Charu kurani

Charu Kurani is Associate General Counsel of Patents at Meta Platforms, Inc. (FKA Facebook, Inc.). In this role, Charu manages a team responsible for developing internal and external best practices to improve efficiency and effectiveness across the patent, licensing and open source functions. Charu also managed the Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and monetization patent portfolios. Charu has been instrumental in leading diversity initiatives aimed at increasing the engagement of underrepresented inventors with the patent program.

Prior to joining Facebook, Charu served as IP Counsel at Splunk Inc. and at SAP AG, serving as in-house patent counsel for various business units and acquisitions. Charu served as U.S. Patent Counsel at Mueller-Bore & Partner in Munich, acting as their sole advisor on US patent matters and also prosecuting European patent applications. Charu also worked in law firms in Virginia and served as an Examiner at the USPTO. Charu received her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law and her B.S. in Information Systems from DePaul University.