Obtained attorneys' fees after successfully defending a furniture company against patent claims by a major competitor
(ITC) Represented a medical device company against patent claims by a primary competitor, settling favorably after trial
(N.D. Cal., transferred from W.D. Tex.; PTAB) Defended a social networking company against serial claims of infringement by a public patent assertion entity, settling favorably after institution of IPRs
(N.D. Cal., transferred from W.D. Tex.; PTAB) Defending a social networking company against patent infringement claims related to VR technology
(ITC) Defending an electronics manufacturer against its competitor
(D. Del., transferred from W.D. Tex.) Representing a medical device company in multi-forum patent litigation against its competitor
(E.D. Va.) Defending a software company against substantial patent damages claims
(E.D. Tex.; PTAB) Represented an electronics manufacturer in a multi-forum patent action related to wireless SEPs
(C.D. Cal.) Representing a medical implant company against a competitor in a trade secret matter
(D.N.H.) Defended a robotics company against claims of patent infringement by its competitor
(International) Represented a medical device manufacturer in a trade secret matter

Prior to joining Kirkland, Josh was involved in matters including:

(N.D. Cal..; PTAB) Defended a networking technology company against claims of infringement of computer security patents. The Daily Journal recognized the case team with a Top Defense Verdict of 2018 after a jury trial led to a finding of no infringement
(N.D. Cal.) Represented a semiconductor packaging research company in a patent licensing dispute
(C.D. Cal.; PTAB) Represented a media company against its competitor in a patent infringement matter involving cross-claims of infringement of special effects patents
(D. Del.) Represented a university professor alleging infringement of computer architecture patents
(E.D. Tex.) Defended a technology company against multiple claims of infringement of various networking patents
(Mediation) Represented a semiconductor manufacturing company in patent cross-licensing negotiations

Patent Attorney, Irell & Manella LLP

Management Consultant, LEK Consulting

Thought Leadership

Speaking Engagements

Speaker, “Transforming The Legal Profession With AI: Contract Review, Research, Content Generation & More,” Ai4 Conference, 2023

Speaker, “Trends in U.S. Patent Litigation,” Round Table Discussion, March 2023

Interview, “Interview #7 - Josh Glucoft," The Hot Seat, February 2023

Publications

Quoted, “Discerning Signal from Noise: Navigating the Flood of AI-Generated Prior Art,” PatentlyO, April 2024

Author, “How Patent Practice May Benefit From A Key Economic Idea,” Law360, December 2022

Author, "Response To Request for Comments on Patenting Artificial Intelligence Inventions,” United States Patent and Trademark Office, March 2020

Quoted, “Cannabis Patent Activity Surges Amid Industry Gold Rush,” Law360, October 2019

Author, “Stats Show Cannabis Patents Are Underutilized,” Law360, September 2019

Author, “Patenting Cannabis: A Look At The Numbers,” Law360, January 2019

Author, “Calm Down: Market Overreactions to Patent-related Events,” American Bar Association, February 2016

Co-Author, “Patents in an Era of Infinite Monkeys and Artificial Intelligence,” Stanford Technology Law Review, October 2015; Article was recognized with the Distinguished Legal Writing Award at the 2016 Burton Awards

Co-Author, “Two New ‘Startups’ That Could Upend Intellectual Property Laws,” VentureBeat, February 2015

Recognition

Named to IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders for Intellectual Property, 2023

Recognized as a "Rising Star" in Intellectual Property by Super Lawyers, 2021–2024

Memberships & Affiliations

Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) Association, Patent Litigation & Remedies Committee

American Intellectual Property Law Association, Subcommittee on Artificial Intelligence

Association of Business Trial Lawyers

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

California
Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Courts

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States District Court for the Central District of California
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

Education

Stanford Law SchoolJ.D.
Stanford UniversityM.S., Electrical Engineering
Northwestern UniversityB.S., Engineering Combined Studies Programcum laude