Nirav N. Desai is a director in Sterne Kessler’s Trial & Appellate and Electronics Practice Groups. He specializes in simplifying complex matters—inside the courtroom and out—and solving problems in the process. Nirav is experienced in a full range of intellectual property issues, with a particular focus on patent litigation and counseling clients in global intellectual property strategy. An accomplished litigator, Nirav has served as lead counsel in district court litigation matters around the country and has been involved in matters before district courts, appellate courts, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in Section 337 actions.
Nirav’s considerable experience in post-grant proceedings before the PTAB includes serving as lead counsel and counsel in over 25 PTAB proceedings, representing clients, from innovative startups to billion-dollar companies, in some of their toughest cases. In parallel district court and PTAB proceedings, Nirav relies on his deep experience in both venues to craft a unified, cross-forum strategy that maximizes the strengths of each proceeding while mitigating the pitfalls.
Drawing on his interdisciplinary academic and legal training, Nirav has successfully represented companies of all sizes in both the high-tech and life sciences industries. From consumer products and software to pharmaceuticals and medical devices, Nirav helps companies develop robust global IP strategies that maximize return on IP investment. Recently Nirav has helped clients from all over the world develop global IP protection and enforcement campaigns, including in the U.S., UK, India, the European Union, the Nordics, and the Far East. Closer to home, Nirav has represented electronics, software, and consumer products companies in non-practicing entity and business-to-business patent, trademark, and licensing disputes in district court, the PTAB, and before the USITC.