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. He has represented both companies accused of infringement and those whose IP has been infringed in a wide range of technical areas, including electronics, software, business methods, medical devices, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

Naveen has lectured nationally and internationally on IP law, including in Africa, India, Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand. He helped develop and has been teaching a course on Federal Circuit Practice at the George Mason University School of Law for over a decade. Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Naveen was a partner in the intellectual property practice of an international law firm. He clerked for the Honorable Alvin Anthony Schall at U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In law school, he served as a writing fellow and member of the George Mason Law Review. Before pursuing a legal career, Naveen was an engineer with Lockheed Martin Federal Systems, Raytheon Systems Company and Hughes Aircraft. Naveen graduated from George Mason University School of Law, magna cum laude, and also holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from George Mason University, with high distinction.

Naveen devotes a portion of his time to serving the legal community, the bar and the public on pro bono matters. He currently serves on the Federal Circuit’s Advisory Council and GW’s IP Advisory Council (IPAC). He served as the past‑president for the PTAB Bar Association, an association he helped form. He represents individuals in immigration matters, including current representation of a priest of a local temple in his naturalization proceeding, and past representation of a Nepali-based family in their request for asylum before the Immigration Court.

Naveen has been widely recognized over the years 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 has been especially recognized for his appellate experience. He has led over 100 appeals at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and has been involved in all aspects of the appellate process, including briefing and oral argument. Law360 recognized him as an Intellectual Property MVP in 2019 for racking up nine wins at the Federal Circuit, having successfully represented clients such as Google and Samsung. The Legal 500 also has recognized Naveen as a “key lawyer” for appeals.

In addition, Naveen is one of the foremost experts in challenging and defending patents before the United States Patent and Trademark Office under the America Invents Act, including its PTAB. He helped build and lead the firm’s Patent Office practice. He has been involved in well over 500 post-grant 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 PTAB proceedings than any other practitioner in the United States:

• Chambers USA recognized Naveen as an expert in this area, noting that he “earns effusive praise from clients, who describe him as ‘a brilliant litigator.’ One source reports: ‘Naveen understands all of the rules and subtleties of IPR proceedings better than anyone I've ever worked with.’”
• Managing Intellectual Property recognized Naveen as Outstanding IP Litigator of the Year for PTAB. It also named him as an IP Star, noting that he “has developed a significant reputation for his post-grant proceeding practice” and that “[a] top competitor said: ‘Naveen is probably the country’s leader in patent trials before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. He is simply the most brilliant attorney I’ve worked with.’” One peer added he “would trust him with the crown jewels.”
• The Legal 500 noted that Naveen is “by far the country’s leading expert on post-grant proceedings. Naveen’s even temperament is only exceeded by his thoughtful strategies and encyclopedic knowledge of practice before the PTAB.”
• Law360 recognized Naveen as a “Legal Lion” and “IP MVP” for his work defending Acorda in the highly publicized IPRs filed by a hedge fund run by Kyle Bass. Financial Times has also “highly commended” his work in connection with these IPRs. Naveen was also recognized as a “Legal Lion” for his work for Boehringer Ingelheim on IPRs where, as Law 360 noted, the PTAB “invalidated ‘a key patent’ for AbbVie Inc.’s top selling drug . . . Humira.” In addition, Naveen was recognized by Law360 as a “Legal Lion” for his work for Google.
• LMG Life Sciences recognized Naveen as an IP Star in addition to being awarded the Post Grant Proceedings Attorney of the Year at the LMG Life Sciences Awards.
• IAM Patent 1000 has named him as one of only six “highly recommended” individuals for post-grant proceedings. It has noted that “Modi is one of, if not the most prolific PTAB attorney in the country and knows just about all there is to know about challenging and defending patents under the AIA.”

• Ranked in Band 1 by Chambers USA
• Benchmark Litigation: Benchmark Litigation Star
• Lawdragon, 500 Leading Litigators in America
• The Legal 500's Leading Lawyer for Intellectual Property — Patents: Litigation
• The Legal 500's Dispute Resolution — Appellate: Courts of Appeals
• The Legal 500's Intellectual Property — Patents: Litigation (International Trade Commission)
• LMG Life Sciences Awards, Post Grant Proceedings Attorney of the Year
• LMG Life Sciences, IP Star
• Managing Intellectual Property, Practitioner of the Year — PTAB
• Managing Intellectual Property, Outstanding IP Litigator of the Year — PTAB
• Managing Intellectual Property, IP Star
• Law360, IP MVP
• Law360, Legal Lion
• IAM Global Leaders
• IAM Patent 1000, Leading Patent Practitioner
• Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business
• Washington D.C. Super Lawyer
• Received the George Mason University School of Law Alumni Association Scholarship

• George Mason University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2001
• George Mason University, B.S., Electrical Engineering, with high distinction, 1998