Roy P. Zachariah, a registered patent lawyer with a deep background in electrical and computer engineering, is a shareholder in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice and advises clients of all sizes on patent, trademark, and trade secret law, including prosecution, licensing, analyses, due diligence, and litigation. Roy develops and implements strategies for constructing and managing patent and trademark portfolios, prosecutes patent and trademark applications, and assesses infringement risk and patent invalidity for his clients. Roy also negotiates and drafts intellectual property agreements, including acquisition and sale agreements, intellectual property licenses, and assignments, and also conducts IP due diligence on IP portfolios for various types of corporate transactions.
Roy’s practice includes developing and implementing patent strategies for building patent portfolios, prosecuting patents, and counseling in a number of technology areas, including: computer science, computer engineering, telecommunications, artificial intelligence and machine learning systems, electronic hardware systems and devices, medical and health care systems and devices, mechanical systems and devices, content delivery systems, cybersecurity systems, blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies, big data, business methods, and a variety of other technology areas.
Prior to entering private practice, Roy gained experience as a software engineer/programmer and business analyst for a major entertainment and sports company and performed prior art searches in the technology and licensing department of a large university.
Concentrations
IP Legal Experience
•Patent and trademark prosecution in the U.S. and abroad
•Patent prosecution and appeals
•Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) practice and procedures
•Patent and trademark portfolio development strategies
•Patent and trademark clearance, procurement, maintenance, enforcement, assignments, and licensing
•IP counseling
•IP due diligence for corporate transactions
•Patentability, infringement, and invalidity opinions
•IP litigation
Technical Experience
•General software
•Artificial intelligence, machine learning and neural networks
•Semiconductor technologies
•Big data technologies
•Mobile applications
•Cybersecurity and encryption technologies
•Telecommunications technologies, including telephony system and devices, servers, routers, switches, gateways, satellite technologies, fiber technologies, wired and wireless network and device technologies, packet switching technologies, among other telecommunications technologies
•Content delivery and distribution networks
•Navigation technologies
•Autonomous vehicles
•Robotics
•Home automation and smart devices
•Wearable devices
•Internet of things technologies
•Virtual reality and augmented reality technologies
•Virtual machines
•Object and activity monitoring and detection systems
•Processor and memory technologies
•Natural language processing technologies
•Computer-based business methods
•FinTech
•Blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies
•Social media technologies
•E-commerce technologies
•Sensor-based technologies, including radio frequency technologies and tracking technologies
•General computer hardware
•Audio devices and systems, including speakers, microphones, voice recognition systems
•Optical communication technologies
•Medical devices and systems
•Health care Systems
•Renewable energy devices and systems
•Human resource software
•Interactive surface, user interface, and display technologies
•Sporting goods and technologies
•Consumer goods and appliances
Recognition & Leadership
Awards & Accolades
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America
•Litigation - Intellectual Property, 2026
•Patent Law, 2026
•Listed, Palm Beach Illustrated, 'Top Lawyers,' 2023-2025
•Listed, Boca Raton Observer, “Top Lawyers,” 2025
