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
Senior Director of Intellectual Property
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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Toler Law Group
https://www.linkedin.com/company/toler-law-group
Principal
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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Toler Law Group
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Senior Patent Attorney
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Toler Law Group
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Patent Attorney
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Biggers & Ohanian LLP
Law Clerk, Associate
FactSet Research Systems
https://www.linkedin.com/company/factset
Software Engineer
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JD
The University of Texas School of Law
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Computer Science
BS
The University of Texas at Austin
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Darcy Shukla
Principal at Shumaker & Sieffert
Minneapolis, MN
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Adam Keser
Chief IP Counsel and Associate General Counsel at Saint-Gobain
Worcester, MA
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James Harrington
Global Chief Intellectual Property Counsel at Radius Health, Inc.
Greater Boston
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Uche Ohafia
Data Scientist Manager - Services at SparkCognition
Austin, TX
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Alex J. Bogoevich
Enterprise Account Executive | Software Sales & Services | Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning | Data Science
Detroit Metropolitan Area
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Akash Parekh
Looking for Opportunities in Marketing
Mumbai
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Talia Jarvis
General Counsel at X Delivery
Austin, TX
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Amir Husain
Founder & CEO, SparkCognition, Author, The Sentient Machine, Board of Advisors UT Austin Computer Science
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
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Espartaco Diaz Hidalgo
Patent Agent at Qualcomm
San Diego, CA
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Amanda Center
Office of the CEO, Manager at SparkCognition
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
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Kriti Dhaubhadel, CSM
Project Engineer | Data Science | Machine Learning
Austin, TX
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Marcus Horton
Sr Data Scientist at SparkCognition
Austin, TX
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Carlos Paiva
Data Science & AI Solutions Architect - Director LATAM
Houston, TX
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Phil Johnson, P.E.
Industry Solutions Architect at SparkCognition
Houston, TX
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Alexandre Ardel
Principal Data Scientist at SparkCognition
Austin, TX
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Jimmie Goode
Research Scientist
Austin, TX
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David Beck
Chief IP Counsel and Vice President at VIAVI Solutions LLC
Germantown, MD
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Nathan Edwards
Executive Director, IP, at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Greater Boston
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Tom Brown
Intellectual property leader with a passion for technology
Boston, MA
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Intellectual Property In-House Counsel Group
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