Sanjay K. Murthy is a nationally recognized trial attorney with experience representing leading life science and technology companies in US District Courts, before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and in Section 337 investigations in the US International Trade Commission (ITC). Sanjay also works with clients on freedom-to-operate matters, due diligence investigations, patent portfolio audits, and licensing and collaboration transactions. He has been identified as a leading practitioner by IAM Patent 1000, The Legal 500 and as a “Patent Star” by Managing Intellectual Property. He has also been recognized by The American Lawyer, LMG Life Sciences, and Crain’s Chicago Business for his victories.
Sanjay has successfully tried cases across the country on behalf of Fortune 500 companies. In addition to his trial court experience, he has handled numerous matters before the US Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Federal Circuits and the ITC. Sanjay has also represented a number of high-profile clients in inter partes review proceedings, which resulted in the complete invalidation of patents asserted in litigation, as well as European opposition proceedings and German nullity actions.
Sanjay has worked on a wide array of technologies, such as pharmaceuticals (e.g., small molecules and antibodies), medical devices (e.g., dialysis machines, drug infusion pumps, and stent grafts), methods for manufacturing recombinant proteins (e.g., Factor VIII and alpha-1 antitrypsin), cell-based therapeutics (CAR-T cells and stem cells), organic/polymer chemistry, power tools, oil drilling fluids, digital cameras, smart phones, and automotive components.
From 2007 to 2010, Sanjay served as an adjunct professor at DePaul University College of Law, where he taught an advanced course in patent law. While attending law school, he served as a judicial extern to Judge James F. Stiven of the US District Court for the Southern District of California. Prior to attending law school, Sanjay worked for a large environmental engineering consulting firm.
Sanjay has an active pro bono practice working with teams to reunite children separated from their parents by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE), force the release of numerous families detained under inhumane conditions by ICE, and obtain significant monetary settlements for prisoners detained under inhumane conditions by the State of Illinois.
Representative USPTO/European Experience
Recommended, Intellectual property: Patents: litigation (full coverage), The Legal 500 US (2020)
Recognized, IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals (2020)
Recognized, IP Patent Star – Illinois, Managing Intellectual Property (2020)
Member, Practice Group of the Year, Intellectual Property, Law360 (2019)
Member, Litigation Department of the Year–Intellectual Property, The American Lawyer (2019)
Named, “Litigator of the Week,” The American Lawyer (2019)
Named, "Most Influential Minority Lawyers in Chicago," Crain’s Chicago Business (2017)
Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
Member, Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago
Member, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Bar Association
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