Atanas Baitchev

Atanas Baitchev is a patent litigation attorney with Perkins Coie LLP, where his practice focuses on a range of technology areas including electrical and mechanical arts. He is experienced in pretrial patent litigation, encompassing prior art analysis, invalidity contentions, expert reports and depositions, and noninfringement analysis. His experience includes representing clients accused of patent infringement. In a tracked case, he served as backup counsel for the plaintiff, Amazon.com, Inc. against Nokia Technologies Oy, indicating experience on both the plaintiff and defendant sides of litigation.

Mr. Baitchev is notably active in post-grant proceedings, frequently drafting inter partes review (IPR) petitions and supporting trials through final written decisions and appeals. He was previously recognized as a PTAB practitioner during his time at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, where he was an associate from 2018 to 2023. An example of his PTAB involvement includes being listed as backup counsel for Niantic, Inc. in an IPR proceeding.

His current firm is Perkins Coie LLP, and he was previously an Associate and Summer Associate at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Litigation - Patent since 2026, a recognition based on peer review.

Mr. Baitchev earned his J.D. from the University of Southern California's Gould School of Law in 2018, where he was Order of the Coif, and holds a B.S. in Biology from UCLA. He is admitted to practice in California, before the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, and in the U.S. District Courts for the Central District of California and the Eastern District of Texas.