Esha Bandyopadhyay

Education

University of California, Berkeley School of Law 2000
J.D.

University of California, San Diego 1996
Economics, B.A.
summa cum laude

Admissions

• California 2000

Memberships & Affiliations

Member, Silicon Valley IP Lawyers Association
Member, Women’s IP Lawyers Association
Member, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Member, South Asian Bar Association
Member, ChIPs
Board of Directors, Legal Momentum (2018-present)
Board of Directors, World Arts West (2017-present)
Host Committee Member, St. Francis Foundation (2017-present)
Social Media Chair, Golden Gate Mothers Group (2018-present)
Board Member, Guru Shradha Odissi Institute (2008-2013)
Advisory Board, Asian Law Alliance (2009-2011)

Other Distinctions

Accolades

Named a “Top Trade Secrets Lawyer” by the Daily Journal (2020)

Named a “Woman of Achievement” by Legal Momentum (the Women’s Legal Defense and Education Fund) (2018)

Named a “Woman of Influence” by the Silicon Valley Business Journal (2018)

Named to “The Best Lawyers in America” list by The Best Lawyers in America© (2018-2021)

Listed by Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” every year since 2007.

Publications & Speaking Engagements

Esha is frequently invited to serve as a guest speaker and lecturer at Boalt Hall (University of California, Berkeley School of Law) and frequently writes on issues pertaining to patent litigation, trade secret litigation, and litigation avoidance. Esha is also a regular contributor to Fish’s Litigation Blog and Fish’s IP Law Essentials. Starting in Spring 2021, she will be a Visiting Lecturer at University of California, Davis School of Law.

Recent speaking engagements and publications include:

“An Introduction to Patent Regulations” co-authored with Philip Chen, Fish’s IP Law Essentials (2020)

“What is Patent Law?” co-authored with Philip Chen, Fish’s IP Law Essentials (2020)

“Trade Secret Litigation v. Patent Litigation: Similarities, Differences, and Interplay,” co-authored with Bobby Hampton, Fish’s IP Law Essentials (2020)

“Trade Secrets and Patents: Similarities, Differences, and Interplay,” co-authored with Bobby Hampton, Fish’s IP Law Essentials (2020)

“What To Know About Licensee Standing In Trade Secret Cases,” co-authored with Alana Mannige, Law360 (2020)

“What are the Different Types of Patents?” co-authored with Lance Wyatt, Fish’s IP Law Essentials (2020)

“Safeguarding Secrecy: Taking “Reasonable” Measures to Protect Trade Secrets,” co-authored with Felix Eyzaguirre, Fish’s IP Law Essentials (2020)

“Trade Secrets: What Are They and Do They Impact Me?,” co-authored with Felix Eyzaguirre, Fish’s IP Law Essentials (2020)

Author, “Pin Down” Your Trade Secrets So the Court Can “Do Its Job” A Case Study,” Fish Litigation Blog (2020)

Moderator, “Patent Litigation: Adapting to U.S. Trends & Managing Litigation,” Global IP ConfEx (2020)

Interviewee, “Desi Advocacy: Spotlight on South Asian Women in Law,” Ms. JD (2020)

Author, “The DTSA Ex Parte Civil Seizure Remedy: Constitutional or Not?” Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal (2019)

Author, “Damages for Anticipated Future Use of Trade Secrets,” Fish Litigation Blog (2019)

Panelist, “Women Trailblazers in Law,” APABA Silicon Valley Women in Law Annual Meeting (2019)

Author, “Using Anti-SLAPP Laws to Combat Trade Secret Claims: A Disappearing Mechanism?” The Recorder (2019)

Author, “Trade Secret’s Inherent Value, Part 2: Trade Secret Reasonable Royalties,” The Recorder (2019)

Author, “Trade Secret’s Inherent Value, Part 1: Avoided Costs and Trade Secret Damages,” The Recorder (2019)

Author, “Implications of ‘FMI v. Argus Media Leader’ on Trade Secret Law,” The Recorder (2019)

Panelist, “A Courageous Conversation on Lawyer Well-Being,” South Asian Bar Association National Conference (2019)

Presenter, “Trade Secrets Developments in 2018,” Fish Webinar (2019)

Author, “The Law of Unintended Consequences at Federal Circuit,” Daily Journal (2018)

Moderator, “Money Money Money,” Daily Journal Trade Secret Litigation Forum (2018)

Moderator, “What Do Judges Really Want?” Daily Journal Trade Secret Litigation Forum (2018)

Moderator, “Alternative Careers in Law” ChIPs Next Gen Summit (2018)

Panelist, “Fulfilling your Partnership Potential: Inside and Outside the Firm” (2018)

Panelist, “Current Procedural Issues in Patent Law,” Patent Law in Global Perspective Conference (2018)

Moderator, “Global Strategies for IP,” Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (2017)