Ali Dhanani

Ali Dhanani: Professional Summary

As of May 9, 2026

Ali Dhanani is a Houston-based intellectual property partner at Baker Botts L.L.P. with a practice focused on patent litigation, particularly within the media, telecommunications, and software sectors. His work frequently involves complex technologies such as over-the-top media content delivery, internet streaming, set-top boxes, telecommunications, and software. He also advises clients on IP strategies related to emerging technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence. Mr. Dhanani serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Houston Law Center, where he co-teaches a course on the procedure of patent litigation.

The provided case list shows that Mr. Dhanani's practice is heavily weighted towards representing plaintiffs, with eight of his ten tracked appearances on the plaintiff side. All his tracked cases have been on behalf of DISH Technologies and its related entities in patent enforcement actions against other technology and media companies, including fuboTV, Fandango Media, and Videon Labs. This history demonstrates a consistent role in asserting the patent rights of a major operating company against competitors and other entities in the streaming media space.

Mr. Dhanani has spent his entire tracked legal career at Baker Botts. His experience extends beyond district court litigation to proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). His firm biography highlights his involvement in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings for clients like DISH, including challenges to patents concerning video-on-demand, encryption, and DVR technologies. For example, PTAB filings show his participation as back-up counsel in IPR petitions filed by DISH.

Mr. Dhanani earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Houston Law Center in 2006 and a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Houston in 2002. He is a registered patent attorney with the USPTO and is admitted to the State Bar of Texas.