Skip to content

Harnik Shukla

Harnik Shukla is a partner in the firm’s Orange County office.

Mr. Shukla practices intellectual property law, with a focus on patent prosecution and inter partes review (IPR).  He has worked on a diverse set of technologies including: 

Medical Devices, including patient monitors such as pulse oximeters, depth of consciousness EEG monitors, and respiration monitors.
GI Pill Electronics.
Signal Processing Technologies, including respiration rate measurements from acoustic sensors and optical sensors.
Network Management and Communication Systems, including gateways, MIMO, and time-domain multiplexing technologies.
Software Applications, including liver disease detection system, web-analytics, search recommendation engines, media hub, referral system, mobile apps system.
Optoelectronic Devices and Nanotechnologies, including MEMS displays, OLED displays, quantum dot nanocrystals, solar cells, and photodetectors.
Wireless Energy Transfer Technologies.

During law school, Mr. Shukla served as a Senior Editor of the UC Irvine Law Review. Mr. Shukla worked as a summer associate at the firm in 2011 and joined the firm in 2012. 

Clerk Experience

Judicial Extern for Judge Josephine Tucker (Central District of California)

University of California – Irvine, J.D.
University of Toronto, M.S., Electrical Engineering
University of Toronto, B.S., Engineering Physics
State Bar of California
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Communications Technology

Wireless Local Area Networks

Electrical, Semiconductor & Computer Technology

Electronics & Semiconductors

Healthcare Information Technology

Software & IT

Energy

Solar Power

Medical Devices & Procedures

Ablation Technology

AI & Machine Learning

Diagnostics

Gastrointestinal

Hemorrhagic Stroke

Imaging

Infusion Pumps

Medical Informatics & Software Systems

Neuromodulation

Robotics

Sleep Apnea

Ultrasound

Vital Signs, Physiologic, & Hemodynamic Monitoring

Design Patents
Due Diligence
Global Portfolio Management
Infringement Risk 
IP Strategy
IP Transactions and Agreements
Licensing
Opinions Counseling
Patent Strategy & Prosecution
Patentability 
Tech Transactions
U.S. Patent Prosecution

  • Named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch guide, which “recognizes lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice”, for Intellectual Property Law (2024)
  • Recognized by The Legal 500 “United States” for Patent Prosecution and identified as a “Next Gen Partner” (2023)
By using this blog, you agree and understand that no information is being provided in the context of any attorney-client relationship. You further agree and understand that nothing herein is intended to be legal advice. This blog is solely informational in nature, and is not intended as, and should not be used as, a substitute for competent legal advice from a retained and licensed attorney in your state. Knobbe Martens LLP makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy, completeness, timeliness or availability of the information in this blog. Knobbe Martens LLP will not be liable for any injury or damages relating to your use of, or access to, any such information. Knobbe Martens LLP undertakes no obligation to correct or update information on this blog, which may be incorrect or become incorrect or out of date over time. Knobbe Martens LLP reserves the right to alter or delete content or information on the blog at any time. This blog contains links and references to other websites and publications that you may find of interest. Knobbe Martens LLP does not control, promote, endorse or otherwise have any affiliation with any other websites or publications unless those websites or publications expressly state such an affiliation. Knobbe Martens LLP further has no responsibility for, and makes no representations regarding, the content, accuracy or any other aspect of the information in such websites or publications.
close modal