Udit Sood focuses his practice on high stakes commercial litigation, particularly patent infringement in the high technology, gaming, and telecommunications sectors. Mr. Sood has experience handling patent matters involving a wide range of technologies, for example, satellite Internet, set-top boxes, slot machines, cellular communications and information security. In addition, he represents clients in disputes involving trade secret, unfair competition and antitrust laws.
Mr. Sood has experience with all phases of complex litigation, including handling discovery and working with technical and damages experts. He has presented oral arguments in federal court (including the Northern District of California and the Eastern District of Texas), as well as taken and defended depositions. Recently, Mr. Sood was part of the Covington trial team that secured an award of over $21 million for Elbit Systems Ltd. from an E.D. Texas jury.
Mr. Sood earned a “gold medal” in intellectual property from the National University of Juridical Sciences and studied computer science and programming (C++) in Higher Secondary School. He then represented clients before the High Court of Delhi and the Supreme Court of India on a variety of civil disputes for three years before commencing his LL.M. at Stanford Law School.