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Vinay Sathe

  • San Diego
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Vinay advises clients on patent prosecution and litigation across multiple technology sectors.

Dr. Vinay Sathe is an IP lawyer with an extensive background in various technical areas in electrical engineering. He focuses on wireless communications, mobile devices, telecommunications, software, semiconductors, digital signal processing, and biomedical sensors and devices. 

Vinay handles Standard Essential Patents, including prosecution, patent pool participation and licensing issues, and IPR challenges in codec space, wireless power charging (Qi), and wireless communication areas (Wi-Fi, 3GPP). 

Vinay has served in lead technology roles at multiple communications companies. He contributed to several standards-setting organizations during his engineering career, such as Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG) and U.S. HDTV broadcast standard.  

Vinay has worked as a visiting lecturer in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at the University of California, San Diego, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in signal processing. He is also the co-inventor of two U.S. patents related to digital video processing. 

Education & Credentials

Education

  • University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., 2008
  • California Institute of Technology, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, 1991
  • California Institute of Technology, M.S., Electrical Engineering, 1987
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, B.Tech., Electrical Engineering , 1986

Bar and Court Admissions

  • California
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Related Employment

  • McDermott, Will & Emery, San Diego, CA, Associate, 2009-2011

Impact

Professional Leadership

  • Commnexus, Digital Media Specialists Group, Co-Chair
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