With an extensive technical background in electrical and computer engineering, Ms. Datta drafts and prosecutes original patent applications and provides other patent-related services on a broad array of technological products and services, such as complex microelectronic and optoelectronic devices and circuits, semiconductor equipment and manufacturing processes, AI (artificial intelligence) and ML (machine learning) for various industries, including work automation and intelligent document processing, sensors for autonomous vehicles, thin film batteries, renewable energy solutions, high-speed networks and protocols, simulation and software tools, biosensors, tracking and navigation devices, satellite-based imaging, , social networking platforms, and e-commerce.
The recipient of a National Science Foundation research grant, Ms. Datta has a patent on optoelectronic device integration and packaging technology, which was later transferred to the NSA’s Microelectronics Research Laboratory. She has authored numerous legal and scientific articles and frequently presents at academic and legal industry conferences. She currently serves on the High-Tech Law Advisory Board for Santa Clara University. The High Tech Law Institute has been renamed the Datta Center for High Tech Law to honor Ms. Datta’s parents in 2026, with a generous endowment to solidify the mission to educate and prepare students to lead at the intersection of law, technology, business, and society.
Ms. Datta has mentored countless current and aspiring law students and junior professionals through Leadership Council for Legal Diversity (LCLD) and Advancing Diversity Across Patent Teams (ADAPT). She also was the founding member of the Chronic Conditions and Support (CCS) group at her previous firm. Ms. Datta has been an active participant in various patent-focused pro bono initiatives based in California, New York, and Utah. She has also taught IP basics to underprivileged high school students through the All Stars Project. She is fluent in Bengali, English, and Hindi.
