San Francisco
Chicago
Advises computer-related technology companies on strategic patent portfolio management and client counseling
Applies analytics and artificial intelligence to improve drafting and examination efficiency, and patent outcomes in USPTO patent prosecution
Counsels clients on patent program design, portfolio direction, and competitive patent positioning
Conducts patent due diligence for acquisitions and audits of IP assets and processes
Ahsan A. Shaikh focuses his practice on strategic patent portfolio management and client counseling for computer-related technology companies. He advises clients on whether a new feature, product, or idea can and should be patented; applies analytics to improve examination efficiency and reduce the cost of prosecuting patent applications at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); builds bespoke and inclusive patent programs; assesses portfolio direction and competitive positioning; conducts patent due diligence for acquisitions; and audits intellectual property (IP) assets and processes.
Ranked in
Chambers USA, Intellectual Property; Band 2
Ranked in
Managing Intellectual Property, IP Stars, Practitioner of the Year
Ranked in
Thomson Reuters, Stand-Out Lawyer – independently rated lawyers
- Represented a medical device company in its acquisition of a competitor for $225 million
- Provided patent counseling for leading companies, including Meta Platforms (Instagram, WhatsApp, Reality Labs), Disney, SAP, AMD, Airbnb, Electronic Arts, and Netflix
- Guided a cloud services company through patent prosecution during a more than $500 million acquisition by a Fortune 100 multinational computer technology corporation
- Advises a Fortune 50 technology company on strategic patent decisions
- Counsels one of the world’s largest interactive gaming companies on its patent strategy
- Chambers USA, Intellectual Property, 2022-2026; Band 2, 2026
- Managing Intellectual Property, IP Stars, Practitioner of the Year (Patent Prosecution), 2022-2023; Patent Star, 2024-2026
- Thomson Reuters, Stand-Out Lawyer – independently rated lawyers, 2025-2026
- IAM Strategy 300, Global Leaders Guide, 2021-2025
- Legal 500 US, Leading Lawyer in Intellectual Property, 2022-2025
- McDermott Will & Schulte, patent prosecution practice, head
- IPO, women inventor engagement toolkit team, member
- USIPA, Diversity in Innovation Conference, contributor
- University of Chicago Law School, JD
- University of California, Berkeley, BA, Computer Science
- California
- Illinois
- US Patent and Trademark Office
- English
- Urdu
