Vas Vedantam
Biography
Vas Vedantam is a data analytics-driven patent attorney with 16 years of experience in developing and expanding patent portfolios in the United States and numerous international jurisdictions, including Europe, China, Korea, Japan, India, the Gulf countries, Brazil, Australia, Mexico, and Canada. Vas leverages his strong technical foundation in computer and electrical engineering to craft robust, defensible patents that stand up to scrutiny in high-stakes environments.
His clientele spans high-growth startups to Fortune 500 corporations, many of whom rely on him to safeguard their core innovations. Vas has a proven track record of securing broad patents that provide expansive protection for foundational technologies. Vas's patent portfolio development strategies are unique and result from many years of closely studying patent rules and examination techniques from across the world. Vas cultivates custom strategies based on the needs of each client.
Practice Focus
Vas has successfully built patent portfolios across diverse technical domains, such as AI-model-based applications, e-commerce, enterprise software, network security, mobile applications, networking and devices, blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), gaming, energy, electronics, augmented reality, cloud computing, social media, business methods, fintech, healthcare, real estate, processor architecture, analog and digital circuits, and audio/video processing. His engineering background has been instrumental in navigating intricate technical details, resulting in over 1,500 patents granted for clients, many of which have helped his clients create patent thickets that have handicapped competitors from developing their own technologies.
In addition, Vas is frequently called upon for patent portfolio due diligence, including delivering valuation opinions, identifying critical prosecution errors to strengthen litigation defenses, and performing freedom-to-operate (FTO) and patentability searches, along with providing strategic counsel.
Representative Legal Matters
- Designed patent portfolio strategies for clients facing Section 101 issues.
- Prepared and prosecuted patent applications for a large mobile device and electronics company. Representative technologies included mobile devices, mobile transactions, wearable devices, cloud-based applications, wireless networks, audio and video standards, analog and digital circuits, Internet of Things (IOT) systems, etc.
- Prepared and prosecuted patent applications for a large financial institution. Representative technologies included business methods, mobile payments, financial transactions, context-aware computing, social media and analytics, automotive applications, augmented reality applications, etc.
- Prepared non-infringement opinions for a large financial institution. Exemplary opinions directed to providing counsel on release of financial management tools.
- Prepared invalidity opinions for a large financial institution. Exemplary opinions directed to providing counsel on validity of purchase transaction patents.
Professional Honors
- Recognized as a “Patent Star” in Patent, Managing IP Americas (USA), 2025
- Recognized as “Recommended” in Prosecution, IAM Patent 1000 (Texas), 2025
Admissions
- Texas~United States (2016)
- North Carolina (inactive)~United States (2011)
- New York~United States (2010)
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office~United States (2010)
- New Jersey~United States (2009)
Education
- University of Florida (J.D., cum laude) (2009)
- Georgia Institute of Technology (M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering) (2006)
- Georgia Institute of Technology (BS Electrical Engineering, Highest Honors) (2005)
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Telugu