Sachin M. Patel

Sachin M. Patel is an associate at Jones Day, concentrating his practice on intellectual property litigation and appeals, with a particular emphasis on patent litigation in district courts and post-grant proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). His experience spans diverse technologies, from biotechnology to mechanical devices, and includes cases involving machine learning and wireless communication. Mr. Patel rejoined Jones Day in 2024, following a clerkship at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

While his firm profile highlights defense work for operating companies, including successfully defending Savant Systems, Inc. against a 22-patent infringement case brought by IoT Innovations LLC, and representing Cohesity Inc. in a six-patent suit filed by Commvault Systems, his tracked appearances include representing Google LLC as a plaintiff in a declaratory judgment action against K. Mizra LLC. The declaratory judgment action, filed in the Northern District of California, was voluntarily dismissed by Google. Mr. Patel has contributed to various stages of litigation, including preparing fact and expert witnesses.

Mr. Patel possesses substantial experience with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and inter partes review (IPR) proceedings. He has drafted briefings and argued motions before the PTAB. His insights into post-grant proceedings are also reflected in his co-authored articles on topics such as IPR estoppel and the treatment of printed publications as prior art.