Roy P. Zachariah is a registered patent attorney and shareholder in the firm's Intellectual Property Practice with a deep background in electrical and computer engineering. He counsels clients ranging from startups to multinational corporations on intellectual property strategy, transactions, and protection across a broad range of technology sectors. Roy's practice encompasses several principal areas: patent prosecution and counseling, trademark prosecution and enforcement, and IP-focused transactional work, including mergers and acquisitions, technology licensing, and commercial agreements.
Patent Practice
Roy develops and implements patent strategies for building and managing patent portfolios across a wide range of technology areas, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, software and computer engineering, telecommunications, cybersecurity, blockchain and cryptocurrency, medical devices, content delivery systems, and numerous other fields. He prosecutes patent applications in the United States and abroad, handles Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) filings and procedures, and prepares patentability, freedom-to-operate, and invalidity opinions and analyses. He also counsels clients on patent portfolio development and management, patent licensing, and infringement risk assessment.
Trademark Practice
Roy's trademark practice encompasses the full lifecycle of trademark rights, from clearance through enforcement. He advises clients on trademark strategy, conducts trademark clearance searches and analyses, prosecutes trademark applications in the United States and internationally, and manages trademark portfolios. Roy also represents clients in trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the USPTO's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), and counsels clients on trademark licensing, assignments, and enforcement matters.
Transactional and Contracts Practice
A significant component of Roy's practice involves IP-focused transactional work and commercial agreements. He regularly conducts intellectual property due diligence in connection with mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, asset acquisitions, and other corporate transactions, assessing patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret assets and identifying associated risks. Roy negotiates and drafts a wide range of agreements, including:
•Merger and acquisition agreements and related IP provisions
•IP purchase, sale, and asset transfer agreements
•Intellectual property license agreements (exclusive and non-exclusive)
•IP assignment agreements
•Technology transfer agreements
•Software development, licensing, and maintenance agreements
•Artificial intelligence and machine learning contracts, including data licensing, model development, and AI product agreements
•SaaS and other cloud-based service agreements
•Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
•Co-development and joint development agreements
Background
Prior to entering private practice, Roy worked as a software engineer, programmer, and business analyst for a major entertainment and sports media company, and conducted prior art searches in the technology transfer and licensing department of a major research university. This technical and business background informs his practical, results-oriented approach to client matters.
Concentrations
IP Legal Experience
•Patent prosecution in the U.S. and abroad, including PCT practice and procedures
•Patent prosecution appeals
•Patent portfolio development, management, and licensing
•Patentability, freedom-to-operate, and invalidity opinions and analyses
•Trademark prosecution in the U.S. and abroad
•Trademark clearance and risk analysis
•Trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings (TTAB)
•Trademark portfolio development, maintenance, and enforcement
•Trademark licensing and assignments
•IP due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and corporate transactions
•Drafting and negotiating AI, software, and technology contracts
•Drafting and negotiating IP license and assignment agreements
•Technology transfer agreements
•IP counseling on patentability, infringement, and invalidity
•IP litigation
•Copyright registration and counseling
•Trade secret counseling
Technical Experience
•Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and neural networks
•General software and software engineering
•Semiconductor technologies
•Big data technologies
•Mobile applications
•Cybersecurity and encryption technologies
•Telecommunications technologies, including telephony systems and devices, servers, routers, switches, gateways, satellite technologies, fiber technologies, and wired and wireless network technologies
•Content delivery and distribution networks
•Navigation technologies
•Autonomous vehicles and robotics
•Home automation and smart devices
•Wearable devices and Internet of Things technologies
•Virtual reality and augmented reality technologies
•Natural language processing technologies
•Object and activity monitoring and detection systems
•Processor and memory technologies
•Computer-based business methods and FinTech
•Blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies
•Social media and e-commerce technologies
•Sensor-based technologies, including radio frequency and tracking technologies
•General computer hardware
•Audio devices and systems, including speakers, microphones, and voice recognition systems
•Optical communication technologies
•Medical devices and health care systems
•Renewable energy devices and systems
•Human resource software
•Interactive surface, user interface, and display technologies
•Sporting goods and consumer goods
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
