Karthik Murthy
United States Citizen
PO Box ****0
Mill Creek, WA 98082
*******.*******@*****.***
Professional License
Member of the United States Patent Bar
Member of the Washington State Bar
Education
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, August 1999 to May 2003
University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, IL
J.D., August 2005 to May 2008
Summer Abroad Program through University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, CA
Barcelona, Spain and London, United Kingdom, May 2006 to July 2006
Patents brought to issue
US 9,473,020 Systems and methods for a battery life extender
US 9,642,529 Proactive and preventive health care system using remote monitoring and notifications
Experience
Murthy Patent Law PLLC, Mill Creek, WA
Patent Attorney, May 2015 to Present
Patent prosecution (patent applications, office action responses and examiner interviews)
Trademark prosecution (trademark applications)
Represented multiple clients in multiple interviews with USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) examiners.
Drafted and filed United States provisional utility patent applications, non-provisional utility patent applications and design patent applications with the USPTO.
Drafted and filed a PCT (patent cooperation treaty) patent application with the USPTO.
Filed U.S. national stage applications for PCT applications that were filed in other countries.
Drafted and filed responses to USPTO office actions.
Researched and drafted prior art search reports.
Advised clients about patent law and the patent filing process.
Advised clients about international patent law and a country by country strategy for filing patents.
Technology in patent cases includes live streaming cloud based software, Bluetooth, GPS and smartphone applications, reagent test strips, colorimetric reaction tests, electronic circuit design, a battery life extender, reflective oximetry, biotechnology, cloud based analysis of data from biotech devices and a system on chip integrated circuit.
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle, WA
Attorney, November 2013 to Present
Patent litigation, Antitrust litigation, Hatch-Waxman Act litigation, Product liability litigation
Wrote a claim chart detailing patent infringement of database optimization software. Document was several hundred pages long and included references to evidence and online research.
Wrote multiple memos regarding the invalidity of claims of issued patents.
Wrote a memo on legal research on obviousness in patent law.
Analysis of research and development of database software in patent litigation.
Analysis of research and development of biological methods relating to RNA interference in patent litigation.
Analysis of research and development of dermatological pharmaceutical drugs in antitrust litigation involving multiple patents.
Analysis of engineering and research documents in class action product liability litigation.
Analysis of depositions of researchers and company founders.
Prior art search to invalidate patents that cover a pharmaceutical drug.
Utilized Cloud analytics, Data visualization and Artificial intelligence for a deeper understanding of information in the e-discovery process.
Technology in patent cases include Cloud-enabled Java persistence, EclipseLink, Oracle TopLink, Oracle JDeveloper, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Coherence, Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud, JPA (Java Persistence API) 1.0 and 2.0, Object-Relational Persistence, Object-Relational Mapping, JDBC (Java Database Connectivity), EJBs (Enterprise Java Beans), Java SE, Java EE, Enterprise Data Services, cache synchronization, SONET (synchronous optical networking), automatic protection network switching, optical link interface, digital data transmission that includes frame synchronization, applying thermal energy for the treatment of skin conditions and pulsed femtosecond laser generation for skin treatment.
Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, WA
Discovery Attorney, October 2010 to November 2013
Due diligence analysis of patent portfolio for infringement potential and patent validity.
Analysis of research and development regarding electrical engineering in patent litigation.
Technology in patent cases include acoustic mirrors, duplexers, mobile phone applications, mobile phone chipsets, mobile phone communication protocols, photolithography, piezoelectric bulk acoustic wave resonators, network interfaces, server architecture, data transfer, voice over internet protocol, online game user authentication, automated website backup, and data storage lookup.
Matrix Legal, Hudson Legal, Tower Legal, and DiscoverReady
Los Angeles, CA; Rockville, MD; Charlotte, NC
Discovery Attorney, December 2008 to September 2010
Areas of Experience include: Patent, Privilege, Bankruptcy, Contracts, ERISA, Securities, and Professional Responsibility Litigation.
Snell & Wilmer LLP, Costa Mesa, CA
Summer Associate, May 2007 to July 2007
Wrote parts of a patent application for a biotechnology device, including the detailed description, abstract, summary and rough drafts of figures.
Wrote office action responses in subject areas including business methods, electrical circuits, mechanical engineering, electromechanical devices and biotechnology devices.
Wrote responses to trademark office actions.
Petz Enterprises, Tracy, CA
Software Engineer, June 2003 to May 2004
Wrote and edited code to reflect annual tax changes in tax software.
Utilized proprietary script based on the C programming language.
Worked in a team to create new forms for users based on tax changes.
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA
Program Manager Intern, June 2002 to August 2002
Researched the pros and cons of a new product
Wrote a detailed specification including the technical details for the ideal version of such a new product.
Prepared a presentation and led a meeting for a new product in development.
America Online (AOL), Dulles, VA
Programmer Intern, June 2001 to August 2001
Wrote, edited and updated proprietary script code for an online website.
Coordinated with a group in order to release updates at the appropriate time.
Software Skills
Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Slides, and GMail
Westlaw, LexisNexis, CaseCentral, CaseMap, TimeMap, Relativity, LexisNexis Applied Discovery, Concordance, Kroll Ontrack Inview, Coreview, Attenex, CasePoint and Kaleidoscope: Document Management and Mining for Litigation
Java, Sql, Visual Studio, C, C++, Matlab, Unix
Won third place in a startup weekend contest for a cybersecurity business plan in May 2016
Coursework
Undergraduate courses: Operating Systems, User Interfaces, Databases, Data structures, Compilers, Software Engineering, Microelectronic Circuits, Computer Science Theory, Technical Communication
Fall 2006 Intellectual Property Moot Court
Intellectual Property Law Courses: Patent law, Patent prosecution, Patent litigation, Copyright law, Cyberspace law, Trademark law, International Intellectual Property Transfers