Ketan Vakil is the managing partner of Snell & Wilmer's Orange County office and co-chair of the firm's intellectual property group. He counsels clients on matters related to intellectual property protection, litigation, counseling, and licensing including the procurement and litigation of patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. He has significant experience in preparing and prosecuting patents and trademarks, evaluating prior art for patentability, infringement and validity, preparing infringement and validity opinions, and counseling clients on intellectual property strategies, development, licensing and infringement. He is also lead counsel on several Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Ketan's apparel and footwear experience includes sandals, skateboard shoes, dress shoes, high-heeled shoes, shorts, jackets, backpacks, skateboards, snowboards and outdoor sports equipment. Ketan also has experience in the areas of construction, equipment and tools, mechanical devices, toothbrushes, chemical compositions and formulations, bottles, connectors and automobile accessories.
Ketan's electrical engineering and software design experience includes computer architecture, memories and software, semiconductor devices, processes and machinery, network systems, storage and security, image and signal processing, electrical circuits, telecommunications devices, aircraft systems and medical devices.
