We are pleased to welcome
Suparna Datta, PhD
as a Member in the firm's Intellectual Property
Practice.
Suparna, who joins us in our Boston office, is an accomplished patent litigator and registered patent attorney who leads and manages trial teams in high-tech patent disputes before the US International Trade Commission (ITC). She leverages her extensive trial experience and background in electrical and computer engineering to handle matters involving consumer electronics, telecommunications, and a wide variety of other software and hardware technologies.
Suparna is involved at all stages of an ITC representation, from devising initial strategy through appeals. She regularly argues at Markman and other hearings, cross-examines witnesses, develops witness statements, and oversees discovery. Her decade of experience as a researcher and engineer in coding and information theory — including at Texas Instruments' Digital Signal Processing Solutions R&D Center and the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center — underpins her work on these cases.
On the transactional side of her practice, Suparna regularly performs merger and acquisition–focused intellectual property diligence, which includes leading open source audits to advise on sale and licensing implications. Clients also turn to Suparna to negotiate and draft licensing and SaaS agreements. In addition, Suparna has significant experience in patent drafting and prosecution, and excels at helping clients to develop patent strategies that strengthen their portfolios.
Suparna earned a JD at Suffolk University Law School and holds a PhD in electrical and computer engineering and an MS in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She also earned a BS in electrical engineering, with distinction, and BA in mathematics, with distinction, from Cornell University.
Suparna can be reached at SDatta@mintz.com and 617.348.4405.
