Faculty Profile: A.J. Bahou

A.J. BahouBradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP
Previous Courses Taught (33)
  • Intellectual Property Law Forum 2023
  • Business Law Forum 2023 (Live Virtual)
  • Business Law Forum 2023 (In Person)
  • LAW TECH '23
  • Intellectual Property Law 2021: NFTs - Why would anyone pay $200,000 for a Non-Fungible Crypto Token for a video clip of LeBron James dunking a basketball?
  • Intellectual Property CLE Blast - 2022
  • Law Tech '21: Using Technology to Win - Remote Depositions and Trials
  • Intro to IP 2020: Patent Law 101
  • Intellectual Property Law Forum 2021: Taking IP Law Back to the Future (Day 2 ONLY Registration)
  • Intellectual Property Law Forum 2021: Taking IP Law Back to the Future (Full 2-Day Registration)
  • Intellectual Property Law Forum: IP 101
  • Law Tech: GDPR, Cloud and Technological Competency
  • Blockchain for Health Care
  • Intellectual Property: Blockchain Technology
  • Intellectual Property CLE Blast 2019
  • Law Tech: An Attorney Introduction to Blockchain Technology
  • Law Technology Blast 2019
  • 30th Annual Health Law Forum
  • Business Law Forum 2018
  • Intellectual Property 2018: CLE Bytes
  • Law Tech: Ethical Obligations for Cybersecurity
  • Environmental Law: Evolving Legal Market and Ethics Issues
  • Law Technology Blast
  • TBA 2017 Fall Annual Review in Nashville (Fast Track 15 Hours)
  • Intellectual Property: CLE Bytes 2017
  • Law Tech 2016: Ethical Considerations for Cybersecurity Law
  • Law Tech UnConference 2017
  • Environmental Law Forum 2017
  • Law Tech 2015: Ethical Issues of Cloud Computing
  • Law Tech UnConference 2016
  • GP 2014: Ethics of Cloud Computing
  • Law Tech UnConference 2015
  • General Practice Summit 2014: Nashville
Biography

A.J. Bahou is an intellectual property attorney who focuses on the intersection of law and technology. A registered patent attorney, trial lawyer, mediator and arbitrator, A.J. has extensive experience in the areas of electrical and computer engineering technologies, including Blockchain, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, medical devices, computer hardware and software, and Internet security systems. With 15 years of patent litigation experience, A.J. handles the full spectrum of intellectual property litigation from pre-complaint investigation through trial and appeal in matters involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and commercial disputes. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in IP litigation in jurisdictions across the United States, including the U.S. Federal Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court.

A.J. often serves as outside general counsel for technology companies that value his assistance with patent prosecution and enforcement as well with the drafting of employment and independent contractor agreements that are critical tools in the protection of intellectual property assets.

A significant segment of A.J.'s practice involves emerging technologies, most notably Blockchain and artificial intelligence. He has filed patent applications for clients that are utilizing distributed ledger technology and artificial intelligence/machine learning tools in educational, marketing and healthcare contexts.

A.J. serves on the Boards of Directors of LaunchTN, the Middle Tennessee chapter of the Information Systems Security Association and the Tennessee Intellectual Property Association. He is former chair of the Intellectual Property Executive Council of the Tennessee Bar Association and former chair of the Nashville Bar Association's Intellectual Property Law Section. He was recently appointed to Chair the Evolving Legal Market Committee of the Tennessee Bar Association, which focuses on the changing nature of the practice of law.