Summary
Sanjay is a nationally recognized trial attorney with experience in close to 20 trials. He represents leading life science and technology companies in a broad range of intellectual property disputes in federal district courts, before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and in Section 337 investigations in the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). In addition to an active litigation practice, Sanjay manages patent portfolios for several leading pharmaceutical and medical device companies. He also leverages his trial experience to assist clients with EPO opposition proceedings, freedom-to-operate matters, due diligence investigations, patent portfolio audits, and licensing and collaboration transactions. Sanjay has significant experience working on trade secret matters, unfair competition claims, trademark infringement, and employee mobility issues.
He has been recognized as a leading practitioner by numerous publications, including Best Lawyers, IAM Patent 1000, The Legal 500, Managing Intellectual Property, Lawdragon, LMG Life Sciences, and Crain’s Chicago Business. Sanjay was named “Litigator of the Week” by The American Lawyer in 2019.
Sanjay works with many technologies including pharmaceuticals (e.g., small molecules, antibodies, animal vaccines, and diagnostics), medical devices (e.g., implantable pulse generators, dialysis machines, drug infusion pumps, and stent grafts), methods for manufacturing recombinant proteins (e.g., Factor VIII and alpha-1 antitrypsin), cell-based therapeutics (CAR-T cells, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, and stem cells), organic/polymer chemistry, power tools, oil drilling fluids, digital cameras, smart phones, and automotive components.
For the past seven years, Sanjay has served on the faculty of the Practicing Law Institute’s “Developments in Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Law” conference. He also speaks on IP-related ethics issues for the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Intellectual Property Owners (IPO), and the legal departments of multiple global companies.
Sanjay has an active pro bono practice. He has worked to reunite children separated from their parents by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE), force the release of numerous families detained by ICE in facilities threatened by COVID-19, and obtain significant monetary settlements for prisoners in civil rights cases.
Awards
Honoree, Best Lawyers: Litigation – Intellectual Property & Patent Law (2026)
Honoree, IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals (2020-2025)
Honoree, Recognized: Managing Intellectual Property IP Patent Star (2020-2025)
Honoree, Lawdragon: 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers
Honoree, The Legal 500 (US) Recommended, Intellectual Property: Patents: Litigation (2020-2021)
The American Lawyer: Named “Litigator of the Week” (2019)
Honoree, Crain’s Chicago Business “Most Influential Minority Lawyers in Chicago” (2017)
Education
- The George Washington University Law School
LL.M., Intellectual Property Law
- California Western School of Law
J.D.
- Loyola University
B.S., Biology
Admissions
- State - Illinois
- State - California
- Federal - Supreme Court of the United States
- Federal - United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Federal - U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- Federal - California Northern District Court
- Federal - California Central District Court
- Federal - California Southern District Court
- Federal - Michigan Eastern District Court
- Federal - Texas Eastern District Court
- Federal - Illinois Northern District Court
Speeches and Publications
- PLI Seminar: Developments in Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Law, December 2017-2025.
- Panelist, “Emerging Ethical Issues Confronting IP Lawyers,” IPO Chat Channel Webinar, October 2025.
- Panelist, “The Complexity of the Fundamental: Successfully Navigating the Section 101 Patentability Dilemma,” ACI’s 23rd Advanced Summit on Life Sciences Patents, May 2025.
- Panelist, “Emerging Ethical Issues Confronting IP Lawyers: Navigating an Evolving Landscape,” AIPLA Spring Meeting, May 2025.
- Panelist, “Ethics for IP Practitioners: Case Law, Conflicts, Avoiding Inequitable Conduct, and More,” IPO Chat Channel Webinar, October 2024.
- Panelist, “Patent Damages: What is Really at Stake?” at the IPWatchdog Patent Litigation Masters, May 2024.
- Panelist, “Introspection within the Legal Community: Taking Steps to Address Systemic Inequities,” South Asian Bar Association, October 2020.
- ACI’s 14th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes, October 2020.
- AbbVie IP Day 2020 (invited speaker), June 2020.
- Ethical Issues Confronting IP Lawyers, April 2020.
- Functional Claiming of Antibodies: Legal Challenges and Patent Strategies, March 2019.
Professional Affiliations
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Member
- Patent Trial and Appeal Board Bar Association
Member