Kumar Ravula
Biography
Overview
Kumar Ravula is a member of the Firm's Intellectual Property group. His practice focuses on IP litigation matters in the federal district courts, the International Trade Commission, and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. His cases have involved a wide array of technologies, including medical devices, semiconductor chips, electronic program guides, voice recognition systems, lithium-ion batteries, and smart fan technologies.
He has experience developing case-winning strategies for complex IP disputes, managing cases on a day-to-day basis to implement those strategies, preparing and arguing case dispositive motions, taking and defending key fact and expert depositions, and preparing and examining witnesses at trial.
Prior to practicing law, Dr. Ravula led an engineering research team at a US national laboratory and worked at a biotech company in Silicon Valley, California. He also obtained a doctorate in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
In addition to his work for corporate clients, Dr. Ravula is active in pro bono matters, working with agencies such as the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, Equip For Equality, Chicago Lawyers' Committee For Civil Rights, and the National Veterans Legal Services Program, to represent the underserved.
Experience
Representative matters include:
Neo Wireless v. Ford Motor Co. (E.D. Mich. and PTAB): Represented Ford Motor Company in a multi-district patent litigation involving six patents related to wireless communications technologies*
Philip Morris v. RJ Reynolds (E.D. Va., ITC, and PTAB): Represented Philip Morris in a global patent dispute related to e-vaping technologies, resulting in a jury trial victory with a multi-million dollar verdict*
Volterra Semiconductor v. Monolithic Power Systems (D. Del. and PTAB): Represented Monolithic Power Systems in a patent dispute related to power electronics technologies, resulting in a dismissal with prejudice*
Delta T, LLC d/b/a Big Ass Fans v. MacroAir Technologies, Inc. (C.D. Cal.): Represented Big Ass Fans in a patent dispute related to industrial fan system technologies*
Certain Lithium Ion Batteries, Battery Cells, Battery Modules, Battery Packs, Components Thereof, and Processes Therefor (ITC): Represented LG Chem in asserting its trade secrets related to lithium ion batteries against a competitor*
MModal Services Ltd. v. Nuance Communications, Inc. (N.D. Ga., D. Del. and PTAB): Represented MModal in a multi-patent dispute related to speech recognition technologies for the healthcare industry*
Baker v. Alpha Consolidated Holdings et al, D. Del.): Represented Alpha Consolidated Holdings and Illinois Tool Works (ITW) in an infringement action related to fuel containers for capless fuel systems*
Certain Digital Video Receivers and Related Hardware and Software Components (ITC): Represented Respondents in successfully defending against allegations of infringement of eight patents relating to set top box technologies*
Globalfoundries U.S. Inc. v. Motorola Mobility LLC (D. Del., W.D. Tex. and ITC): Represented Globalfoundries in a multi-patent dispute related to semiconductor devices and fabrication technologies*
RTC Industries, Inc. v. FFR Merchandising, Inc. (N.D. III.): Represented RTC in a multi-patent dispute involving merchandise display systems*
Yeti Coolers, LLC v. RTIC Coolers, LLC (W.D. Tex.): Represented YETI in asserting its trademark, trade dress, and patent rights against a competitor; the case settled favorably*
*Matters prior to joining White & Case