Rehan Mohammed Safiullah

Rehan Mohammed Safiullah is an intellectual property attorney and counsel at Antonelli, Harrington & Thompson LLP, focusing his practice on patent litigation. His technological expertise spans a variety of industries, including telecommunications, electronics, energy, and academia. He has handled matters involving sophisticated technologies such as MIMO Wi-Fi capabilities, as demonstrated by his representation of Freedom Patents, LLC in litigation concerning patents related to selecting antennas in wireless local area networks. Safiullah's background also includes patent prosecution in physics, chemistry, electronics, and energy-related inventions.

While his professional background indicates experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants, his current firm, Antonelli, Harrington & Thompson LLP, frequently represents patent holders and is structured to work on contingency fees, aligning with a plaintiff-side focus in patent enforcement. Safiullah's tracked case, Freedom Patents, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al., shows his involvement on the plaintiff side, asserting patents against a major electronics manufacturer in the Eastern District of Texas.

Before joining Antonelli, Harrington & Thompson, Safiullah was counsel at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, focusing on patent litigation and IP counseling. He also completed a judicial internship with Hon. Leonard E. Davis of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Safiullah possesses significant experience in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings, having successfully argued before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and has also represented clients before the International Trade Commission (ITC).

Rehan Safiullah is admitted to the State Bar of Texas and is a registered patent attorney. He earned his J.D., cum laude, from Texas Tech University School of Law in 2008, and holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, magna cum laude, from the University of Houston, awarded in 2005. His publications include articles on IoT litigation and the "Smartphone Patent Wars."