Aakash Parekh
Senior Director of Intellectual Property at SparkCognition
Senior Director of Intellectual Property at SparkCognition
Business-minded legal strategist that is trusted and relied on by founders and other executives at high growth companies. Unique combination of knowledge and expertise in law, technology, and business.

Currently serves as a legal function lead at SparkCognition, which partners with global industrial companies to drive profits and achieve operational excellence through cutting-edge AI offerings.  Responsibilities and experience include facilitating and participating in Board and governance committee meetings, managing global IP strategy, leading domestic and international M&A deals, guiding fundraising from venture capital and private equity sources, coordinating litigation and dispute resolution, overseeing global subsidiary formation and windup, working with corporate stakeholders on public company readiness initiatives, and supervising outside counsel teams around the world.
SparkCognition
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sparkcognition
Responsibilities and experience include facilitating and participating in Board and governance committee meetings, managing global IP strategy, leading domestic and international M&A deals, guiding fundraising from venture capital and private equity sources, coordinating litigation and dispute resolution, overseeing global subsidiary formation and windup, working with corporate stakeholders on public company readiness initiatives, and supervising outside counsel teams around the world.
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Senior Director of Intellectual Property
Toler Law Group
https://www.linkedin.com/company/toler-law-group
In private legal practice at Toler Law Group, I developed and implemented time-critical and cost-effective strategies in a wide range of intellectual property and technology-related matters. I represented Fortune 500 corporations in sophisticated patent matters, and also represented early-stage and venture-backed companies to rapidly build patent portfolios.

Representative Matters Included:
–  Domestic & International Patent Strategy, Preparation, & Procurement
–  Inter Partes Review (IPR)
–  Covered Business Method (CBM) Review
–  Post Grant Review (PGR)
–  Patent Litigation
–  Patent Licensing & Strategic Patent Acquisition
–  Opinions
–  Technology Transactions, Monetization, & Counseling
–  Design Patents
–  Trademarks

Technology areas involved included: 
–  Computer Hardware & Software
–  Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, & Natural Language Processing
–  Semiconductors
–  Mobile/Embedded Devices
–  Networking Technologies
–  Enterprise & Cloud Computing Systems
–  Computer Security
–  Consumer & Commercial Electronics
–  Storage Systems
–  Multimedia Content Delivery & Broadband Technologies
–  Business Methods
–  Medical Devices
–  Aerospace
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Principal
Toler Law Group
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Senior Patent Attorney
Toler Law Group
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Patent Attorney
Biggers & Ohanian LLP
Law Clerk, Associate
FactSet Research Systems
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Software Engineer
JD
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The University of Texas School of Law
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BS
Computer Science
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The University of Texas at Austin
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Minneapolis, MN
Darcy Shukla
Principal at Shumaker & Sieffert
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Worcester, MA
Adam Keser
Chief IP Counsel and Associate General Counsel at Saint-Gobain
https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-j-harrington
Greater Boston
James Harrington
Global Chief Intellectual Property Counsel at Radius Health, Inc.
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Austin, TX
Uche Ohafia
Data Scientist Manager - Services at SparkCognition
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Detroit Metropolitan Area
Alex J. Bogoevich
Enterprise Account Executive | Software Sales & Services | Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning | Data Science
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Mumbai
Akash Parekh
Looking for Opportunities in Marketing
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Austin, TX
Talia Jarvis
General Counsel at X Delivery
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirhusain
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Amir Husain
Founder & CEO, SparkCognition, Author, The Sentient Machine, Board of Advisors UT Austin Computer Science
https://www.linkedin.com/in/espartaco-diaz-hidalgo-861ba023
San Diego, CA
Espartaco Diaz Hidalgo
Patent Agent at Qualcomm
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandamorgansparkcognition
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Amanda Center
Office of the CEO, Manager at SparkCognition
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kriti-dhaubhadel
Austin, TX
Kriti Dhaubhadel, CSM
Project Engineer | Data Science | Machine Learning
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Austin, TX
Marcus Horton
Sr Data Scientist at SparkCognition
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Houston, TX
Carlos Paiva
Data Science & AI Solutions Architect - Director LATAM
https://www.linkedin.com/in/philjohnson72
Houston, TX
Phil Johnson, P.E.
Industry Solutions Architect at SparkCognition
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Austin, TX
Alexandre Ardel
Principal Data Scientist at SparkCognition
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Austin, TX
Jimmie Goode
Research Scientist
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Germantown, MD
David Beck
Chief IP Counsel and Vice President at VIAVI Solutions LLC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-edwards-7642504
Greater Boston
Nathan Edwards
Executive Director, IP, at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasaribrown
Boston, MA
Tom Brown
Intellectual property leader with a passion for technology
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Intellectual Property In-House Counsel Group
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