On September 9 – 10, 2025, SankerIP founder David V. Sanker joined firm client Daimler Truck in Portland, Oregon for an Outside Counsel Meeting.
Daimler Truck North America LLC, is a leading provider of comprehensive products, services, and technologies for the commercial transportation industry.
On the first day, over 100 outside counsel for Daimler Truck convened in Portland for a series of insightful presentations about operations, including the challenges they face as a company. On the second day, the people reconvened at the Portland International Raceway to drive big rigs around the track.
Some of the trucks manufactured by Daimler Truck have had acting roles in the Transformer movies, including Optimus Prime. Optimus Prime was at the raceway on the second day and the first photo shows Dr. Sanker next to the famous truck.
The second photo shows Dr. Sanker together with Paul Focke, who manages the Daimler Truck North America patent portfolio in Portland. Next to Paul is Ankita Chandan, who recently joined Daimler as a paralegal. Also at the event was Ehsun Forghany, who worked together with Dr. Sanker for many years at a former firm. Ehsun is now applying his skill to develop the Daimler IP enforcement strategy. In the background in this photo is another truck that performed in the Transformer movies.
The third photo shows the inside of the cab of a new fifth generation Freightliner Cascadia as the truck traversed the raceway with a 60,000 pound payload in a 55 foot long semi trailer. These trucks are full of technology innovation, making them very safe and easy to drive.
SankerIP continues to develop its partnership with Daimler Truck North America, securing IP rights for their innovation.