About EVLG
Strategic IP Counsel for Tech Companies
EVLG is an intellectual property law firm focused on helping technology companies turn innovation into valuable business assets. We work with founders, executives, and investors on patent portfolio development, patent prosecution, intellectual property strategy, and international patent protection.
Our approach combines technical understanding with practical legal guidance. Whether you're deciding which of your innovations are worth protecting or need a patent attorney to develop a portfolio that supports fundraising, growth, market expansion, and long-term business objectives, the team at EVLG helps clients make informed IP decisions.
Representative Clients
Clients with whom EVLG has worked
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Practice Areas
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Patent Portfolio Strategy
Build a patent portfolio around your company's technology, competitive position, business objectives, and available resources. Our team of experienced patent lawyers at EVLG helps companies identify valuable innovations, prioritize filings, and develop practical long-term patent strategies.
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Patent Drafting & Prosecution
As a patent law firm staffed by registered patent attorneys, EVLG works to protect complex technologies with patent applications developed around both technical innovation and commercial objectives. We assist with patent drafting, USPTO prosecution, office action responses, and ongoing portfolio management.
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Fractional IP Counsel
Get ongoing strategic IP guidance without building your own full-time, in-house patent department. Fractional IP counsel can help growing technology companies manage patent decisions, coordinate filings, review opportunities and risks, and maintain a more organized IP strategy.
Patent Counsel for Complex Technologies
Technical Understanding Matters
A strong patent strategy starts with understanding the technology that is being protected.
EVLG works with innovators across technically complex industries, including:
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Semiconductors and chip technologies
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Robotics and autonomous systems
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Hardware and electronic devices
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Software and artificial intelligence
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Telecommunications and networking
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Internet of Things and connected devices
This technical focus allows us to communicate effectively with inventors and engineering teams while developing patent protection around the features that matter to the business.
Meet the Attorney
Kanika Radhakrishnan
CEO and Managing Attorney
Kanika Radhakrishnan is a Harvard-trained patent attorney, founder and Managing Shareholder of Evergreen Valley Law Group (EVLG), and an active startup investor who has backed 25+ early-stage deep tech companies across the U.S., India, and Europe. Her clients’ portfolios have contributed to over $1.1B in combined exit value.
Over two decades, she has built EVLG into a global boutique with offices in San Jose and Bangalore. She has overseen 5,000+ patent filings with an 87% grant rate for semiconductor, photonics, AI, robotics, defense, and EV companies. She advises AI companies and Boards on patentability, data strategy, and governance. Earlier, she was a patent litigator at Morrison & Foerster.
Why Technology Companies Work With EVLG
Practical Patent Strategy
Decisions pertaining to patents are aimed at helping the business and not being isolated from it. EVLG takes into account your business objectives, competitive position, technology roadmaps, and resources when developing a bespoke IP counsel strategy for each client.
Technical Experience
EVLG’s patent law firm experience working with complex technology helps us understand inventions efficiently and communicate effectively with founders, engineers, and technical teams.
Predictable Legal Costs
Competitive flat-fee options for appropriate patent services can provide greater cost visibility and help companies plan intellectual property spending more effectively.
Fractional IP Counsel
From individual patent matters to ongoing fractional IP counsel, companies can access the level of legal support appropriate for their stage and needs.
U.S. and International Support
EVLG helps U.S. businesses protect innovations domestically and internationally while assisting overseas tech companies seeking patent protection in the United States.
U.S. Patent Counsel With an International Perspective
As an invention patent attorney resource for domestic and international tech companies, EVLG provides U.S. patent counsel and helps clients develop patent strategies that account for important markets beyond the United States.
Whether you are a U.S. startup considering international protection, or an overseas technology company entering the U.S. market, we can help you determine an appropriate path forward.
What Clients Say About Working With EVLG
Our goal is to make complex intellectual property matters easier to understand and manage. See what clients say about EVLG's responsiveness, professionalism, and approach to intellectual property counsel.
"Kanika was very professional and did a great job at walking us through the process, articulating the invention and providing quick updates. I look forward to working with her in the future."
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Posted on April 5, 2023
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Locations
Serving Tech Companies in the U.S. and Beyond
EVLG is a large law firm that provides patent and intellectual property counsel from the United States, while working with tech companies across geographic boundaries.
United States
Silicon Valley
EVLG supports funded startups, tech companies, founders, and innovators in one of the world's leading technology ecosystems.
Northern California
San Francisco
EVLG provides strategic patent and intellectual property counsel to tech companies, founders, and growing businesses throughout the Bay Area.
Build a Patent Strategy Around Your Business
Your patent portfolio should protect your important innovations, while supporting where your company is headed next.
Whether you are preparing your first patent filing, building a portfolio after funding, evaluating freedom to operate, expanding internationally, or looking for ongoing fractional intellectual property counsel, EVLG can help you develop a practical strategy around your technology and business objectives. Schedule a patent attorney consultation to get started.