Biography
Naveen Modi is the co-chair of the Intellectual Property Practice at Paul Hastings, overseeing the firm’s Global Intellectual Property practice consisting of more than 100 attorneys.
Naveen’s practice covers all aspects of high stakes IP-related legal work, including litigation before federal district courts, the U.S. International Trade Commission and federal appeals courts; post-grant proceedings, interferences and derivation proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB); arbitrations; and due diligence and client counseling. He has led “bet-the-company cases” involving patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyright issues across a wide range of areas, including electronics, software, medical devices, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology.
Naveen has been widely recognized for his significant and deep experience in IP law. IAM Patent 1000 has recognized Naveen as “a top strategist, extremely articulate presenter and all-round thought leader.” It has noted that “[h]e’s just incredibly high quality – a hard worker with a wonderful temperament’” and that “[p]eople think the world of the ‘calm and collected’ Modi, ‘an incredibly thoughtful guy who presents great strategic options tailored to the business goals of his clients.’” Chambers USA has ranked him in Band 1, noting that “Naveen is an incredibly client-focused lawyer who delivers Rolls-Royce service,” “[h]e is very strategic and does an excellent job of mapping out a strategy that fully integrates substantive arguments with procedural nuances,” that “[h]e explains complex issues very well, and is very responsive to questions and requests” and that “[h]e is an amazing litigator who presents very well.”
Naveen is one of the foremost experts in challenging and defending patents before the PTO, including the PTAB. He has been involved in approximately 1000 proceedings, including inter partes review (IPR), post-grant review (PGR), covered business method (CBM) review, and ex parte and inter partes reexamination proceedings. He has been nationally recognized for his expertise in post-grant proceedings, including for having been involved in more proceedings than any other practitioner in the United States.
Naveen has also been recognized for his appellate experience. He has led over 100 appeals at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Law360 has recognized him as an Intellectual Property MVP in 2019 for racking up nine wins at the Federal Circuit. Legal 500 also has recognized Naveen as a “key lawyer” for appeals.
Naveen devotes a portion of his time to serving the legal community. He currently serves on GW’s IP Advisory Council (IPAC). He served on the Federal Circuit’s Advisory Council and as the past president for the PTAB Bar Association, an association he helped form. He has represented individuals in immigration matters.
Naveen has lectured nationally and internationally. He helped develop and has been teaching a course on Federal Circuit Practice at the George Mason University School of Law. He clerked for the Honorable Alvin Anthony Schall at the Federal Circuit. In law school, he served as a writing fellow and member of the law review. Before pursuing a legal career, Naveen was an engineer with Lockheed Martin Federal Systems, Raytheon Systems Company, and Hughes Aircraft.
