is IP Counsel at Aeva, Inc., a Silicon Valley-based company that develops and innovates sensing and perception technology for autonomous machines.
Companies that have a strong, diversified patent portfolio can establish themselves as key innovators within a particular field and secure a freedom to operate in that field. In some situations, companies may also choose to enforce patent rights granted to them by these patents in a litigation, either offensively against an alleged infringer or as a defense to patent infringement claims against them.