Kamyar Maserrat

Senior Counsel

Kamyar Maserrat

Senior Counsel

Kamyar Maserrat is driven by a passion for understanding new technology and helping his clients protect their innovations. Kamyar’s 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’s leading patent holder. He served as an original member of IBM’s 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.

Affiliations

  • Member of Engineers Without Borders (Dallas Chapter)
  • Member of Iranian American Bar Association

Presentations and Publications

  • Co-author, “USPTO Publishes Revised Patent Eligibility Guidelines to Clarify Examination Under 35 USC §101” (January 8, 2019)
  • Co-author, “USPTO Updates Guidance Leading to More Favorable Consideration of Patent Eligibility” (April 25, 2018)
  • Co-author, “Federal Circuit Requires More Evidence Before Invalidating Patents as Ineligible Under 35 U.S.C. 101” (February 22, 2018)
  • Co-author, “The Robot’s Invention: Patent Considerations in AI,” Law360 (July 9, 2018)

Languages

  • Farsi
04 November 2024 Health Care Law Today

Quantum Computing’s Transcendence: Impacts on Industry

Quantum computing stands to radically transform entire industries - from health care, wellness, and pharmaceuticals to finance and banking, communication, and energy.
22 August 2024 Innovative Technology Insights

Quantum Computing’s Transcendence: Impacts on Foundational Technology

Quantum computing stands to revolutionize fundamental aspects of computing such as hardware, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
17 July 2024 Innovative Technology Insights

USPTO Clarifies Patent-Eligibility Guidelines For AI Inventions

Effective July 17, 2024 the USPTO has provided an update to its 2019 guidance on patent eligibility for AI innovations.
23 May 2024 Innovative Technology Insights

The Basics: How Quantum Computers Work and Where the Technology is Heading

This introductory article lays out the current state of quantum computing and outlines the future of the series.
09 April 2024 Innovative Technology Insights

Beyond The Binary: Legal Considerations in the Quantum Computing Era

With significant progress on hardware and optimism about future applications, interest in quantum computing is growing steadily.
06 July 2023 Blogs

IP Considerations in Protecting Autonomous Vehicle Software with Patents and Copyrights

As autonomous vehicles and associated software become more commonplace in the automotive industry, it is important to recognize which forms of intellectual property grant protection within quickly evolving areas of technology and to understand how to obtain registration and enjoy the advantages within an increasingly competitive landscape.