Anand K. Sharma > Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
901 NEW YORK AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20001-4413
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States

Work Department

Intellectual Property

Position

Chair

Career

Anand Sharma, chair of Finnegan and former managing partner, tries cases before judges and juries across the country, and manages patent portfolios for several multi-billion dollar companies. A former NASA software engineer, Anand comfortably handles complex technologies, including data storage and software solutions, telecom, medical devices, automotive systems, polymer films, industrial manufacturing, and consumer appliances and electronics.

Memberships

  • North American South Asian Bar Association (Section on Intellectual Property)
    (IP Chair, 2018-2019; editor-in-chief of the NASABA IP Newsletter, 2010-2011)
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
    (Sections on International and Foreign Law and IP Practice in India)
  • National Bar Association
    (Section on Intellectual Property)

Education

New York Law School
J.D., 1997
University of Maryland
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1993

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Intellectual property > Patents: licensing

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP is a full-service intellectual property firm, representing clients in advertising, patents and trademarks and portfolio management. It has a wide variety of expertise, such as within biopharmaceutical, biotechnology and food and beverage industries. In an example of the firm’s portfolio analysis work, it assisted Genevant Sciences with agreements relating to the licensing out of their technology for the development of COVID vaccines. Anand K. Sharma chairs the practice, while Brian Kacedon handles licensing negotiations and drafts licensing agreements, working with pharmaceutical companies of varying sizes, with experience of setting up and directing international patent licensing programs. David K. Mroz practices all aspects of patent law in a wide spectrum of technologies, and Michele C. Bosch handles portfolio management and analysis, among other issues. All listed attorneys are based in Washington DC.