Associate
Abhinav's litigation experience includes drafting infringement and validity contentions, invalidity claim charts, and expert reports. For a branded Hatch-Waxman case involving an anti-psychotic medication, he prepared expert witnesses for depositions and prepared to take expert depositions. Abhinav has also drafted and prosecuted new non-provisional patent applications before the USPTO and in compliance with the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
Before entering law school, Abhinav worked as a process engineer, developing robust adhesive solutions for medical, electrical, and mechanical applications. He also served as a patent examiner, assessing the validity of over fifty patent applications in the gas separation field (Art Unit 1776).
During law school, Abhinav served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Jimmie V. Reyna, Circuit Judge at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He also interned for the U.S. International Trade Commissions (ITC) Office of Unfair Imports Investigations (OUII), where he evaluated section 337 petitions and drafted claim construction memoranda. As a third-year student, Abhinav won first place at the national Giles S. Rich Memorial IP Moot Court Competition. He was also a member of the Federal Circuit Bar Journal. During Abhinav's two summers as a summer associate at Finnegan, he drafted memoranda on patent infringement, closing arguments, and motions for cases before the ITC and district courts.
In addition to his legal pursuits, Abhinav co-founded and led Fleet Board Sports, a successful venture specializing in high-strength, lightweight longboards and skateboards.
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