Gordon T. Arnold

BSEE, 1984, University of Texas

Austin, Texas

JD, 1988, University of Houston Law Center

Houston, Texas

Professional Leadership Positions:

Fellow – American Intellectual Property Law Association

Fellow – American Bar Foundation, Nomination and Election 2008

Fellow – Texas Bar Foundation, Nomination and Election 2005

Founding Master of the Houston Intellectual Property Inn of Court

Listed in Best Lawyers, 2012-2018

Listed in Super Lawyers, 2006-2018

Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rated

Avvo Rated – Superb

American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section:

                Chair, 2008-2009

Chair-Elect, 2007-2008

                Vice-Chair, 2006-2007

                Secretary 2004-2006

                Council Member 2001-2004

                Chair, Committee 108, Subcommittee C, Bona fied Purchaser Defense, 2001-2002

                Co-Chair, 2000 Annual Meeting CLE Program

                Co-Chair, 1999 Spring CLE Program

                Chair, Committee 108, Patent System Policy, 1996-1999

                Chair, Committee 104, Patent Contracts Other Than Government, 1994-1995

                Chair, Committee 101, Subcommittee A, Patent Term Length, 1994-1995

                Chair, Annual Meeting Program Planning, 1992-1993 (Co-chair, 1995-1996)

                Member, Nominating Committee, 1993-1994

American Intellectual Property Law Association:

                Public Appointments Committee, 2014

Amicus Committee, 2009-2011

Board of Directors, 2006-2009

                Chair Patent Law Committee, 2004-2006

                Vice-Chair, Patent Law Committee, 2002-2004

                Member, Nominating Committee 2003-2004

                2004 Mid-Winter Institute Planning Committee

Houston Intellectual Property Law Association:

                President, 2005-2006

                President-Elect, 2004-2005

                Delegate to State Bar of Texas Resolutions Committee, 2004

                Delegate to National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations, 2003

                Secretary, 1993-1994; 2001-2002

                Amicus Committee, 1996-1997; 1999-2000

                Member of the Board, 1997-1998

                Chair Finance and Audit Committee, 1997-1998

 Houston Bar Association:

                Co-Chair of CLE Committee, 2004-2005

                CLE Committee, 1999-2003

                Law and Arts Committee, 1999-2000

 Publications & Speeches:

Extraterritoriality in a Post-Transocean World, State Bar of Texas 10^th Annual Advanced Patent Litigation Course, 2014

Unseen Risk in International Transactions, Lawyer Monthly Magazine IP Global Expert Guide, 2014

New Supreme Court message: Be an owl, not an ostrich, BIC Alliance Magazine, August 2011

Patents: First to Invent vs. First to File, BIC Alliance Magazine, June 2011

Selling or Expanding Overseas, Avoiding Risk, BIC Alliance Magazine, March 2011

Intellectual Property Types and Uses, BIC Alliance Magazine, February 2011

Increasing Value with Intellectual Property, BIC Alliance Magazine, January 2011

Reducing Risk, Increasing Value with Intellectual Property, BIC Alliance Magazine, December 2010

Intellectual Property Law, Houston Law Alumni Association’s Day in the Life, Houston, 2008     

E&P Acquisitions: Finding Opportunity and Avoiding Hidden Risks, E&P Magazine, December 2008

Trade Secret Review, American Intellectual Property Law Association 2006 Annual Meeting.

Patent Licensing, IP Licensing Nuts & Bolts, Lighthouse Seminars Group, Houston, 2005

Look at Noncompete Agreements with Risk Management Lens, Houston Business Journal, Houston, November 2004

Misuse and Antitrust in Intellectual Property Licenses, Advanced Licensing Transactions, Legal and Business Issues (Co-Chair), Law Seminars International, Houston, Atlanta, 2004.

When Do Damages Come to the Fore?, American Intellectual Property Law Association 2003 Fall Meeting.

Negotiating Technology Outsourcing, Law Seminars International, Seattle, 2003.

Intellectual Property Practically Speaking, Texas Public Relations Association’s 2003 Annual Conference, Houston, 2003

Update on the Law of Patents, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Mid-Winter Institute, Marco Island, 2003

When Do You Need An Opinion on a Patent?, Law Education Institute, Snowmass, 2003

Valuation of Intellectual Capital and Intellectual Property in Tough Times, Texas Technology Conference, Houston, 2002.

What Every Business Person Should Know About Intellectual Property, AIChe 2002 Spring National Meeting, New Orleans, 2002.

How to Structure Corporate IP Operatio