Vidya Bala is a trial lawyer who focuses on intellectual property. Ms. Bala joined AZA from a leading global firm where she advised clients on a variety of issues relating to intellectual property and patent infringement. She has represented clients in a variety of industries, including in the fields of chemical engineering, electrical engineering, and semiconductor processing.

Ms. Bala received her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School, where she served on the American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal.  She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rice University.

EDUCATION

• The George Washington University Law School – J.D., 2004
  • Staff Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal
• Rice University – B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1998
  • President’s Honor Roll

PUBLICATIONS

• Co-Author with Monica De La Paz, “‘Inequitable Conduct’ and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit,” Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal, March 2008
• Co-Author with Richard S. Zembek, “Patent Reform Act of 2007,” Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Briefing, April 30, 2007
• Co-Author, “Comparison of Binary Mask Defect Printability Analysis using Virtual Stepper System and Aerial Image Microscope System,” Presented at 19th Annual Bacus Symposium on Photomask Technology and Management SPIE Conference, Monterey, CA, 1999

ADMISSIONS

• State Bar of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas