About David
David Aldrich earned a J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2001, where he studied law and intellectual property. He also holds a B.A. in physics and philosophy from Rutgers University. The combination of technical and legal training set the stage for a practice that moves between engineering concepts and courtroom procedures.
Early in his legal career Aldrich was associated with St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens LLC beginning in 2001. That experience placed him in the middle of patent prosecution and litigation work and exposed him to the demands of federally governed intellectual property practice. He later struck out on his own, founding Forge IP, PLLC in 2017 and serving as a partner there.
Aldrich is admitted before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and to practice in multiple federal courts, including the District of Colorado, the Eastern District of New York, the District of Connecticut, and the Southern District of New York, as well as the Federal Circuit. He is also a member of the State Bar of Connecticut. Those admissions allow him to shepherd matters from initial filing at the Patent Office to disputes in district court and appeals.
His work centers on patent matters. He prepares and prosecutes patent applications, advises on patent portfolio strategy, and handles litigation and related proceedings. His undergraduate background in physics gives him a technical vocabulary for working on mechanical and electrical inventions. He also brings philosophical training to questions of claim construction and argument development.
Outside the courtroom and the Patent Office, Aldrich maintains memberships in professional organizations. He has been a member of LawPact since 2018 and retains active standing with the State Bar of Connecticut. Those affiliations provide networks for referral work and collaborative matters across jurisdictions.
He now practices through Forge IP, PLLC, where he handles patent prosecution and litigation, patent portfolio counseling, and matters before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and federal courts.
