Protecting the ideas behind electrical, software, and AI innovation.
Murthy Patent Law Inc. is a boutique intellectual property practice that drafts, files, and defends patents and trademarks — from first disclosure through issuance and, when needed, litigation.
Counsel across the full life of a patent or trademark.
One attorney, direct communication, and work spanning prosecution, portfolio strategy, and enforcement.
Patent Prosecution
- Utility patent applications — drafting and filing
- PCT (international) applications
- Design patent applications
- Responses to USPTO office actions
- Prior art searches
Trademark Protection
- U.S. trademark applications — drafting and filing
- Trademark oppositions before the USPTO
- Trademark infringement litigation
Litigation & Negotiation
- Patent infringement lawsuits, prosecuting and defending
- Appeals to the Federal Circuit
- Inter partes review petitions with the USPTO
- Settlement talks and patent license negotiations
- Cease-and-desist letters
- Online marketplace takedown requests
From disclosure to issuance, mapped like a patent figure.
Every matter moves through the same four stages, whether it is a first utility filing or a PCT application entering national phase.
Over a decade in patent and trademark practice.
Karthik Murthy has drafted and filed patent applications across a wide range of technical fields, responded to office actions, worked directly with patent examiners, and brought numerous patents to issuance. He has also prepared and filed trademark applications for clients ranging from individual inventors to multinational companies.
His litigation background includes electronic discovery, claims chart preparation, and negotiation — experience he draws on when a matter moves from prosecution into enforcement. In recent years, his practice has increasingly focused on patent applications covering artificial intelligence.
Education
- J.D., University of Illinois College of Law
- B.S., Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley
Bar & Court Admissions
- California
- Washington State
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
Associations
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- San Francisco Bay Area Intellectual Property Inn of Court
Drafting that speaks the language of the invention.
Applications are written with hands-on familiarity in the following areas, among others.
Discuss your invention or mark.
Reach out directly by email or phone. Most consultations begin with a short conversation about what you have built and what protection makes sense.
3984 Washington Blvd. #324
Fremont, CA 94538