Deepa Acharya

Deepa has experience litigating a wide range of technologies, including digital camera technology, Internet communications, software, digital video recording/decoding, electrical vehicle technologies, semiconductors, telecommunications, artificial intelligence, streaming, digital rights management, content delivery systems, payment systems, network security, financial/banking business methods, integrated circuits, and various consumer electronics. Recently, Deepa has played a leading role in multiple matters involving the licensing and enforcement of standard essential patents relating to wireless technology. She has a deep understanding of wireless standards, such as 5G, LTE, WCDMA, CDMA, GSM, Wi-Fi, and other wireless technologies.

Deepa has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a double major in Business Administration and Economics from Carnegie Mellon University. She received her J.D. with honors from the University of Texas School of Law, where she was on the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal.

  • Notable Representations

    Represented CrowdStrike in a competitor patent infringement case in which the plaintiff alleged CrowdStrike infringed multiple patents directed to cybersecurity technology.

    Represented Samsung in a massive cross-licensing dispute against Huawei. This action was pending in the Northern District of California involving twenty-two 3G/UMTS and 4G/LTE SEPs, a wide range of competing FRAND defenses and claims, and an antitrust counterclaim asserted by Samsung based on attempted monopolization.

    Obtained a summary judgment of invalidity in favor of our client Time Warner Cable against Broadband iTV, Inc. in a patent infringement dispute pending in the District of Hawaii. Successfully argued the judgement be affirmed at the Federal Circuit.

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    The District of Columbia Bar

    The State Bar of California

    Registered to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office

    United States Supreme Court

  • Education

    University of Texas at Austin (J.D., Honors, 2009)

    Carnegie Mellon University (B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering and Economics, 2004)
    Dean’s List, 2003-2004