LATHAM ADDS LEADING PTAB PRACTITIONER TO IP LITIGATION TEAM

Raghav Bajaj brings a wealth of technical patent litigation experience to the firm's Austin office.

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Latham & Watkins LLP¹ is pleased to announce that Raghav Bajaj has joined the firm's Austin office as a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. Bajaj is a skilled patent litigator whose practice focuses on contested Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings before the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), including inter partes reviews (IPRs), post-grant reviews, and their respective appeals.

Sam Zabaneh, Managing Partner of the firm's Austin office, said: "Raghav is an exceptional addition to our firm and the Austin office where we support the market's vibrant tech, life sciences, energy, infrastructure, and private equity sectors, and beyond — from startups to sponsors to large public companies. His robust technical background and impressive track record will enhance our formidable team's ability to address our clients' most complex IP-related litigation challenges."

Bajaj counsels clients and ligitages all aspects of PTAB proceedings, as well as appeals before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He serves as lead counsel for both petitioners and patent owners in various industries and technologies, including computer hardware, computer software, networking, e-commerce, and mobile device applications.

Jeff Homrig, Austin-based Global Vice Chair of Latham's Intellectual Property Litigation Practice, said: "We are delighted to welcome Raghav to our Austin office and dynamic PTAB team, which consistently pioneers innovative strategies and boasts an exceptional success rate for both petitioners and patent owners. Raghav's experience, combined with his computer science background and technical know-how, will undoubtedly make our client-driven practive even stronger."

Bajaj added: "Latham's premier IP Litigation team offers a leading framework through which I can support all aspects of a client's patent litigation strategy. I look forward to growing my practice here while leveraging the firm's global platform for our clients' benefit."

Bajaj joins Latham from Haynes and Boone LLP in Austin. He received his JD from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and a BA in computer science, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science.

About Latham & Watkins (lw.com)

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Notes to Editors

¹ Latham & Watkins operates worldwide as a limited liability partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (USA) with affiliated limited liability partnerships conducting the practice in France, Hong Kong, Italy, Singapore, and the United Kingdom and as an affiliated partnership conducting the practice in Japan. Latham & Watkins operates in Israel through a limited liability company, in South Korea as a Foreign Legal Consultant Office, and in Saudi Arabia through a limited liability company.

Contacts

Sam Zabaneh, Austin Office Managing Partner, +1.737.910.7302
Jeff Homrig, Global Vice Chair of Intellectual Property Litigation Practice, +1.737.910.7344

SOURCE Latham & Watkins