Siddhesh V. Pandit

Siddhesh V. Pandit is a patent litigation attorney at Maier & Maier, focusing his practice on a diverse range of technologies. His experience spans telecommunications, E-911, location-based services, credit card systems, vehicle tracking, and wireless power management, as well as more unique areas such as board games, children's tricycles, and snake anti-venoms. Mr. Pandit also possesses significant experience with open-source copyright issues, trade secrets, standards setting bodies, and FRAND matters. Earlier in his career, he leveraged an Electrical Engineering background to prepare and prosecute patent applications and draft opinions of counsel, and has also served as de facto in-house IP counsel for a telecommunications company.

In his litigation practice, Mr. Pandit handles cases in various venues, frequently appearing in the Eastern District of Texas, District of Delaware, and the Eastern District of Virginia. While his tracked appearances indicate work on the plaintiff side, including one lead counsel role with Maier & Maier in an untitled case, his broader practice includes representing alleged infringers. Notable representations include providing litigation support as complainant's counsel in In re Certain Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) Viruses and Vaccinations made therefrom, ITC, Inv. No. 337-TA-550, which led to a settlement, and representing the defendant in Gryphon Networks Corp. v Contact Center Compliance Corp., D. Mass., 1:10-cv-10258, a dispute concerning a national do-not-call list. He is also experienced in post-grant proceedings, including filing ex parte reexaminations and Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs) of patents asserted in litigation matters.

Mr. Pandit's professional background includes registration to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.