Shruti Law

What Shruti Law does

Shruti Law PLLC is a 100% woman-owned intellectual property law firm headquartered in Washington, DC, operating as a fully remote practice. The firm delivers a comprehensive suite of IP legal services including patent application preparation and prosecution, freedom-to-operate analysis, IP strategy and counseling, licensing and technology transfer, competitive analysis, trade secret management, and patent budgeting, alongside adjacent commercial, technology/IT, and security/privacy agreement work. Coverage spans electrical/computer, mechanical, chemical/materials, and life sciences/healthcare technologies, with multiple attorneys carrying explicit AI/ML and semiconductor expertise and several holding former USPTO patent examiner experience.

The firm serves enterprise clients, specifically Fortune 100 and Fortune 50 technology companies and large corporate legal departments requiring sophisticated IP portfolio management and complex technology transactions. Engagement is formalized through countersigned engagement letters rather than transactional volume. The business model is professional services billing on a fully remote headcount of nine (Owner & Founder Shruti Costales, six Counsel, one Senior Counsel, one Patent Agent), with the founder holding CIPP/US and CIPM privacy credentials that anchor the privacy and security agreement practice line. No public financials are disclosed.

Business development is driven by thought leadership and community standing rather than traditional marketing: the firm actively participates in the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) through speaking, panel moderation, and co-authored practical guides, and has co-authored American Bar Association comment letters on USPTO PTAB procedures. The firm is privately held, entirely founder-owned, bootstrapped, and has no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, or institutional ownership.

Name

Shruti Law

Legal name

Shruti Law PLLC®

Website

https://shrutilaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shruti Law PLLC is a 100% woman-owned, fully remote intellectual property law firm headquartered in Washington, DC, providing patent prosecution, IP strategy, licensing, and commercial agreement services to Fortune 100 and Fortune 50 technology companies across electrical, mechanical, chemical, and life sciences technologies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Property Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Intellectual Property (IP) Law (BPAHAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Management (BPAHAMAA), IP Due Diligence & Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) Analysis (BPAHAMAG), IP Search, Watch & Competitive Intelligence (BPAHAMAI)

Keywords

• Patent prosecution
• Intellectual property law
• Patent portfolio management
• Freedom-to-operate analysis
• IP licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - IP Law: Professional legal services revenue generated through IP-focused legal representation including patent application drafting and prosecution, IP strategy and counseling, licensing, freedom-to-operate analyses, and related legal services for corporate clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Shruti Law PLLC provides intellectual property legal services to corporate clients, primarily Fortune 100 and large enterprises. Core offerings include patent application drafting and prosecution, IP portfolio management, freedom-to-operate analysis, IP strategy and counseling, licensing and technology transfer, and drafting of commercial, technology/IT, and data privacy/security agreements across multiple technology domains including electrical/computer, mechanical, chemical/materials, and life sciences/healthcare.

Product overview

Shruti Law PLLC is a 100% woman-owned IP-focused law firm headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm offers a comprehensive suite of intellectual property legal services including patent application preparation and prosecution, freedom-to-operate analysis, IP strategy and counseling, licensing and technology transfer, competitive analysis, trade secrets management, and patent budgeting. The firm also handles commercial agreements, technology/IT agreements, and security and privacy agreements. The services cover multiple technology areas including electrical/computer, mechanical, chemicals/materials, and life sciences/healthcare technologies. The firm serves Fortune 100 companies and operates with a fully remote team.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patent Portfolio Management and Prosecution Drafting, filing, and prosecuting patent applications; managing patent portfolios including tracking deadlines; conducting patent searches; invention mining; ghost drafting for corporations and large law firms; reviewing portfolios for strategic pruning. For corporate clients including Fortune 100 enterprises across multiple technology domains.
• Freedom-to-Operate, Risk Analysis & Risk Mitigation Conducting freedom-to-operate analyses to ensure new products, processes, or technologies do not infringe third-party patents; providing invalidity and non-infringement opinions; advising on risk mitigation strategies. For corporate R&D and product launch teams.
• IP Strategy and Counseling Developing and advising on IP strategies aligned with business goals; identifying opportunities to strengthen competitive position through IP protections; providing training to internal teams on IP importance and best practices. For corporate executives and in-house legal teams.
• Licensing and Technology Transfer Drafting and negotiating IP-related agreements including licensing, joint ventures, and research collaboration agreements; assisting in technology transfer processes. For corporate clients engaging in technology commercialization and partnership transactions.
• Commercial Agreements Drafting and negotiating sales agreements, vendor/supplier agreements, service agreements, and distribution/reseller agreements. For enterprise sales, procurement, and operations teams.
• Technology and IT Agreements Drafting and negotiating software license agreements, SaaS agreements, and IT services and support agreements. For enterprise IT, technology procurement, and software vendor teams.
• Security and Privacy Agreements Drafting data protection agreements (DPAs), security requirements agreements (SRAs), and third-party risk and audit agreements. For enterprise privacy, security, and compliance teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1000 patent applications drafted and prosecuted by founder in career
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and notable.

• Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025IPO Chat Channel webinar moderation and speaking engagements; Spring Summit panel participation; co-authoring practical guides on diversity and inclusion including Allyship, Mentorship, and Sponsorship Practical Guide published January 2025.
• ADAPT.legalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaboration with ADAPT.legal to co-author the Practical Guide on Allyship, Mentorship, and Sponsorship, published January 2025 through the IPO partnership.
• American Bar Association - Intellectual Property Law SectionnotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2024Co-authored comment letter on Expanding Opportunities To Appear Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Docket No. PTO-P-2023-0058) dated May 21, 2024, submitted to the USPTO.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fish & Richardson: One of the largest US patent prosecution and litigation boutiques. Directly comparable to Shruti Law as a specialized IP firm serving enterprise clients, though at materially greater scale and with broader geographic coverage.
• Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox: Washington, DC-based patent prosecution and litigation boutique. Highly comparable on focus area (patent prosecution, PTAB practice) and DC location, serving large corporate IP portfolios.
• Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustadt: Alexandria, VA-based IP boutique with strong patent prosecution capabilities in similar technology areas. Comparable in focus and client type, though larger in headcount.
• Knobbe Martens: California-based IP boutique with strong patent prosecution practice in electrical, software, and medical device technologies. Comparable service offering and enterprise client base.
• Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner: Premier IP boutique with strong patent prosecution practice across electrical, mechanical, chemical, and life sciences technologies. Closely matches Shruti Law's technical domain coverage and Fortune 100 client base.

Broad incumbents

• Mintz Levin: Full-service firm with substantial IP prosecution practice including patent preparation across multiple technology domains. Comparable technical breadth and enterprise client focus.
• McDermott Will & Emery: Large international law firm with a strong IP practice including patent prosecution for technology and life sciences clients. Competes for similar enterprise IP work but with much broader service offerings.
• Ropes & Gray: Major full-service law firm with established IP practice serving technology and life sciences clients. Comparable enterprise client focus but operates at significantly greater scale.
• Cooley LLP: Full-service law firm with a large, prominent IP practice serving technology and life sciences companies. Overlaps with Shruti Law on Fortune 100 tech client work but offers much broader corporate and litigation services.
• Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati: Premier technology-focused law firm with significant IP practice. Comparable technology company clients and patent prosecution capabilities, but operates as a much broader corporate firm.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shruti-law-pllc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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