Amol has represented high-tech companies in complex patent litigations in various United States district courts, the International Trade Commission (ITC) and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in a variety of technologies, including Internet technologies, wireless communications, semiconductor chip packaging, medical devices, power tools, high-resolution liquid crystal display projectors, computer and networking systems, mechanical devices and business methods.

In addition to his litigation experience, Amol is a registered patent attorney and manages preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the field of electronic and computer technologies, including digital and analog circuits, telecommunications systems, computer software and hardware, handwriting recognition-based software, wireless power devices, voice recognition and recordation software, semiconductor devices, artificial intelligence, medical devices, business methods and financial products. He conducts inter partes review and ex parte reexamination proceedings before the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Amol also handles intellectual property asset management. He performs due diligence investigations, providing counseling and rendering opinions in connection with the sale or acquisition of businesses or targeted business assets involving various technologies, including digital entertainment solutions, wireless communications, video conferencing, renewable energy sources, and medical devices.

During law school, Amol served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve, District Judge of the Northern District of Illinois, and worked full-time as a technical specialist for a intellectual property law firm in Chicago. He was also a member of the DePaul Law Review. Prior to law school, he held various positions working in the design and development of telecommunication systems with Hughes Network Systems. Amol earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.

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• Trial counsel for a plaintiff in a multi-patent case against a computer networking industry competitor, resulting in a favorable jury verdict, a permanent injunction and an order to destroy the defendant’s infringing product inventory (W.D. Wis.)
• Trial counsel for a leader in digital entertainment technology solutions in a patent infringement case against five respondents involving interactive program guide and parental control technology; obtained favorable settlements totaling more than $50 million from several respondents prior to trial (ITC and numerous district courts)
• Trial counsel for a global semiconductor manufacturer sued by a competitor for patent infringement involving semiconductor chip packaging technology (N.D. Cal.)
• Lead counsel for a leading payment processor in the debt relief industry, defeating motion for preliminary injunction following expedited written and oral discovery and full evidentiary hearing. (N.D. Ohio)
• Lead counsel for dental equipment provider in offensive and defensive patent infringement actions; case settled favorably after implementing an aggressive discovery strategy (N.D. Ill.)
• Lead counsel for telecommunications equipment provider sued for patent infringement in a case involving low energy Bluetooth devices. Obtained dismissal prior to filing answer (D. Del.)
• Lead counsel for Complainant in International Arbitration proceeding in a dispute involving trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract; case settled favorably after filing of action
• Lead counsel for Japanese medical equipment company and its customers against claims of patent infringement concerning magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology in a multi-district litigation; case settled favorably after the client filed summary judgment motions. (D. Mass.)
• Defending audio communication equipment manufacturer sued for trade secret misappropriation (N.D. Cal.)
• Defended networking company against claims of patent infringement relating to Power-over-Ethernet technology; the case settled after favorable results in a co-pending inter partes review proceeding (E.D. Tex.)
• Defended a leading Japanese electronics manufacturer and video game manufacturer sued for a patent infringement relating to optical disc drive technology; successful motions for summary determination during the ITC hearing led to a favorable settlement of the ITC and district court actions (ITC and Del.)
• Defended a power tool manufacturer sued by a competitor for patent infringement involving lithium-ion batteries; the case settled after final rejection of asserted patents in co-pending inter partes reexamination (E.D. Wis.)
• Defended a multinational financial services company sued by a non-practicing entity for a patent infringement concerning cash rebate credit cards, resulting in a favorable settlement on the eve of the trial (E.D. Tex.)
• Defended a prominent telecommunications equipment provider sued by a non-practicing entity for a patent infringement relating to optical switching technology, resulting in a favorable settlement early in discovery (Del.)
• Defended a major Japanese electronics manufacturer sued by a non-practicing entity for a patent infringement involving liquid crystal display projectors, resulting in a favorable settlement (N.D. Ga.)
• Led IP diligence for a private equity fund in the acquisition of and $25 million investment in a diagnostic firm that offers osmolality systems for dry eye disease, including renegotiation of a third-party supply agreement with a foreign partner, a third-party license and royalty agreements with a public university that contained various payment obligations, and a revised employment agreement with the Chief Scientist to address various IP and royalty patent-related issues.
• Led IP diligence for a private investment firm focused on the health care industry in a $22 million equity commitment to a company specializing in biologics contract development and manufacturing organization from early stage research material generation to process development to contract manufacturing services.

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US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
US Patent and Trademark Office
Illinois Supreme Court

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