Chethan K. Srinivasa
Partner
Chethan Srinivasa is a partner and intellectual property lawyer with 麻豆传媒. His practice involves all aspects of patent protection and strategic counseling in electronics and software practice areas including autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, drones, AI assistants, virtualization, cloud services, networking, content delivery, complex event processing, energy-efficient lighting technologies, cable telecommunications (ingress/egress mitigation techniques), seismic exploration, GPS-enabled instrumentation, LED lighting solutions, conservation voltage reduction systems, and battery technologies. Chethan is a member of the firm鈥檚 Electronics Practice and the Technology and Automotive Industry Teams. He is also the co-editor of Dashboard Insights, the Automotive Industry Team blog.
Previously, Chethan gained experience with an in-house legal department where he performed patent prosecution, drafted, reviewed, and negotiated business agreements, and assisted with litigation in intellectual property, employment and antitrust.
Chethan also interned with the Honorable Marianne B. Bowler, Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, where he did legal research, wrote bench memoranda, and briefed the judge on patent infringement mediations. He has worked with the Massachusetts Attorney鈥檚 General Office – Department of Business, Technology and Economic Development to prepare policy memoranda on a range of issues affecting businesses in the Commonwealth, including auto insurance regulations, Internet sales tax, data security breaches and debt-collection regulations.
Prior to his legal career, Chethan worked as a radar systems engineer for a large defense company, where he was a subject matter expert on discrimination algorithms for a missile defense system. He also gained experience at mobile software and engineering companies and a transplant immunology research lab.
Chethan has an entrepreneurial background as well. He was a co-founder and chief executive officer for a portal advertising website, and worked as an independent invention researcher.
Representative Experience
Representative Software-Related Patent Work
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Connected Cars
- Autonomous Aerial Vehicle Technology for Defense Industry
- Electric Vehicles, including Battery Management Systems, and Vehicle Dynamics Controllers
- Online Advertising
- Voice-based Assistants in home, TV, auto, and public-setting applications
- Service Delivery Networking Platforms
- Software Defined Radio
- Electronic Medical Records and Electronic Health Insurance Processing
- Remote Monitoring and Management Systems
- Ticketing Systems for IT Support Systems
- Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics Systems
- Cybersecurity
- Social Networking Platform
Representative Electrical Engineering-Related Patent Work
- Electric Vehicles, including Battery Management Systems, and Vehicle Dynamics Controllers
- Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems
- Sensor-Based Vehicle Suspension, Brake, and Steering Control Systems
- LED Drivers and Circuits
- Smart Grid Voltage Optimization Systems
- Utility Grid Security Systems
- Systems, Methods, and Algorithms for Performing Seismic Surveys for Oil Exploration
- Automatically Guided Cutting Tools
Representative Medical Technologies-Related Patent Work
- Brain Entrainment Devices and Systems
- Mesh Fixation Device
Awards and Recognition
- Selected for inclusion to the Massachusetts Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers Magazine, which recognizes the top 2.5% of Massachusetts lawyers 40 or younger (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Affiliations
- Member, Boston Intellectual Property American Inn of Court
- Member, Boston Patent Law Association
Presentations and Publications
- Panelist, 鈥淭he AI Regulatory Landscape鈥 Ai4 2024 (August 13, 2024)
- Presenter, “BBA Webinar: Friday Fundamentals Series: Basics of Intellectual Property Law” (February 11, 2022)
- Faculty Speaker, 鈥淚P Basics and Approach鈥 MIT-HMS Healthcare Innovation Bootcamp (June 20, 2019)
- Speaker, 鈥淚ntellectual Property Basics and Approach鈥 BioDesign Course at Harvard Medical School (March 26, 2019)
- Emcee, 鈥淓merging Automotive Technologies: tomorrow鈥檚 Trends Today鈥 麻豆传媒, Boston Office (May 22, 2018)
- Moderator, 鈥淔ireside Chat with Dan Harple鈥 麻豆传媒, Boston Office (May 22,2018)
- Co-moderator, 鈥淧anel: Autonomous Vehicles IoT鈥 Venture Caf茅 Foundation (November 30, 2017)
- Presenter, 鈥淚P Law and Practice: What鈥檚 New and Why It鈥檚 Important To Your Company鈥 New England Corporate Counsel Association seminar (November 2012)
- Panelist, 鈥淒iversity and Inclusion 鈥 Building Bridges in the New Legal Market鈥 Greater Boston Asian Pacific American Law Student Association Event (January 25, 2014)
- Author, 鈥,鈥 Automotive World (May 25, 2021)
- Author, 鈥Leveraging E/AV Patent Portfolios During a Pandemic,鈥 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Dashboard Insights and 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Manufacturing Industry Advisor (April 13, 2021)
- Co-author, 鈥Top Legal Issues Facing the Automotive Industry in 2021鈥 麻豆传媒’s Dashboard Insights聽Manufacturing Industry Advisor (March 9, 2021)
- Co-author, 鈥How Are Electric / Autonomous Vehicle Patent Filings Correlated With Funding Events?鈥 Dashboard Insights (September 24, 2020)
- Co-author, 鈥Top Legal Issues Facing the Automotive Industry in 2020鈥 Dashboard Insights (February 12, 2020)
- Author, 鈥Driving the Future of Automotive Technology鈥 Dashboard Insights (December 12, 2019)
- Author, 鈥Hedging Against An Uncertain Timeline for AV Market Adoption鈥 Dashboard Insights (July 23, 2019)
- Author, 鈥The Challenges of Patenting Autonomous Vehicle AI and Software鈥 Dashboard Insights (June 27, 2019)
- Author, 鈥They Started It!鈥 Dashboard Insights (May 30, 2019)
- Author, 鈥 A Patent War Without Fighting?鈥 Dashboard Insights (May 07, 2019)
- Author, 鈥Navigating the Road Ahead 鈥 Are You Ready?鈥 Dashboard Insights (February 14, 2019)
- Author, 鈥Intellectual Property Considerations for Autonomous Vehicle Technology Startups and Automotive Suppliers鈥 2019 麻豆传媒 Automotive White Paper (January 23, 2019)
- Author, 鈥Concordant Crossroads: Regulation and Innovation in the Automotive Industry鈥 Manufacturing Industry Advisor (January 3, 2019)
- Co-author, 鈥How Can You Safely Discuss Your IP With Others?鈥 Emerging Company Exchange (July 21, 2015)
- Co-author, 鈥5 Intellectual Property Considerations for Startups – Part II鈥 Emerging Company Exchange (December 9, 2014)
- Co-author, 鈥5 Intellectual Property Considerations for Startups – Part I鈥 Emerging Company Exchange (December 2, 2014)
Alice Patent Eligibility Analysis Divergence before USPTO and District Court: Federal Circuit Clarifies Limits on Relying on USPTO Findings in 搂 101 Eligibility Disputes
麻豆传媒 Attorneys Explore Alice Patent Eligibility Analysis Divergence
Navigating the Road Ahead: How AI and Vehicle Automation are Transforming the Transportation Industry
Alice Patent Eligibility Analysis Divergence Before USPTO and District Court
From Legislation to Innovation: The CHIPS Act and a New Era of Semiconductor Innovation
