Foley Hoag Welcomes Raj Vallabh, Intellectual Property Counsel
Boston, MA - November 20, 2008
Brings Significant Experience in Electrical, Mechanical Engineering Areas and Patent Portfolio Development
Foley Hoag’s Intellectual Property Group is pleased to welcome Rajesh (Raj) Vallabh, a senior intellectual property lawyer with significant expertise in the electrical and mechanical engineering areas.
Raj joins Foley Hoag from the Boston IP Law Group, a practice he founded following several years as Counsel at WilmerHale. His experience at the Boston IP Law Group included client counseling, portfolio development, and patent opinion work, as well as patent prosecution. Prior to practicing IP law at WilmerHale, Raj spent five years at the New York intellectual property firm Kenyon & Kenyon. Prior to his legal career, he held a position as a design engineer at AirBorn Connectors, a manufacturer of electronic connectors for aerospace and commercial aviation applications.
“Raj brings exciting new capabilities to our patent prosecution and deepens our practice in the areas of mechanical and electrical devices, computers – both hardware and software – the Internet, e-commerce, telecommunications, business methods and related matters,” said Don Ware, Partner and head of the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. “Raj will bring great value to our clients who are seeking to maximize the commercial potential of their intellectual property portfolios.”
Raj received B.S. degrees in electrical engineering and mechanical engineering, both from Southern Methodist University. He received his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law. He is active in the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Boston Patent Law Association, and TiE Boston, a not-for-profit organization focused on fostering entrepreneurship.
Foley Hoag’s IP Group, comprised of over 80 professionals, includes lawyers, scientists, engineers, medical doctors and other practitioners experienced in patent prosecution, patent litigation, technology transfer, IP due diligence and strategies, copyright and trademark prosecution, and trade secret litigation. The group employs a multidisciplinary approach and is organized to deal with all aspects of the marketplace of ideas and designs. Many of the practitioners in the IP group hold advanced scientific degrees, allowing the firm to bring in-depth familiarity and knowledge of innovative technologies to bear on client matters.
About Foley Hoag LLP
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