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Akshay Deoras is a trial lawyer in Kirkland’s Bay Area office focusing on high-stakes intellectual property litigation. He represents plaintiffs and defendants in disputes in a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, semiconductors, computer hardware and software, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. Akshay’s cases regularly involve patent, trade secret, and copyright claims, with actions in U.S. district courts, the ITC, and the PTAB, and often involve claims between competitors. He has obtained significant jury trial victories for plaintiffs and defendants, including securing a complete defense jury verdict in February 2024 in a multi-patent case alleging $4 billion in damages. Akshay was named as a Lawdragon 500 Global IP Lawyer in 2025. In 2022, Akshay was named a Rising Star by Law360 for Intellectual Property and recognized as top 40 under 40 by the Daily Journal. He was also recommended in the 2021 Legal 500 as a “rising star in IP litigation, with excellent knowledge of both IP law as well as the technologies at issue in a case.”

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Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation - California

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Akshay Deoras comes recommended for his ability to litigate complex patent disputes on behalf of major tech-sector clients.

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