Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Pavan K. Agarwal is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP, where he serves as vice-chair of the firm's Intellectual Property Department. Mr. Agarwal is also an active member in the firm's Electronics and IP Litigation Practices. He practices in various patent law areas, including IP litigation and licensing, as well as counseling through negotiations, opinions and prosecution. Mr. Agarwal represents numerous high-tech clients, with a focus on electronics and automotive technology companies. He is also a member of the firm's Appellate and International Practices and the Nanotechnology and Automotive Industry Teams.

Mr. Agarwal joined Foley & Lardner after a clerkship at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, where he served as judicial clerk to the Honorable Alvin A. Schall.

Mr. Agarwal is a graduate of the George Washington University Law School (J.D., with highest honors, 1996), where he was a member of the George Washington University Law Review. He holds an electrical engineering degree, graduating first in his class at the University of Maryland (B.S.E.E., summa cum laude, 1993).

Mr. Agarwal has published various articles, including "Patenting In-Line With the Federal Circuit," Federal Circuit Bar Journal (2003). He has served as an adjunct professor at George Washington University Law School and as a patent editor for the Federal Circuit Bar Journal.

Mr. Agarwal is currently a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, American Bar Association and the Giles S. Rich American Inns of Court. He is admitted to practice in Virginia and Washington D.C. and before both the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Areas of Practice

• Appellate
• Electronics
• IP Litigation
• Automotive
• International Business
• Nanotechnology

Bar Admissions

• Virginia, 1996
• District of Columbia
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Giles S. Rich American Inns of Court

Past Employment Positions

• George Washington University Law School, Adjunct Professor
• Honorable Alvin A. Schall Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Judicial Clerk

Education

• George Washington University Law School, Washington, District of Columbia, 1996
  J.D.
  Honors: With Highest Honors
  
  Law Review: George Washington University Law Review, Member
• University of Maryland, 1993
  B.S.E.E.
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Major: Electrical Engineering

Published Works

• "Patenting In-Line With the Federal Circuit", Federal Circuit Bar Journal, 2003

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