Overview
Mr. Grover is a trial-tested IP strategist. He has been deposed many times and served as a witness in successful multi-billion-dollar litigations. He established a licensing program embraced by the power sports boating industry capturing high-value, royalty-bearing surfing features that continue to drive consumer demand and product success. To date, Mr. Grover has served as the chief counsel on patents that have generated over two billion dollars U.S. in royalty payments to his clients.
The firm leverages Mr. Grover’s tactical advice. He currently chairs Knobbe’s Patent Strategy & Prosecution Group, which comprises roughly two-thirds of the firm’s partners. Mr. Grover served for twelve years on the firm’s Contingency and Alternative Fee Committee, evaluating strategic investment opportunities for partner income.
Mr. Grover’s practice centers on strategic risk assessment, exposure mitigation, and litigation readiness.
He advises clients across a broad spectrum of the following technologies.
- Medical Devices, including patient monitors such as pulse oximeters, co-oximeters, depth of consciousness monitors, respiration monitors, blood pressure monitors, minimally invasive obesity treatment devices, fitness monitors, vital sign monitors, and electrosurgery tools and generators.
- Medical Software, including parameter monitoring algorithms, health records management systems and clinical trial management systems.
- Consumer Appliances, including surface cleaners and cleaning robotics.
- Software and Hardware, including mobile computing and information systems, signal processing systems, document management systems, database replication systems, gaming systems, and all manner of Internet or online processes and e-commerce systems.
- Outdoor Sporting and Apparel, including power sports boating technologies, personal watercraft technologies, fitness technologies, swimwear and snowmobile/motorcycle apparel technologies and branding, golf equipment, treadmills and knee braces.
- Green Technologies, including water management controllers, irrigation devices and controllers, and vertical windmills.
- Outdoor Lighting Control, including zone controllers and lighting circuitry.
- Semiconductor, including microprocessor/microcontroller design and simulation.
Mr. Grover represents clients before the USPTO, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, various District Courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the European Patent Office.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Grover was a USPTO patent examiner and served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Mr. Grover started his career as a software designer and website creator.
Education
- The George Washington University Law School (J.D., 1999), cum laude, AIPLA Quarterly Journal Staff Member
- Brigham Young University (B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1995)
Representative Matters
MASIMO
Mr. Grover is the senior team leader that developed and obtained the Masimo patents asserted across the pulse oximetry industry, including in the following litigations.
Masimo Corp. v. Apple Inc. (C.D. Cal.).
Jury trial resulted in $632M decision for Masimo on Nov. 14, 2025.
Masimo Corp. v. Philips Elecs. N. Am. Corp. (D. Del.).
After a jury trial resulting in a $466M verdict, Mr. Grover testified as one of four witnesses in a three-day equitable non-jury trial. Philips alleged various patent malfeasance attempting to vitiate the jury verdict. Philips was wholly unsuccessful.
Mallinckrodt, Inc. v. Masimo Corp. (C.D. Cal.).
Trial resulted in $134.5M decision for Masimo. The verdict facilitated in part Masimo’s IPO and assisted in some cessation of incentivized product bundling in the industry’s Group Purchasing Organizations.
Masimo Corp. v. Mindray DS USA, Inc. et al. (D.N.J.).
This case settled with a multi-million-dollar agreement that included $25M in payments, a supply agreement for Mindray to purchase Masimo’s pulse oximetry components, and the assignment of certain patents from Mindray to Masimo.
Apple Inc. v. Masimo Corp., IPR2020-01526 (PTAB).
Defended a litigation-asserted Masimo patent to a pulse oximetry sensor having louvers.
Apple Inc. v. Masimo Corp., IPR2020-01722 (PTAB).
Defended a litigation-asserted Masimo patent to a pulse oximetry sensor having a light diffuser.
In Re Al-Ali., No. 2011-1086 (Fed. Cir.).
Represented Appellant Masimo in appeal of final rejections from the PTAB in a case seeking to establish among other things the weight of secondary considerations in rejections based on alleged obviousness.
MALIBU
Malibu Boats, LLC v. Go Surf Assist, LLC, (W.D. Tex.); Malibu Boats, LLC v. Skier’s Choice, Inc., (E.D. Tenn.); Malibu Boats, LLC v. MasterCraft Boat Co. LLC, MasterCraft Boat Co. LLC v. Malibu Boats, LLC IPR2016-01058 (PTAB); MasterCraft Boat Co. LLC v. Malibu Boats, LLC, IPR2016-01057 (PTAB).
In a series of U.S. District Court and parallel PTAB campaigns spanning nine years, Malibu asserted infringement of patents developed by Mr. Grover as part of a successful industry-wide royalty-bearing licensing program to surf wake generation technology. Mr. Grover was also part of some of the litigation teams.
Correct Craft I.P. Holdings, L.L.C. v. Malibu Boats, L.L.C. et al. (M.D. Fla.).
Represented defendant Malibu in lawsuit regarding wakeboard towers. The case settled during discovery.
SHARKNINJA
SharkNinja Operating LLC et al. v. Dyson, Inc. et al. (Worldwide).
Mr. Grover participated in the settlement of more than 40 global patent disputes stemming from multi-year, cross-assertion campaigns. These matters included validity challenges, infringement actions, and advertising proceedings across jurisdictions including the U.S., Europe, Australia, China, and others. He continues to advise on the international ramifications of settlement strategy and enforcement.
HUNTER INDUSTRIES
Hunter Indus., Inc. v. The Toro Co. (C.D. Cal.).
Represented plaintiff Hunter in a lawsuit regarding modular based irrigation controllers. The case settled during discovery.
Patent Grp., LLC v. Hunter Indus., Inc. (E.D. Tex.).
Represented defendant Hunter in a lawsuit regarding alleged false patent marking. The case was dismissed with prejudice.
Essity Hygiene and Health v. Lucart S.p.A. et al. (Europe 2022).
Worked with European distributor to defend subsidiary products from assertions by Essity throughout the Europe, including infringement and invalidity proceedings in Germany, Spain, and Italy.
ANDERSON MANUFACTURING
Andersen Mfg., Inc. v. Wyers Prods. Grp. (D. Colo.).
Represented plaintiff Anderson in lawsuit regarding the process of manufacturing towing drop hitches.
STAR TRAC
Unisen, Inc., dba Star Trac v. Icon Health & Fitness, Inc. (C.D. Cal.).
Represented plaintiff Star Trac in lawsuit regarding motivational displays for exercise equipment. The case settled after Markman hearing.
Recognition
Awards & Honors
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Recognized in the “Best Lawyers 2025-2026 Guide” for Intellectual Property Litigation in Best Lawyers in America (2024-2025)
- Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for his work in Intellectual Property Litigation (2023 – 2024)
