Josh Glucoft

Partner Patent Infringement Litigation

josh.glucoft@kirkland.com

Los Angeles – Century City +1 310 552 4284

Practices

Overview

Josh Glucoft is an intellectual property litigation partner and trial lawyer in the Los Angeles office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Companies such as 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 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 provided strategy advice on patents covering a variety of technologies within the fields of electrical engineering, computer science, and medical devices, including: computer technology such as antivirus software; electronics technology such as power converters; media and entertainment technology such as AR/VR and special effects; networking technology such as routers, switches, and Voice-over-Internet Protocol; computer processor architecture, fabrication, and packaging technologies; logistics technology such as trucking hardware and software; robotics technology such as automated warehousing; and medical device technologies such as glucose monitors, neurostimulation devices, and cardiac defibrillators.

Josh is also a case team manager that strives to provide the highest-quality lawyering in the most efficient manner. He prides himself on the organizational and communication skills that promote 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.; PTAB) 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.) Represented a medical implant company against a competitor in a trade secret matter, resulting in a more than $27 million judgment including pre-judgment interest
(N.D. Cal., successfully 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., successfully transferred from W.D. Tex.; PTAB) Defended a social networking company against patent infringement claims related to AR/VR technology, settling favorably after oral argument in IPRs
(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
(D. Del., successfully transferred from W.D. Tex.) Represented a medical device company in multi-forum patent litigation against its competitor
(ITC) Defending an electronics manufacturer against its competitor
(ITC; N.D. Cal.) Representing a logistics technology company against its competitor in cross-claims of patent infringement in multiple venues
(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
(D.N.H.) Defended a robotics company against claims of patent infringement by its competitor
(International) Supported 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

Intellectual Property Litigation 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,” LexMachina Round Table Discussion, March 2023

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

Publications

Author, “Know Your Judge Before Construing a Claim in Patent Litigation,” Bloomberg Law, April 2025

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

Recognized as a "Rising Star" in Intellectual Property by Super Lawyers, 2021–2025

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

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