Eli Mazour advises companies on patent matters involving artificial intelligence (AI), software, fintech and payments technologies, networking and telecommunications, data center technologies, defense-related technologies, and standard essential patents (SEPs). He helps clients build global portfolios of high-quality patents, navigate patent eligibility issues, and develop strategies for prosecution, licensing, litigation, transactions, and policy aligned with their business objectives.

“[Eli] is the best at taking care of our portfolio and strategy” – a longtime client that has successfully enforced patents around the world.

Known for data-driven, business-minded counsel, Eli helps clients navigate the USPTO efficiently and secure strong patents in fast-moving and strategically important technology areas. His experience in licensing, enforcement, opinion work, and transactions informs a practical approach to patent prosecution, helping clients build stronger patents with an eye toward commercialization, licensing, litigation, and long-term portfolio value.

Eli has particular experience avoiding and overcoming patent eligibility challenges under § 101, especially for software, AI, and fintech inventions. He works with clients to identify patentable technical innovations, develop effective patent application strategies, and build global portfolios capable of protecting commercially significant products and platforms.

Eli also has extensive experience advising both SEP owners and companies that implement standards. He helps companies navigate SEP licensing and fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) negotiations, including evaluating asserted portfolios and royalty demands, addressing patent pools, and developing strategies to manage licensing and litigation exposure. Eli draws on his extensive experience helping one of the largest SEP owners in the United States develop key patent portfolios and prepare claim charts and related technical materials to support licensing negotiations and enforcement, giving him a practical understanding of how SEP assets are created, evaluated, and deployed in negotiations. His work spans cellular and other communications technologies, networking, data center infrastructure, and other innovations at the intersection of infrastructure and emerging technology.

In addition, Eli has a background in the defense and government contracting space, including experience at a defense agency and published work on the importance of preserving patent and technical data rights. He is particularly interested in helping clients protect and commercialize dual-use and defense-centric innovations that advance national security objectives.

Eli’s love of talking to people and telling stories led him to found Clause 8, a widely followed IP podcast featuring leading voices in patent law, policy, and innovation. He is also frequently sought out for insight on patent policy, legislative developments, and changes at the USPTO, helping clients translate those developments into practical IP and business strategy.

Focus areas include:

• Artificial intelligence, machine learning, software, fintech, and § 101 patent strategy
• Global patent portfolio strategy and high-value patent prosecution
• SEP licensing, FRAND negotiations, patent pools, and evaluation of royalty demands
• SEP portfolio development, claim charts, and enforcement support
• Networking, telecommunications, and data center technologies
• Defense-related technologies, government contracting, and dual-use innovation