Babak Sani focuses his practice on intellectual property law with emphasis on the evaluation and analysis of patents and other IP assets in the contexts of licensing, technology transfers, acquisitions and litigation. He counsels clients on risks and opportunities presented by patent portfolios that often include international rights and involve global markets. Mr. Sani has conducted patent license negotiations on behalf of or adverse to some of the largest corporations in the electronics industry including AMD, Ericsson, Fairchild Semiconductor, Freescale, Fujitsu, HTC, Hitachi, Hynix Semiconductor, IBM, Infineon, Intel, LSI Logic, Motorola, NEC, Seiko Epson, Sharp, Texas Instruments, Toshiba and Xerox. A seasoned patent prosecutor, Mr. Sani has handled reexaminations and reissues at the USPTO and directed oppositions abroad. He has developed international portfolios for some of the world's leading companies in semiconductor memories, mobile media devices, graphics processors and discrete power devices, as well as for smaller start-up companies in the telecommunications industry. Over the years, he has drafted and procured hundreds of patents in a variety of technologies, including analog and digital integrated circuits, semiconductor devices and processing, microprocessors, telecommunications, image processing and consumer electronics. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Sani held engineering and managerial positions in the semiconductor industry for more than six years. His engineering career primarily focused on the design of analog and digital integrated circuits for telecommunication applications, working as a circuit designer and project manager, first at Exar Corporation and then at Sierra Semiconductor (now PMC Sierra). Mr. Sani is an adjunct professor at the University of California Hastings College of the Law where he teaches international patent law. He has been named by Super Lawyer magazine as a Northern California "Super Lawyer" from 2006 to 2011. Mr. Sani is fluent in Farsi and proficient in Spanish. Professional & Community Activities American Bar Association American Intellectual Property Law Association Bar Association of San Francisco Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer Industries Semiconductors & Electronics; Technology & Software; Telecommunications Experience Patent license negotiations for electronics company, Represented a large foreign-based corporation in protracted patent license negotiations against the dominant corporation in an electronics-related industry. Facing a much larger and formidable team of lawyers and technical experts we were able to achieve an unprecedented negotiated settlement resulting in payments of well over a hundred million dollars to our client. International enforcement for consumer electronics company, Assisted a large consumer electronics company in a successful enforcement campaign in Europe by obtaining quick and powerful utility models in Germany. Working closely with German associates the effort resulted in manufacturers joining our client's licensing program within a few months. Intellectual Property counsel to NewPort Communications, Served as lead IP counsel to the founders of NewPort Communications (NewPort), a venture-backed start-up company, to devise and execute an IP strategy for the company. NewPort was later acquired by Broadcom Corporation for $1.24B, with Broadcom asserting NewPort's patents in subsequent litigation. *Experience gained by attorney prior to joining Kilpatrick Townsend Events 01 August 2011, The Utility of Utility Models: What, When and How, Events |