Anish Desai is an associate in Weil's Washington, DC office and a member of the firm's Litigation Department. His practice focuses on patent litigation, including 337 investigations before the US International Trade Commission.
Mr. Desai has represented clients before the International Trade Commission and US District Courts in litigations involving the fields of semiconductor processing, networking, computer architecture, and renewable energy.
Mr. Desai holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Boston University, and a law degree from Georgetown University. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, the State of New York, and the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Recent cases that Mr. Desai has been involved with include:
- General Electric Company v. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. - Counsel for GE in a Northern District of Texas patent infringement action brought by GE relating to wind turbines.
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. v. General Electric Company – Counsel for GE in a Middle District of Florida patent infringement action brought by Mitsubishi relating to wind turbines.
- Summit Data Systems, Ltd. v. Hitachi Data Systems, Ltd. - Counsel for Hitachi in two District of Delaware patent infringement actions brought by Summit relating to data storage systems.
- Certain Digital Imaging Devices and Related Software (337-TA-717) – Counsel for Apple in an ITC investigation brought by Apple relating to digital camera technology.
- Fenner Investments v. Dell, Inc. - Counsel for Dell in an Eastern District of Texas patent infringement action brought by Fenner involving computer networking.
- Certain Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Using Tungsten Metallization (337-TA-648) – Counsel for National Semiconductor Corporation in an ITC investigation involving semiconductor processing technology.
- Highland Dwellings Together We Stand Legal Action Group v. District of Columbia Housing Authority – Pro bono counsel for public housing tenants in a litigation against DCHA regarding. Successfully argued a motion for remand before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Judge Reggie Walton).