Patent litigation attorney

Ashraf Ahmed Fawzy

2 tracked appearances 0 plaintiff · 2 defendant.

Specialty & background

Ashraf Ahmed Fawzy is an in-house patent litigation attorney currently serving at Tesla, Inc. His practice primarily involves defending operating companies against allegations of patent infringement. All his tracked appearances are on the defendant side, consistent with his role as in-house counsel for a major technology company.

Fawzy's patent litigation experience centers on advanced automotive technologies, particularly in the realm of autonomous driving and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). This focus is evident in his involvement in the case Granite Vehicle Ventures LLC v. Tesla, Inc., where Tesla was accused of infringing patents related to vehicle automation.

In Granite Vehicle Ventures LLC v. Tesla, Inc., filed in the Eastern District of Texas in December 2024, Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) program and compatible vehicles were targeted. Tesla, represented by its in-house legal counsel including Fawzy, sought dismissal of the claims and a transfer of the case to the Northern District of California, which was granted in February 2026. Additionally, Tesla, Inc. initiated an inter partes review (IPR) against one of Granite Vehicle Ventures LLC's patents ('402 patent) in May 2025 (IPR2025-00943), indicating Fawzy's engagement with PTAB proceedings as part of a broader defense strategy.

Details regarding Ashraf Ahmed Fawzy's specific bar admissions and educational background are not reliably sourced from publicly available information at this time.

Roles

  • in-house counsel1
  • In-house Counsel1

Cases (2)