Kamyar Maserrat
Senior Counsel
Kamyar Maserrat is driven by a passion for understanding new technology and helping his clients protect their innovations. Kamyar鈥檚 invention experience spans a wide range of technologies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data analytics, natural language processing, large language models, data analytics, data migration, mapping, advertising, e-commerce, and other software and business method innovations. Through the management of this diverse portfolio, he has gained considerable experience addressing issues involving the patent eligibility of software and business methods.
Kamyar is a student of burgeoning and evolving innovative technologies. This is evidenced by his recent completion of a professional education certificate in the area of quantum computing from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Before joining Foley, Kamyar was a patent attorney with IBM, where he helped protect innovations for the world鈥檚 leading patent holder. He served as an original member of IBM鈥檚 Watson focus group, working on the artificial intelligence-based system capable of using various machine learning protocols (including language models and natural language processing techniques) to reveal insights from large amounts of unstructured data. He also worked on the related Cognitive Build program, an internal incubator of projects to use Watson in new and different ways.
Awars & Recognition
- Best Lawyers庐 Ones to Watch 鈥 Intellectual Property Law (2025-2026)
Affiliations
- Member of Engineers Without Borders (Dallas Chapter)
- Member of Iranian American Bar Association
Presentations and Publications
- Co-author, 鈥淯SPTO Publishes Revised Patent Eligibility Guidelines to Clarify Examination Under 35 USC 搂101鈥 (January 8, 2019)
- Co-author, 鈥淯SPTO Updates Guidance Leading to More Favorable Consideration of Patent Eligibility鈥 (April 25, 2018)
- Co-author, 鈥淔ederal Circuit Requires More Evidence Before Invalidating Patents as Ineligible Under 35 U.S.C. 101鈥 (February 22, 2018)
- Co-author, 鈥淭he Robot鈥檚 Invention: Patent Considerations in AI,鈥 尝补飞360听(July 9, 2018)
Languages
- Farsi
Pivotal Push from Lab to Leverage: Why Now Is the Window to Secure Foundational Quantum Patents
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USPTO Clarifies Eligibility Examination Standards for Software Innovations
21st Annual IP Conference
Quantum Computer Hardware: How Quantum Computers Are Implemented
The Symbiotic Future of Quantum Computing and AI