Omar Khan

Practice Areas

Omar A. Khan is a leading trial and appellate lawyer representing the world’s top technology and life sciences companies in high-stakes intellectual property matters. He is regularly recognized and ranked by Chambers, Managing IP, IAM Patent, Legal 500, Best Lawyers, and others, and he has successfully litigated some of the most challenging “bet-the-company” intellectual property matters, featured by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Law360 and other national media outlets. His nearly 20 years of courtroom experience includes jury and bench trials in district courts throughout the country, PTAB proceedings, ITC proceedings, and international arbitrations. He has argued and won cases in multiple courts of appeals, including the Second, Ninth, and Federal Circuits, and represented clients in connection with over 30 appeals before the Federal Circuit.

Outside of the courtroom, Mr. Khan has an extensive pro bono practice, which includes service on the Pro Bono Panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the boards of The Bronx Defenders and Legal Services NYC, as well as representations of pro bono clients in veterans benefits, voting rights, and civil rights matters, for which he has received awards and recognition from the Federal Circuit Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, MFY Legal Services, and others. He also regularly publishes and speaks on a wide variety of intellectual property topics and developments, including as a guest speaker at Columbia, NYU, and University of Michigan and as an editor of WilmerHale's Federal Circuit Patent Watch, The Interplay: Key Decisions at the Intersection of Antitrust & Life Sciences, and Readily Ascertainable—WilmerHale's Trade Secret Bulletin. His work has been featured as a Top Read and he also has been recognized as a Top Author and Readers Choice by JDSupra for his coverage of patents and related matters. He is also a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Professional Memberships

Mr. Khan is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He was appointed to Law360’s Intellectual Property Editorial Advisory Board for 2020–2022. Mr. Khan is a member of the Federal Circuit Bar Association, where he was vice chair of the Pro Bono Committee and continues to serve on the Pro Bono, PTO and Amicus Committees. He is also active in the New York Intellectual Property Law Association, where he serves on the Programs and Patent Litigation Committees, and in the Intellectual Property Owners Association, where he serves on the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Issues committee.

Personal

JD, Columbia Law School, 2006; MS, Electrical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2003; BS, Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2001