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Suni Sukduang

Patent Post Grant Proceedings Chair

Polsinelli

is the Patent Post Grant Proceedings Chair for Polsinelli, where he uses his legal and technical knowledge to advise some of the world’s most innovative companies on ways to leverage and protect their intellectual property.

Suni’s practice involves a broad spectrum of IP law, including advising clients in post-grant proceedings matters related to patents involved in multiparty litigations. Suni has been involved in more than 100 litigation-driven post grant matters including inter partes reviews, covered business method reviews and reexamination proceedings and leverages this practice to provide litigation support in matters before U.S. federal courts and the ITC.

Additionally, Suni advises companies on IP strategy, development, and monetization. He collaborates with in-house counsel, business executives, and key stakeholders to develop and execute programs to foster innovation, understand competitive landscapes, and how intellectual property can be leveraged to increase shareholder value.

Suni also advises the venture investment community and early stage companies on a wide range of topics including corporate and IP strategy, due-diligence, and competitive intelligence.

His practice also includes counseling companies on best practices for defense and enforcement of trade secret rights.

Recent Articles by Suni Sukduang

Patent Office Updates the Trial Practice Guide

The Patent Office has begun a planned series of updates to the Practice Guide, with the first such update having been released in August 2018. The August 2018 Practice Guide updates are intended to bring the Practice Guide into conformance with the Patent Office’s current view on best practices. Importantly, these updates do not generally reflect new practices, but rather appear to gather in one place the analysis used by existing PTAB decisions in determining commonly disputed procedural issues.