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Former USPTO Patent Judge - Expert Witness

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Amee A. Shah is a former Administrative Patent Judge at the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), bringing nearly a decade on the bench and over 30 years of combined legal, technical, and patent expertise to her expert witness and litigation support practice. As an APJ, Judge Shah presided over and authored decisions in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings and ex parte appeals across all five PTAB technology areas — business methods, mechanical, electrical, biotechnology, and chemical — spanning technologies including data processing, graphical user interfaces, artificial intelligence, mechanical structures, computer systems, semiconductors, and medical devices. She also served as a PTAB point of contact for patent eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101, reviewing and authoring decisions designated as informative guidance and training examiners on USPTO § 101 guidance implementation. Before joining the bench, Judge Shah spent over a decade as a USPTO Primary Examiner and Acting Supervisory Patent Examiner in software and business method technologies. Prior to joining the USPTO, she founded and operated her own litigation practice in Rockville, Maryland, and trained as a civil litigator at Holland & Knight. Having served as both advocate and adjudicator, she brings a full-spectrum understanding of how patent disputes unfold in practice. Her technical foundation is exceptional. Judge Shah holds a Bachelor of Science in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from Webb Institute — one of the most selective engineering programs in the country, admitting roughly 25 students per class, all on full scholarship. She designed nuclear submarines at General Dynamics Electric Boat across the Virginia, Seawolf, Ohio, and Los Angeles submarine classes. Judge Shah earned her JD from Georgetown University Law Center, where she was a member and coach of the Moot Court National Championship Team. She provides expert witness testimony and litigation support through BenchView Consulting in the Washington DC-Baltimore area. Admissions: USPTO Patent Bar, District of Columbia Bar, Maryland Bar Awards: USPTO Director's Award — PTAB Inventor Outreach; USPTO Special Act Awards for Leadership 2023 & 2024; USPTO Bronze Medal Award for Superior Federal Performance; USPTO Outstanding Performance Ratings 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024