“Tayan understands client requirements and provides clear solutions.”
— Chambers USA 2025
Tayan is co-leader of BakerHostetler’s Intellectual Property (IP) Technology team. His practice focuses on IP and technology-centric transactions and strategic portfolio counseling involving auditing, governance, procurement, enforcement and risk management touching emerging/high-tech and the life sciences. With more than 20 years of significant legal experience, Tayan is uniquely qualified not only to deliver results clients expect but also develop and execute strategies they may not have known were even possible. From mature technology start-ups to Fortune 50 companies, Tayan employs a holistic approach to understand key stakeholders’ objectives and provide practical business advice. He then leads teams of attorneys to execute their strategic vision.
According to IAM Research, Tayan Patel is trusted by life sciences and technology players, earning high praise for his “in-depth understanding of U.S. law and broad perspective on IP.”
Tayan's experience with transactions and disputes involves computer software and hardware, artificial intelligence (AI) and big data, aerospace and defense, wireless and optical communications, semiconductors and nanotechnologies, advanced materials and formulations, medical devices and the life sciences. As a trusted business counselor, Tayan proactively helps locate acquisition or licensing targets for clients based on evolving business needs; conducts comprehensive IP and technology due diligence and negotiations associated with corporate transactions; and strategically handles IP, technology and data licensing agreements in the digital economy.
As a former examiner with the USPTO, Tayan is skilled at helping clients navigate contentious and non-contentious patent cases through the agency’s complex ecosystem. His ability to quickly understand difficult issues and thoughtfully communicate clients’ positions help minimize the cost and time spent procuring patent rights, as well as preserving broad claim scope to deter competitive encroachment. Additionally, Tayan and his team routinely counsel clients on all available post-grant options to mitigate risk and secure their freedom to operate.
