Vimal M. Kapadia

Vimal M. Kapadia is a member of the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice of the firm's New York office. Vimal focuses his practice on complex patent litigation and prosecution involving a broad range of technologies, including electrical arts pertaining to mechanical systems, computer architecture, medical devices, Internet applications, mobile operating systems, wireless communications and user interfaces. He has represented clients in various litigations in federal court, as well as before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the International Trade Commission. He also advises clients on all aspects of patentability and provides patent counseling regarding invalidity, non-infringement and freedom to operate assessments.

Prior to practicing law, Vimal was a computer chip designer and software engineer at a large, multinational technology company for over 10 years. Vimal is fluent reading and writing source code and is an inventor on six U.S. patents in the fields of cross-model verification and computer chip design.

Concentrations

•Patent litigation
•General IP counseling, licensing, due diligence, and opinions
•Post-issuance patent proceedings, including inter partes review, post-grant review, covered business method patents and ex parte reexaminations

The attorney is providing legal services through and affiliated with Greenberg Traurig, LLP, a New York Limited Liability Partnership. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 'Ones to Watch,' Patent Law, 2024-2025
•Listed, IAM magazine, 'IAM Patent 1000,' Litigation, 2024-2025
•Ranked 17th, Patexia, 'Top 100 Best Performing Patent Litigators Representing Defendants,' 2022
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Intellectual Property Patents: Litigation (Full Coverage), 'Other Key Lawyer,' 2022
•Listed, Managing IP Magazine's World IP Handbook and Survey, 'Rising Star - United States,' 2020-2022 and 2025