Biography
Raman Dewan is an IP attorney and is the head of the firm’s Intellectual Property practice group. Raman (pronounced Raymun) is a registered patent attorney and concentrates his practice in the areas of complex licensing, intellectual property counseling and monetization, and trademark prosecution. He has been practicing law for over 25 years and has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating development, distribution, license, and related intellectual property agreements from both the licensor and licensee perspectives, as well as counseling clients on strategies for acquiring, building, and monetizing their IP portfolios. Raman’s focus is using practical measures to help his clients protect and grow their intellectual property assets and their businesses. Prior to attending law school, Raman was a Captain in the United States Air Force.
Education
B.S., magna cum laude, University of Mississippi
M.S., summa cum laude, Trinity University
J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School
Bar Admissions
Texas, 1991
Court Admissions
United States Patent and Trademark Office
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- Evaluating intellectual property assets in the context of mergers, acquisitions, and investments
- Developing and overseeing monetization and licensing programs
- Preparing and negotiating IP agreements (with a particular emphasis in software)
- Providing counsel regarding open-source software license agreements
- Preparing and prosecuting patent and trademark applications before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Telling his three boys what they did wrong
- Listening to his wife tell him what he did wrong
- The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), 2014-2022
- Patent Law, 2014-2022
- Trademark Law, 2022
- Creative Action, Former Board Member, 2007-2018