Priya S. Dalal

In the area of international trade, Ms. Dalal provides guidance on tariff-related issues, including tariff refund efforts, and supports litigation and administrative proceedings arising under US customs and trade laws.

In her patent litigation practice, Ms. Dalal provides counsel to clients through all stages of patent litigation, including fact and expert discovery, preparing witnesses for 30(b)(6) and expert depositions, and supporting comprehensive trial strategy and trial preparation. Her experience includes participating in inter partes review (IPR) and other proceedings before the USPTO.

Ms. Dalal also has experience with patent prosecution and intellectual property (IP) counseling, including assisting with provisional and non-provisional patent applications, analyzing patent portfolios, and supporting IP counseling dockets.

While in law school, Ms. Dalal served as a judicial extern to the Honorable William H. Orrick, III, of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, where she drafted preliminary orders in patent infringement matters and conducted case analyses with chambers. She also worked as a summer associate at a Washington, DC intellectual property firm, where she supported a range of patent matters including litigation, client counseling, and patent prosecution.

Ms. Dalal is an Associate practicing in Butzel’s Washington, DC office. She received her juris doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law. Her undergraduate degrees, a Master of Science in Biotechnology and Bachelor of Science in Biology, provide her with a strong technical foundation, particularly in technically complex disputes involving biochemical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology technologies.

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Education

University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D.

Johns Hopkins University, M.S., Biotechnology

The College of New Jersey, Honors College, B.S., Biology

Admissions

Memberships

• District of Columbia Bar

Awards & Recognitions

The Best Lawyers in America® - Ones to Watch in America - Intellectual Property Law, 2026

Community & Professional

NC Journal of Law and Technology, Articles Editor, University of North Carolina School of Law, Fall 2018-Spring 2019;, Member, Fall 2017-Spring 2018

Asian American Law Student Association Moot Court Team, University of North Carolina School of Law, Fall 2017- Spring 2019

Carolina Intellectual Property Law Association, Executive Board Member, University of North Carolina School of Law, Fall 2016-Spring 2019

Plant Biodiversity Laboratory, Senior Researcher, The College of New Jersey, Honors College, Fall 2012-Spring 2015

American Parliamentary Debate Association, Executive Board Member, The College of New Jersey, Honors College, Fall 2012-Spring 2015