Sumedha Ahuja
- Firmwide Co-Chair, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Sumedha guides clients on strategic patent portfolio management and patent prosecution, particularly involving computer software, internet, and artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) inventions.
A trusted advisor to both cutting-edge disrupters and global industry leaders, Sumedha Ahuja adopts a business-first approach and applies her technical, business, and legal experience to provide strategic and practical advice that aligns with the company’s business goals.
Sumedha has hands-on engineering and scientific experience building AI/ML solutions and helps her clients secure their intellectual property in this field. Sumedha also has extensive experience in other technology areas, including telecommunications; digital health; virtual, augmented and mixed realities; advertising and behavioral analysis; search and search result processing; fintech and blockchain; Internet of Things; cloud computing; and virtual computing.
In addition to procuring patents in these fields—both in the United States and internationally—Sumedha evaluates third-party patent portfolios; counsels clients on avoiding patent infringement; and mines client patent portfolios to identify assets for licensing/monetization, patent infringement counterclaims, and divestment. She has also represented both patent owners and petitioners before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in post-grant proceedings.
Prior to practicing law, Sumedha was a software engineer at Sapient Corp., where she designed, developed, and deployed software solutions for large enterprise clients. As a graduate student at McGill University, Sumedha was a member of both the Mobile Robotics Lab and the Reasoning and Learning Lab, where she focused her research on developing recommendation systems using various machine learning techniques.
Areas of focus
Industries
Services
Education & Credentials
Education
- The George Washington University Law School, J.D., Staff Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Quarterly Journal, 2012
- McGill University, M.S., Computer Science, 2005
- Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, B. Tech., Computer Science and Engineering, 2003
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
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District of Columbia
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Related Employment
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, D.C., Associate
- Goodwin Procter LLP, Washington, D.C., Associate
- Sapient Corporation, Arlington, VA, Software Engineer
Professional Recognition
Listed in Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000, 2024
Perkins Coie's Diversity Champions Award, 2018
Recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers, 2016-2022
Named to Lawyers of Color’s Second Annual Hot List
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