Anish Desai

Partner New York

Biography

Anish Desai
Anish Desai focuses on patent litigation in U.S. District Courts, the U.S. International Trade Commission, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Mr. Desai has also represented clients as lead counsel in inter partes review proceedings. In 2018, Mr. Desai was one of the top attorneys involved in Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings.

Mr. Desai has had significant roles in both jury and bench trials, including direct and cross-examination of key witnesses, presenting at Markman hearings, and arguing case-dispositive motions. He has served as counsel in over 100 IPR proceedings involving jet engines, wind turbines, medical devices, biologics, chemical compositions, smartphones, GPS and wearable technology, and e-vapor products.

In 2018, Mr. Desai was again recognized by Legal 500 as a recommended lawyer for Patent Litigation, and in earlier editions he was recommended for his appellate work. He also is named among The World’s Leading Patent Professionals for Patent Litigation in New York by IAM Patent 1000, recognized on Benchmark Litigation’s 2018 “40 & Under Hot List,” and honored as “Best in Patent” by Euromoney in its inaugural “Americas Rising Stars Awards” in 2018. In 2014, Mr. Desai was identified as a Rising Star for Intellectual Property Litigation by DC Super Lawyers.

Recent cases that Mr. Desai has been involved with include:

  • Representing General Electric in infringement actions and IPR proceedings adverse to competitor Vestas Wind Systems relating to wind turbine technology.
  • Lead counsel for GE Aviation in IPR proceedings and Federal Circuit appeals involving jet engine technology.
  • Representing Sanofi in litigation, IPR proceedings and Federal Circuit appeals relating to insulin formulations and insulin delivery devices.
  • Co-lead counsel for Johnson & Johnson in two litigations involving thirteen patents asserted against Intuitive Surgical relating to surgical staplers. Also lead-counsel in multiple IPR proceedings filed by Intuitive Surgical.
  • Represented General Electric in infringement and antitrust actions adverse to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries that resulted in a $170 million patent infringement judgment for GE following a jury trial, and summary judgment of non-infringement on a patent asserted by MHI.
  • Represented BASF in seven IPR proceedings relating to diesel exhaust treatment. The PTAB denied institution as to several claims in four of the IPR proceedings and affirmed the validity of all challenged claims in three of the IPR proceedings after a final written decision.
  • Represented BASF against Bayer CropScience in a declaratory judgment litigation Bayer filed in the Eastern District of Virginia.

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Awards and Recognition

  • Anish Desai Recognized as Among Top 50 Attorneys Before the PTAB in 2018 Award Brief — Managing Intellectual Property’s 2018 Top PTAB Petitioners, Patent Owners and Law Firms
  • Anish Desai Wins 2018 “Best in Patent” Rising Star Award Award Brief — Euromoney
  • Anish Desai Named to “40 & Under Hot List” Award Brief — Benchmark Litigation
  • Anish Desai Named a “Recommended” Lawyer for Patent Litigation: Full Coverage Award Brief — Legal 500 US
  • Anish Desai Receives Bronze Ranking for Patent Litigation in DC Metro Area Award Brief — IAM Patent 1000 – The World's Leading Patent Practitioners

Speaking Engagements

  • The Intersection Between PTAB Decision Times and Innovation Speaker(s): Elizabeth S. Weiswasser and Anish Desai

    September 13, 2017 — New York, NY — As part of Managing Intellectual Property’s Life Sciences Forum 2017, partner Elizabeth Weiswasser will moderate, and partner Anish Desai will participate on, a panel entitled “The Intersection Between PTAB Decision Times and Innovation.”

  • Owning and Managing Your Customer Data Speaker(s): Randi W. Singer, Anish Desai and Charan J. Sandhu

    May 20, 2015 — New York, New York — As part of the 2015 Technology, Intellectual Property & Media Lunchtime Seminar series Weil attorneys discuss whether and how companies can "own" databases of customer information collected through mobile devices, wearable devices, home electronics and the like; licensing, terms of use and other means by which companies protect and share their consumer/end user data; and the implications of building products and business models around consumer/end user data.

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