Clark Gordon, Counsel, Intellectual Property

Clark Gordon

Counsel

Areas of Focus

Clark Gordon, Counsel, Intellectual Property

Clark Gordon

Counsel

cgordon@akingump.com

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Clark is a counsel in the firm’s Irvine office. He concentrates his practice on patent litigation, intellectual property (IP) counseling and complex commercial litigation, including class action defense. Clark has experience litigating cases before district and state courts, the International Trade Commission (ITC), and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. His IP experience spans a wide range of technologies, including consumer electronics, computer graphics and hardware, optical devices, infotainment systems, automated robotics, mechanical and renewable energy systems, and surgical devices.

Clark received his J.D. from the University of San Diego with a concentration in IP. He received his master’s degree in civil engineering and engineering mechanics from Columbia University, and he received his bachelor’s degree in physics from Occidental College. Clark has academic research experience in the fields of mathematical modeling, renewable energy, energy dynamics and hydromechanics.

Clark has frequently represented clients in pro bono matters, including representing an international client in trademark opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, assisting multiple domestic violence victims with U visa applications, representing an indigent client in state court proceedings regarding a real property matter and assisting a client with civil legal aid advocacy issues.

While in law school, Clark worked for the Energy Policy Initiatives Center at the University of San Diego as a mathematical modeling analyst, developing energy and greenhouse gas forecasting models aimed at analytical and computational policy analysis.

Clark is admitted to practice in California and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Education
  • J.D., University of San Diego School of Law, 2015

  • M.S., Columbia University, 2011

  • B.A., Occidental College, 2010

Bar Admissions
  • California

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Recognitions
  • The Legal 500 US, Patents: Litigation (International Trade Commission), 2024.

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