Pavan Agarwal

Pavan K. Agarwal is a partner and intellectual property lawyer at Foley & Lardner LLP, where he chairs the firm's Innovative Technology Sector and is a member of the Automotive Sector, Electronics, IP Litigation, Appellate, and International Practices. His practice focuses on patent and trade secret law, with a concentration on patent litigation, licensing, opinions, and counseling. He emphasizes advising electronics and automotive technology companies in cutting-edge areas such as artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, medtech, wireless communications, and standard essential patents (SEPs).

In his patent litigation practice, Mr. Agarwal represents both plaintiffs and defendants. His tracked appearances include representing Unified Patents as plaintiff in Unified Patents v. Inari Medical Inc and acting as Partner for the defendant side in Intellectual Ventures Management LLC v. Tesla Inc. He has extensive experience representing manufacturing and high-tech clients in U.S. Federal Districts and the International Trade Commission.

Mr. Agarwal possesses significant experience in post-grant proceedings, particularly inter partes reviews (IPRs), before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). He notably represented Greene's Energy Company before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case addressing the constitutionality of IPR proceedings. His firm profile also highlights his role in a case where the PTAB invalidated all asserted claims after instituting proceedings on two patents.

He earned his J.D. with highest honors from The George Washington University Law School in 1996 and a B.S.E.E. summa cum laude from The University of Maryland in 1993, where he graduated first in his class. Prior to joining Foley & Lardner, he served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Alvin A. Schall of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.