Gregory Aroutiunian

Gregory Aroutiunian is a Senior Associate at Bird & Bird in London, focusing on Patent Law. He focuses on providing data-driven legal advice as part of the Pattern team, Bird & Bird’s patent intelligence consultancy.

As a senior associate in the Pattern team, he specialises in patent portfolio analytics, valuation and landscaping, and both the legal and analytical aspects of royalty rate determinations and multi-jurisdictional patent disputes, predominantly in the electronics and telecommunication sectors.

The Pattern offering relies on a blend of legal knowledge and analytical skills to assist clients with managing and enforcing their patent portfolios or defending themselves from enforcement actions, utilising data-driven analytical and economic methodologies, cutting-edge technology and court-approved principles to generate robust and defensible results. Pattern has been recognised by several innovation awards since its launch, including ‘Future of Legal Services Innovation’ in the LegalWeek Innovation Awards 2019, ‘Legal Technology Team of the Year’ in the Legal Business Awards 2019, and ‘Standout Innovation’ in the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers award 2018.

Gregory is also a Chartered Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney, as well as a UPC representative, with significant experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications across a wide range of sectors, including automotive, medical devices, artificial intelligence and machine learning, human–machine interfaces, and optical and imaging systems. He also has experience in third-party observations, oppositions, and conducting oral proceedings before the EPO.