Sofya Asatryan

Sofya Asatryan is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's San Diego (Del Mar) office.

Areas of Practice 

Sofya’s practice focuses on trademark infringement, false advertising, unfair competition, and patent infringement claims in a broad range of industries, including food and beverage, technology, financial services, and construction. She also has significant experience litigating contractual disputes.

Sofya has prepared many motions and has successfully argued motions in court, including motions for summary judgment, complex discovery motions, and a motion for reconsideration. In addition to motion practice, she has taken and defended several depositions.

While attending law school, Sofya served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Ronald S. W. Lew of the United States District Court in the Central District. She was also a member of Loyola’s Transactional Negotiations Team and served as a Production Editor of Loyola’s International Law Review.

Articles

Intellectual Property Law Blog Posts

• "Different Evidentiary Burdens in IPR Proceedings and District Court Means No Collateral Estoppel Effect on Related Patent Claims," September 19, 2024
• "The Federal Circuit Clarifies the Meaning of 'Publicly Disclosed'," August 13, 2024
• "The Federal Circuit Interprets the Application of 35 USC § 285 and Attorney’s Fees," July 9, 2024
• "Federal Circuit Applies WesternGeco Framework to Expert’s Effort to Seek Royalties Flowing from Customers Overseas," June 5, 2024
• "Divided 9th Circuit Says District Court Has Power to Adjudicate TM Applications," April 19, 2024
• "Federal Circuit Rebukes Attempt to Incorporate Arguments by Reference to a Related IPR Petition," February 13, 2024
• "'Comparison Prior Art' Must Be Tied to the Same Article of Manufacture as That Claimed," December 21, 2023
• "Axonics v. Medtronic," December 15, 2023
• "Sanofi-Aventis Deutschlan GMBH v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.," August 2, 2023
• "2023 Federal Circuit Case Summaries," April 24, 2023