Sachin Patel focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation, with an emphasis on patent litigation in district courts across the country and post-grant proceedings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). His experience spans a variety of technologies ranging from biotechnology to mechanical devices. Prior to rejoining Jones Day in 2024, Sachin clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Sachin has experience in all stages of litigation, ranging from the pleadings to appeal. He has drafted briefings for a variety of issues and argued motions in federal court and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Sachin has managed discovery, prepared fact and expert witnesses for deposition, and taken and assisted with depositions. As part of multiple trial teams, Sachin has worked closely with expert and lay witnesses to prepare witness outlines and demonstratives.
While in law school, Sachin served as an intellectual property research assistant to Professor Mark D. Janis. Prior to law school, he worked as a paralegal for a law firm in Chicago.
Sachin also is an active member of the South Asian Bar Association and the Richard Linn American Inn of Court.
Experience
- Indiana University (J.D. magna cum laude 2020; Order of the Coif; Managing Editor, Intellectual Property Theory Journal); University of Illinois at Chicago (B.S. in Biological Sciences and B.A. in History magna cum laude 2016)
- Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Intern, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Summer 2018)
- Recipient, 2020 Jan Jancin Award, a scholarship given to the law student who best exemplifies excellence in the field of intellectual property law
- Law Clerk to Judge Jimmie V. Reyna, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2023-2024); Extern to Judge Tanya Walton Pratt, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana (Spring 2019)