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Neil N. Desai
Associate
Litigation
Los Angeles
ndesai@wsgr.com

D323-210-2912

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Neil Desai is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where his practice focuses on intellectual property litigation, with an emphasis on engineering and technology-based patent litigation. He has represented clients in a broad range of subject matter areas, including RF communications and circuits, consumer electronics, wireless routers, computer and communications networking, application program interfaces (APIs), medical treatment devices, and biofuels.

Neil also has experience with inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In addition, he has drafted patent applications and office action responses.

Prior to attending law school, Neil was an electrical engineer at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, where he designed digital communications hardware systems and manufactured and tested procedures for power systems. He also worked in Northrop Grumman's intellectual asset management group, where he advised on technology protection and patent portfolio strategies.

Neil is currently Lecturer in Law at USC Gould School of Law, teaching an intellectual property course focusing on trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets.

Experience

Neil Desai is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where his practice focuses on intellectual property litigation, with an emphasis on engineering and technology-based patent litigation. He has represented clients in a broad range of subject matter areas, including RF communications and circuits, consumer electronics, wireless routers, computer and communications networking, application program interfaces (APIs), medical treatment devices, and biofuels.

Neil also has experience with inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In addition, he has drafted patent applications and office action responses.

Prior to attending law school, Neil was an electrical engineer at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, where he designed digital communications hardware systems and manufactured and tested procedures for power systems. He also worked in Northrop Grumman's intellectual asset management group, where he advised on technology protection and patent portfolio strategies.

Neil is currently Lecturer in Law at USC Gould School of Law, teaching an intellectual property course focusing on trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets.

Education
  • J.D., UCLA School of Law, 2012Executive Articles Editor, Journal of Law and Technology
  • M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, 2009
  • B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 2006
Admissions
  • State Bar of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Credentials
Education
  • J.D., UCLA School of Law, 2012Executive Articles Editor, Journal of Law and Technology
  • M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, 2009
  • B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 2006
Admissions
  • State Bar of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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