DIVERSITY & INCLUSION COMMITTEE
For the benefit of the APA and legal community, APABA Silicon Valley's Diversity & Inclusion Committee drives D&I projects within the bar, in concert with NAPABA and its regional affiliates, and in partnership with law firms, companies, government and public interest organizations, and local law schools. Additionally, the D&I Committee spearheads APABA Silicon Valley's annual law firm and corporation diversity awards, which recognize organizations for their outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and greater legal community.
For more information, please contact us at diversity@apabasv.com.
CO-CHAIRS
Kavita Aggarwal
Kavita Aggarwal is VP, Legal at Coupa Software, Inc., headquartered in San Mateo, CA. At Coupa, Kavita is responsible for product counseling, commercial transactions, employment law, and all things IP. Kavita started her career as a patent attorney, and worked as a patent prosecution and strategy associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in Palo Alto before starting her in-house legal career as Patent Counsel at Rambus. Kavita received her JD and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from UCLA.
Subroto Bose
Subroto Bose is Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property at Marvell Semiconductor, where he manages Marvell’s global patent and trademark portfolio, domain names, customs enforcement, invention harvesting, and patent strategy. Prior to joining Marvell, Subroto was Senior Director, Global Patent Strategy and IP Operations at Dolby Laboratories, where he managed Dolby’s global patent and trademark portfolio, European patent prosecution, patent acquisitions, and global IP operations. He also advises on patent issues in corporate transactions, open source issues, and issues related to standard setting organizations and standard essential patents. His prior experience includes working at a number of law firms, where he represented both plaintiffs and defendants before the International Trade Commission (ITC) and federal district courts.
