About Bobby Soltani

Bobby’s practice focuses on the U.S. and foreign patent prosecution of electrical engineering and computer software matters and patent litigation, infringement opinions, licensing, and strategic portfolio management. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma (2001), and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma State University (2003). Bobby holds a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law (2007).

Bobby has extensive experience preparing and prosecuting domestic and international patent applications in various technologies relating to machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), robotics, autonomous vehicles, optics, consumer electronics, medical devices, and software applications. His practice also includes litigating multiple patent infringement matters, drafting opinions, licensing, and patent portfolio analysis. Before practicing law, Bobby was an electrical engineer at Seagate Technology and the Federal Aviation Administration.

Bobby is admitted to practice in Washington (2010) and Colorado (2007) and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is Vice President of the Washington State Patent Law Association (WSPLA).

He is also a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Bobby also lectures on U.S. patent practice at the University of Washington’s renowned Center for Advanced Study and Research on Innovation Policy (CASRIP) and other conferences.

Languages Spoken

• English