Jay P Kesan

My academic interests encompass both information technology and law. I am a Professor and H. Ross & Helen Workman Research Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Law. I have a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a JD summa cum laude from Georgetown University.

I have served as a technical expert in numerous patent lawsuits in the communication and computer areas, especially wireless communication, RF, e-commerce, software applications, integrated circuits, microelectronics and semiconductors. I am an inventor and hold 20 U.S. patents and serve on the boards of directors/advisors of start-up technology companies. I worked for several years as a research scientist at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY.

I have also been actively involved in virtually every aspect of patent litigation as counsel, technical expert, legal expert, Special Master, mediator, and appellate counsel. I served as one of the inaugural Thomas A. Edison Distinguished Scholars at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

My recent research work focuses on patent law and policy and cybersecurity and privacy. I'm best known for employing empirical, computational and analytical methods in my research. My recent publications can be found on SSRN (Social Science Research Network) at http://www.ssrn.com.

More about me at http://www.jaykesan.com.

Strategic Advisor and Co-Founder

Palm Energy Systems

2020 - Current

Senior Intellectual Property Advisor

Liberty Access Technologies

2010 - Current

Professor & H. Ross & Helen Workman Research Scholar

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

1998 - Current

Judicial Law Clerk

U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Hon. Patrick Higginbotham

1997 - 1998

Patent Attorney

Former Firm of Pennie & Edmonds, LLP

1993 - 1997

Patent Litigation and Patent Prosecution

Research Scientist

IBM

1989 - 1993

University of Texas - Austin

Ph.D. | Electrical and Computer Engineering

Georgetown University Law Center

J.D.

1993 - 1996

Virginia State Bar  # 41017

Member

Current

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

Jay Kesan

Unpacking Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs)

David L. Schwartz, Jay P. Kesan

November 7, 2013

Analyzing the Role of Non-Practicing Entities in the Patent System

David L. Schwartz, Jay P. Kesan

July 25, 2012