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Saranya Raghavan

Partner

Chicago

+1 312-558-7574

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Saranya focuses her trial practice on all aspects of intellectual property law, with an emphasis on patent litigation. Bolstered by her experience as a software developer, she helps clients defend the cornerstones of their businesses–patents and trademarks.

Saranya’s strong electrical and computer engineering background—she previously served as a lead software engineer at Orbitz Worldwide—aides her representation of clients in high-tech patent litigations in district court and at the ITC, including cases involving telecommunications, networking, and medical devices. She has assisted teams in various aspects of patent litigation, including initial case evaluation, drafting pleadings and motions, handling discovery, preparing noninfringement and invalidity contentions, preparing expert reports, taking and defending fact and expert depositions, arguing key motions, and preparing direct and cross examinations for trial.

In addition of her litigation focus, Saranya has prosecuted dozens of utility patent applications in the electronic and computer arts directed to computer software, Internet-based applications, graphical user interfaces, financial products and services, insurance products and services, and business methods. Saranya also has experience preparing validity, freedom-to-operate, and patentability opinions.

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America in the areas of Intellectual Property Law (2021– 2025), Litigation – Patent, (2022–2025), and Litigation – Intellectual Property (2024–2025)
  • Recognized by Lawdragon’s “500 X – The Next Generation” in the area of Patent Litigation (2024)
  • Recognized within the top 250 in Patexia’s Patent Litigation Report (2025)

  • President of South Asian Bar Association (SABA) Chicago, 2021
  • Member of the Junior Diversity Committee for the United States Tennis Association (USTA), Midwest, 2017-2018
  • Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Previous Social Media Chair and Outreach Committee Member, 2011-2015
  • South Shore Swing Orchestra, Concertmaster & Mentor, 2015-2017

Capabilities

Intellectual Property
ITC – Section 337
Patent Litigation
Litigation/Trials
Public Companies
Medical Devices
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Automotive & Mobility
Life Sciences

Credentials

Education

Saranya received her B.S. in electrical & computer engineering from Florida Institute of Technology, magna cum laude, in 2006, and went on to receive her M.S. in electrical & computer engineering from Purdue University in 2008. She received her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, magna cum laude, in 2015 where she was an assistant editor for the Journal of Intellectual Property and was awarded the “Best in Class” Certificate for Strategies in Intellectual Property. 

    Admissions
    • Illinois
    Languages
    • French
    • Hindi

    Related Insights & News

    • “The Bot Battle,” Intellectual Property Magazine, Co-Author, May 2019
    • “The Law of the Internet of Things (IoT),” Santa Clara University – School of Engineering, Guest Lecturer, Feb. 2018
    • “The Career Accelerator Summit: Integrating Work and Family,” Working Mother’s 2017 Best Law Firms for Women Conference, Panelist, Oct. 2017
    • “Revised Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Abrogate Rule 84 and Eliminate Appendix of Forms,” Banner & Witcoff IP Alert, Dec. 2015
    • “Careers in Intellectual Property Law” for the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) Young Lawyers Section (YLS), Panelist 
    Speaking Engagement
    Saranya Raghavan Leads Roundtable Discussion on Patentability at WIPR Summit

    March 12, 2025

    Recognitions
    Winston Patent Attorneys Ranked in The Top 2 Percentile of Patexia’s 2025 Patent Litigation Report

    January 30, 2025

    Sponsorship
    Winston & Strawn Sponsors ChIPs 2024 Global Summit

    October 16, 2024

    Recognitions

    Winston Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025

    August 15, 2024

    Recognitions
    Winston Attorneys Featured on 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation List

    June 28, 2024

    Sponsorship
    Winston & Strawn Sponsors 2024 IP Counsel Café Meeting

    May 7, 2024

    Press Release
    Winston & Strawn Names 16 New Partners

    December 1, 2023

    Seminar/CLE
    Winston Attorneys Attend the 2023 ChIPs NextGen Summit

    September 19, 2023

    Recognitions
    Winston Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2024

    August 17, 2023

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    Winston & Strawn Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America 2023

    August 18, 2022

    Recognitions
    Three Winston & Strawn Associates Selected for 2022 LCLD Fellows and Pathfinder Programs

    February 14, 2022

    News
    Overheard at the Disruptive Technologies Legal Summit 2021

    October 8, 2021

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    Capabilities

    Intellectual Property
    ITC – Section 337
    Patent Litigation
    Litigation/Trials
    Public Companies
    Medical Devices
    Technology, Media & Telecommunications
    Automotive & Mobility
    Life Sciences
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