Saranya Raghavan

Saranya Raghavan — Patent Litigation Practice Summary

Focus areas. Raghavan is a patent litigator whose technical background (B.S. and M.S. in electrical and computer engineering, plus prior work as a software engineer) maps onto software, electronics, networking, telecommunications, and medical device disputes. Her tracked matters fit that profile: the Abbott/Thoratec v. Miracor and Toyota v. Bunker Hill matters involve cardiac-assist/medical devices and hybrid-vehicle power systems, respectively. Her firm bios describe additional experience in cable/set-top-box technology, video surveillance, cell-culturing, and spinal implants, and note ITC practice. Earlier in her career she prosecuted utility applications in the electrical/computer arts.

Side preference. Her tracked appearances split 3–1 toward the plaintiff/petitioner label, but the substance is closer to a defense-oriented operating-company practice. In the Abbott–Miracor dispute she supported Abbott, which was the defendant in the underlying district court infringement suit (MirARCOR Medical SA v. Abbott Laboratories, N.D. Ill. No. 1:23-cv-16257) while serving as petitioner in the parallel IPRs against Miracor's patents; the tracker's "plaintiff" designation reflects those petitions. She likewise appeared for defendant Toyota in Bunker Hill Technologies, LLC v. Toyota Motor Corp. (E.D. Tex. No. 2:25-cv-01133), an NPE-style assertion. Her broader case history is dominated by representation of technology operating companies (Comcast, Cisco, Alphatec, Corning, Abbott/Thoratec), with occasional patent-owner work (the Hardin inventors against Samsung). Nothing in the verified record indicates a dedicated NPE/PAE plaintiff practice.

Firm context. The tracked data lists her at Winston & Strawn, where she was based in Chicago. As of June 25, 2026 she moved to King & Spalding as a partner in the Business Litigation practice group in Chicago, joining from Winston & Strawn along with Brian Nisbet. Earlier in her career she was an associate at Banner & Witcoff (Chicago), where she handled patent prosecution and litigation. She is not in-house.

Notable results and PTAB experience. Firm-reported matters (per her King & Spalding bio) include: Entropic Communications v. Comcast (C.D. Cal.) — 20-patent cable-technology case resolved after favorable IPR and claim construction rulings; Hardin v. Samsung (E.D. Tex.) — claim construction, summary judgment, and Daubert wins for two inventors, settling days before trial; VIAAS v. Cisco (W.D. Tex.) — early dismissal on lack-of-standing motions; Corning v. Wilson Wolf (D. Minn.) — summary judgment and Daubert wins for Corning; NuVasive v. Alphatec (S.D. Cal.) — preliminary injunction defeated and damages substantially reduced after jury trial; and Rovi Guides v. Comcast (ITC) — six-patent set-top-box case resolved confidentially after ITC trial. She is an active PTAB practitioner: she is back-up counsel to Abbott in the IPR2025-00096/-00112/-00114 series against six Miracor patents, took and defended expert depositions, and was admitted pro hac vice in those proceedings. Her role in Toyota's parallel IPRs against Bunker Hill (IPR2026-00250, -00333) is not confirmed from the sources reviewed.

Bar/education. Admitted in Illinois; J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law (2015); M.S., Purdue University (electrical and computer engineering); B.S., Florida Institute of Technology (electrical and computer engineering). Note: firm materials describe her J.D. honors inconsistently ("cum laude" vs. "magna cum laude"), so the exact honor is unverified.