People

Overview

Ali Attaran primarily focuses on patent preparation and prosecution and has represented numerous Fortune 100 technology companies in obtaining patent protection across a broad range of technologies.

Ali's experience includes wireless communications, 4G/5G technologies, artificial intelligence, semiconductor devices, non-volatile memory technologies, and cloud networking infrastructure.

Prior to joining Baker Botts, Ali served as a Scientific Advisor at a national law firm, where he prepared and prosecuted patent applications for leading technology companies. Before his legal career, he worked as an ASIC Engineer at Western Digital and as a Research Scientist at San Francisco State University, where he participated in DARPA-funded research involving programmable logic and non-volatile memory technologies.

Ali is the inventor of nine issued U.S. patents and has authored more than thirty journal and conference publications.

Admissions & Affiliations

  • United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Education

  • M.S., Computer Engineering, San Francisco State University 2018
  • M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya 2011
  • B.S., Electrical Engineering, Multimedia University 2009