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Kaustuv
M.
Das
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K.M. Das, a counsel in the firm's Patent Litigation practice, has litigated patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright cases in district courts and courts of appeals throughout the country. K.M. has litigated patents in a broad range of technologies, including mechanical patents, medical devices, signal processing and software, and has prepared numerous infringement and freedom to operate opinions. K.M. has also drafted and negotiated numerous patent, joint development, cooperative development, and technology licensing agreements relating to semiconductors and related technologies. K.M. has also negotiated numerous software, IT services, and medical devices licensing agreements. K.M. is passionate about community service and pro bono activities, and has argued immigration and prisoners' rights cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Prior to joining Perkins, K.M. worked in the semiconductor industry providing legal counsel on all intellectual property related issues to various technical groups, including hybrid DRAM memory, flash memory, LED, display, and solar.
Professional Recognition
- Listed in Washington Law & Politics, “Washington Rising Stars”
- Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's " Pro Bono Attorney of the Year," 2004
- King County Bar Association Housing Justice Project "Attorney of the Year," 2004
Professional Leadership
- South Asian Bar Association of Washington, Treasurer, 2004 - 2008; President Elect
- King County Bar Foundation, Board of Trustees, 2008 - 2010
- King County Bar Association Community Legal Services Board, Co-Chair, 2006 - 2008
- Washington State Patent Law Association’s Pro Bono Committee, 2007 - 2010
- Asian Bar Association of Washington, Board Member, 2009 - 2010
- Joint Asian Judicial Evaluation Committee, Chair, 2008
- AIPLA and American Bar Association, Member
Related Employment
- Micron Technology Inc., Technology Licensing Counsel, 2010 - 2011
- Merchant & Gould, Seattle, WA, Associate, 2007 - 2009
- Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, WA, Summer Associate, 2002; Associate, 2003 - 2007
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- University of Washington School of Law, J.D., Intellectual Property, high honors, The Order of Barristers, The Order of the Coif, 2003
- California Institute of Technology, Ph.D., Mathematics, 1994
- California Institute of Technology, M.S., Mathematics, 1991
- Vassar College, B.A., Mathematics, Phi Beta Kappa, 1989
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho
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