Raj Abhyanker

Raj Abhyanker is a U.S. patent attorney focusing on U.S. patent preparation, prosecution, and due diligence litigation support.

Raj has drafted and prosecuted United States patent applications for numerous multinational and venture backed companies including Texas Instruments, NetApp, VMWare, Intel, Apple Computer, eBay, Adobe, LSI Logic, Rambus, America Online, Guidant, and Cisco Systems.

Raj has been registered with the United States patent bar since November 1999. Prior to starting his own firm in 2005, Raj Abhyanker was a patent attorney at large U.S. patent law firms including Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP and Schwegman Lundberg Woessner & Kluth P.A. In 1999, Raj wrote a book on taking the U.S. Patent Bar exam, which has been distributed nationally by REA Publishing. Raj's book has been reviewed by the American Bar Association, the National Association of Patent Practitioners, and has sold more than 5,000 copies worldwide through Amazon and B&N.com. Raj has excellent English analytical writing skills, and received a 99th percentile rank on the GMAT analytical writing section.

Prior to entering law practice, Raj worked as an electrical engineer and business executive at numerous companies including Lockheed Martin, Hewlett Packard Company, and Juniper Networks.

Raj holds a bachelors in electrical engineering from Arizona State University, and studied in the graduate school of electrical engineering at Stanford University. In addition, he holds MBA and Juris Doctorate degrees from Arizona State University. Raj is a Center Fellow of the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law, and is a former President of the IP Law Association.

Raj is a member of the State Bar of California (active), United States Patent Bar (active), and the State Bar of Minnesota (active).

Raj Abhyanker’s Specialties:

patent law, electrical engineering, Web 2.0, software, entrepreneurship, venture capital, invention, startups, LPO, India, United States, software patents, hardware patents, medical device patents.

Raj Abhyanker’s Experience

Partner, Patent Attorney

Raj Abhyanker, LLP

(Partnership; Legal Services industry)

August 2005 — Present (4 years)

Raj Abhyanker LLP is a U.S. patent law firm with offices in Palo Alto, California and Bangalore India.
Patent Attorney

Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner and Kluth, P.A.

(Legal Services industry)

April 2005 — August 2005 (5 months)
Patent Attorney

Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

(Partnership; 51-200 employees; Law Practice industry)

May 2002 — April 2005 (3 years)
Director

Juniper Networks

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; JNPR; Computer Networking industry)

January 2000 — December 2002 (3 years)
Engineer

Hewlett Packard Company (HP Labs)

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HP; Computer Software industry)

January 1997 — January 1999 (2 years 1 month)

Wrote software and debugged electrical circuits at HP Labs

Raj Abhyanker’s Education

Stanford University

Graduate School Electrical Engineering 2008 — 2008

Activities and Societies:

Graduate school in electrical engineering
Arizona State University College of Law

JD , Juris Doctorate , 1999 — 2003
Arizona State University, W. P. Carey School of Business

MBA , Masters in Business Administration , 1999 — 2003
Arizona State University

BSEE , Electrical Engineering , 1993 — 1998

Activities and Societies:

graduated with Honors recognition.

Additional Information

Raj Abhyanker’s Websites:

Raj Abhyanker’s Interests:

Web 2.0, directories, yearbooks, Fatdoor, outsourcing, patent law, animation, real estate, patent prosecution, India, Silicon Valley, hi-tech, electrical engineering, community service, pro bono, family, wine, geo-spatial, social networks, Google Earth, Microsoft Virtual Earth, Zillow, Fatdoor, Techcrunch, Local search, Facebook

Raj Abhyanker’s Groups:

State Bar of California, IEEE, American Bar Association (ABA), TiE Silicon Valley - Sponsor, Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association (SVIPLA), USPTO, Patent Bar, SABA, South Asian Bar Association, SVASE, TiE Sponsor Member, VLAB, HP Alumni Association