Syed S. Ahmed

Syed S. Ahmed is counsel in the Electronics Practice Group at Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, specializing in patent prosecution and litigation support for computer-related and software-related technologies. His technical expertise encompasses microprocessors, integrated circuits, telecommunications, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, database management systems, signal processing, cloud security, malware protection, web browsers, and search engines. Prior to his legal career, he worked as an ASIC engineer, designing and verifying N-way Itanium-based servers and high-end system-on-a-chip RAID controllers.

Ahmed primarily represents defendants, with one tracked appearance for the defendant side and no plaintiff-side representations. His work is situated within Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, where his practice involves preparing and prosecuting U.S. and foreign utility patent applications, and supporting related litigation.

A notable engagement includes serving as back-up counsel for Roku, Inc. in VideoLabs, Inc. v. Roku, Inc., a case involving seven patents related to video coding, wireless content distribution, and device provisioning for streaming and connected-device ecosystems. This litigation in the District of Delaware was dismissed with prejudice after 442 days, with each party bearing its own costs, providing Roku with a permanent shield against the asserted patent claims. While the case strategy involved inter partes review (IPR) proceedings for some of the asserted patents, the provided information does not explicitly link Syed S. Ahmed to regular appearances as counsel in PTAB or IPR proceedings.

Ahmed earned his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center and holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Illinois, Texas, and before the United States Patent & Trademark Office.