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Paul Hastings LLP‘s patent prosecution practice has Washington DC-based Naveen Modi at its head. Modi leads the team in collaboration with Bruce Wexler and Eric Dittmann  who both work from the firm’s New York office. Post-grant proceedings matters are a fundamental aspect of the team’s workload, including representing its clients in IPR, PGR and CBM review cases before the PTAB. In DC alongside Modi are key attorneys Joseph Palys who has a particular focus on leading PTAB trials across a wide-range of technologies and Phillip Citroën who has experience representing clients before the PTAB, district courts, Federal circuit, and the ITC.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Naveen Modi has an incredible track-record.’

  • ‘The team is anchored by Naveen Modi and Eric Dittmann. The two are the perfect complement, both bring strategy and expertise based on a long track-record of success. They work with clients and are open to leveraging client's strengths to achieve best outcomes. They are also very open to structuring fee arrangements that make sense for the client.'

  • ‘Naveen Modi is very knowledgeable in the ways of patent office proceedings and patent strategy, he stands out because he is able to think outside the box in a way that generates results for his clients.

  • 'Eric Dittman is very knowledgeable. Together, their record is very good in patent matters. They are a very formidable team.'

Key clients

  • Chevron Oronite Company, LLC
  • Google LLC (Virentem)
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (KEYnetik)
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Lynk Labs)
  • AbCellera Biologics Inc. and The University of British Columbia
  • JSR Life Sciences, LLC and JSR Corporation
  • Medtronic Inc.
  • Google LLC (Jenam Tech)
  • Google LLC (IPA Technologies)
  • Google LLC (Motion Offense)
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Google LLC (Scramoge)
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (UUSI)
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (G+ Communications)
  • VirnetX
  • Fitbit Inc.
  • Snap Inc.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Naveen Modi, Bruce Wexler, Eric Dittmann

Other key lawyers

Joseph Palys, Phillip Citroën, Chetan Bansal, Daniel Zeilberger