We’re led by David V. Sanker, PhD, a former partner at Morgan Lewis, LLP. From 2005–2024, David practiced patent litigation and patent prosecution for Morgan Lewis, working in a wide variety of technology areas, including software, AI, cybersecurity, database architecture, data visualization, and medical devices. Prior to law school, David was a software engineer for twelve years, developing large-scale production applications and, prior to that, a professor of mathematics. David is a thought leader in AI, regularly speaking and writing about AI topics including the use of generative AI and how AI influences intellectual property protection.
Talent
We hire top patent practitioners—people with advanced degrees in science or engineering, several years of experience in industry, and several years of experience in patent law. We have a wide range of technical expertise, including inventions that involve AI, semiconductor devices, optics, medical devices and diagnostics, and cybersecurity. As technology evolves in new directions, such as generative AI, we have the core analytical skill to learn and understand advanced developments. We speak the language of your inventors.
DEI
Rather than having an abstract goal to pursue diversity, equity, and inclusion, we put the ideals of DEI into practice from the start, maintaining and expanding diversity, with equal opportunities for all our employees to succeed. Our small team is well-balanced with respect to gender, race, and national origin, and has decades of experience, an invaluable resource for clients as well as for new talent we bring onboard.
Docketing
Although docketing sounds like a mundane task, the careful management of docket files and records is essential. Patent filings, registrations, and oppositions can include numerous deadlines and missing even one can mean the loss of patent rights. Robust docketing requires both an efficient software platform and people with the skill and experience to make the platform an integral part of patent work. Our docketing manager ran the docketing group for a large Silicon Valley law office for 20 years, using a previous version of our state-of-the-art docketing platform. We have you covered.
IT
In addition to our industrial-strength IP docketing platform, we are using a Microsoft® 365 cloud system and an iManage document-management system to provide the highest security for client data. These systems protect against loss and cybersecurity threats, while always maintaining our access.
Low Overhead
We can provide high-quality work at rates that are much lower than those of big law firms because we have much less overhead. We’re not spending money on expensive office space that is underused. Building on what we learned during the COVID pandemic, we leverage remote work to reduce our office-space expenses. And we don’t need to support the multi-million-dollar profits expected by senior partners in big law firms.
If you’ve been sticking with Big Law because you thought a small firm couldn’t provide high quality, consider us. We offer high quality without the high price. Consider SankerIP for your Intellectual Property.
