About Ascenda Law Group · San Jose
Ascenda Law Group is a specialized intellectual property law firm based in San Jose, California, focused on serving technology, media, and emerging growth companies. The firm provides comprehensive IP services including patent portfolio development, licensing, litigation, and strategic advisory. Led by Principal Tarek Fahmi, a highly experienced patent attorney with over two decades of practice, the firm combines technical expertise with legal acumen to help clients protect and leverage their intellectual property assets. They emphasize collaboration, tailored advice, and proactive risk management to support client growth.
Ascenda Law Group offers a full spectrum of intellectual property services tailored for technology, media, and other fast-growing companies. Their services include building patent portfolios from scratch, acquiring and licensing IP, navigating complex IP landscapes, structuring technology transactions, and developing long-term IP strategies. The firm’s approach is rooted in deep technical understanding and practical experience, with attorneys who act as trusted advisors rather than transactional vendors. Tarek Fahmi, the principal, is recognized as a leading IP lawyer in California and has extensive experience in patent litigation, portfolio development, and IP transactions. The team includes patent agents like Jonathan Tsao, who handles software, hardware, and semiconductor-related patent applications. The firm’s philosophy centers on collaboration, foresight, and client-centric problem solving to help businesses maximize the value of their IP assets.
- In business
- over 20 years
- Owner
- Tarek Fahmi
- Serves
- San Jose, California, and globally
Our Practice
We build and sustain long-term relationships with our clients by providing a wide range of intellectual property services, from building a patent portfolio from scratch to acquiring and licensing intellectual property and navigating the competitive landscape. We partner with technology, media, and other emerging growth companies to identify, protect and leverage their intellectual property assets most effectively.
Our Approach
Our approach to client counseling combines our technical backgrounds and practical experience with our legal knowledge. Due to our extensive experience with technology, media, and other emerging growth companies, we are able to anticipate and identify potential roadblocks before they happen. We work collaboratively with our clients. We take the time to understand the business model, technology and goals of each client in order to respond with practical and tailored advice. We want to be trusted advisors, confidants, and counselors rather than just another outside vendor.
Team
All of our attorneys, agents and professionals specialize in intellectual property matters. Unlike firms with varied practice groups, we bring a profound commitment to this field and deliver focused representation in a unique style that caters to the needs of our clients.
- Tarek Fahmi — Principal, lead counsel in over 200 patent reviews, class valedictorian, former Canadian Navy officer
- Jonathan Tsao — Patent Agent, specializes in software, hardware, semiconductor, and network technologies