Sanjeet “Sanj” Dutta advises technology‑driven companies on intellectual property strategy, patent portfolio development, and complex IP matters involving emerging and advanced technologies. His technical experience spans artificial intelligence, machine learning, semiconductors, robotics, and software security. He helps clients protect innovations in industries spanning consumer electronics, supercomputers, advanced AI networking systems, and DNA diagnostics, and navigates rapidly evolving technical and competitive landscapes.
Sanj represents companies in high‑stakes patent litigation and trade secret disputes in state and federal courts, before the International Trade Commission, and in proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. He has led teams that successfully challenged and defended highly litigated patents through inter partes and ex parte reexaminations before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Sanj also helps companies navigate complex issues when responding to cease-and-desist letters, as well as initiating IP litigation. He works with litigation funding entities to enforce patent rights.
In addition to his litigation and prosecution practice, Sanj advises clients on intellectual property issues in strategic transactions, including venture financings involving investor and company representations, and strategic acquisitions for both buyers and sellers.
With a background in electrical engineering, Sanj combines technical fluency with legal strategy to support clients working at the intersection of law, science, and emerging innovation. He is also an active leader in the legal and broader community. A lifetime member and past president of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley, he has maintained a long‑standing pro bono commitment, including work on housing discrimination matters, domestic violence representation, and disaster‑response support efforts.
Before joining Foley, Sanj was a partner at an international law firm.
