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`Barbara Courtney California State Bar Profile
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`Kinza Hecht LinkedIn Profile
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`Scott Kokka Texas State Bar Profile
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`https://apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/Licensee/Detail/188427
`Barbara Bokanov Courtney # 188427 - Attorney Licensee Search
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`Barbara Bokanov Courtney #188427
`License Status: Active
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`Address: Dilworth & Barrese LLP, 1000 Woodbury Rd, Ste 405, Woodbury, NY 11797-2511
`Phone: 408-858-5174  |  Fax: Not Available
`Email: bcourtney@courtneyip.com  |  Website: www.dilworthbarrese.com
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`More about This Attorney 
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`All changes of license status due to nondisciplinary administrative matters and disciplinary actions.
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`Date
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`License Status 
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`Admitted to the State Bar of California
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`Additional Information:
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`Contact
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`www.linkedin.com/in/kinza-hecht
`(LinkedIn)
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`Top Skills
`Patent Prosecution
`Patent Litigation
`Patents
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`Languages
`Urdu (Native or Bilingual)
`English (Native or Bilingual)
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`Certifications
`USPTO Registered Patent Agent
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`Kinza Hecht
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`Founder and Managing Principal at Hard IP LLC-- U.S. Registered
`Patent Agent Number: 62,325
`West Orange, New Jersey, United States
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`Summary
`Experienced patent agent with a decade of experience in the patent
`prosecution industry. Well-versed in a variety of fields including
`software and hardware engineering and mechanical engineering.
`Notable past clients include Google, Siemens, Technicolor, RedHat,
`AT&T, Alcatel Lucent, Blackberry, Dräger, Macy's, Driscoll, Cypress
`and Spansion Semiconductors, Quirky, Lily Robotics, Jawb, and
`many start-up clients.
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`Experience
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`Hard IP LLC, A Patent Firm
`Founder and Managing Principal
`May 2016 - Present (8 years)
`Greater New York City Area
`On the heels of the Federal Circuit's recognition of a patent agent privilege,
`Hard IP is the first patent agent firm in the nation committed to making
`representation before the PTO, including both patent procurement and
`post-grant review, more affordable. Leading-edge companies have quickly
`recognized the advantages of working with Hard IP, which is taking the "Tech
`Alley" startup scene by storm.
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`My practice is focused on patent prosecution and contentious inter and ex
`parte post-grant and reissue work. I provide my clients with creative, cost-
`effective solutions, including patent portfolio design and strategic inter partes
`review (IPR/PGR/CBM) and ex parte reexamination tactics.
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`With a decade of patent experience, I have drafted and procured hundreds
`of patents for some of the world's leading technology companies,
`including Google, AT&T, Alcatel Lucent, Technicolor, Red Hat, Cypress
`Semiconductors, Quirky, Lily Robotics, and Siemens, among many others.
`I have experience in various hardware and software technologies, including
`mobile devices, operating system and applications software, computer
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`peripheral devices and control methods, network security, medical devices, e-
`commerce and telecommunications.
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`www.hardip.net
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`kinza@hard-ip.net
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`Remote Docket
`Marketing Specialist
`September 2018 - Present (5 years 8 months)
`Remote Docket LLC is a provider of remote IP docketing and paralegal
`services.
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`Law Offices of Constantine Bardis
`Law Study
`May 2016 - February 2020 (3 years 10 months)
`New York
`Law Office Study
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`Lowenstein Sandler LLP
`Patent Agent
`March 2015 - May 2016 (1 year 3 months)
`*Managed patent portfolios for sophisticated Fortune 500 companies.
`*Drafted, filed, and prosecuted U.S. patent applications for inventions in
`both hardware and software fields including semiconductors, digital circuits,
`hardware memory, virtual reality (VR) headset, database management,
`production rule systems, video sharing platforms, mobile apps, mobile
`transmission and communication, and cloud computing, including responding
`to office actions, conducting Examiner interviews, and other correspondence
`with the USPTO.
`*Corresponded with and instructed foreign counsel regarding foreign
`prosecution.
`*Performed prior art searches and analysis of prior art.
`*Representative clients included Google, Red Hat, Cypress Semiconductors,
`and Gett (GetTaxi).
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`Wolff & Samson PC
`Patent Agent
`June 2011 - February 2015 (3 years 9 months)
`New Jersey
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`*Involved in all aspects of patent prosecution from conception to post-
`issuance.
`*Advised clients regarding patentability and portfolio strategy.
`*Drafted and filed U.S. (domestic and national phase) and PCT patent
`applications for inventions in diverse fields, including cloud computing, audio
`and video compression, telecommunications, network virtualization, wireless
`architecture and protocols, medical devices, and network security.
`*Prosecuted utility and design patent applications by responding to office
`actions and conducting Examiner interviews.
`*Supported litigation, including patent analysis, claim charting, and prior art
`searches.
`*Performed technical analysis for rendering opinions, including freedom to
`operate opinions.
`*Assisted clients with post-issuance matters, including reexamination
`proceedings.
`*Corresponded with domestic and international clients regarding portfolio
`development and strategy.
`*Corresponded with and instruct foreign counsel regarding foreign prosecution.
`*Representative clients included Google, AT&T, Alcatel-Lucent, Blackberry,
`and Siemens.
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`Amster Rothstein
`U.S. Registered Patent Agent
`June 2010 - April 2011 (11 months)
`New York
`Prosecuted utility and design patent applications, prosecuted and filed U.S.
`and PCT patent applications, assisted clients in applying for and acquiring
`patents, and provided analyses and assisted patent attorneys on a variety of
`IP issues.
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`Wolff & Samson PC
`Patent Agent
`January 2010 - June 2010 (6 months)
`*Involved in all aspects of patent prosecution from conception to post-
`issuance.
`*Drafted and filed U.S. and PCT patent applications for inventions in
`diverse fields, including cloud computing, audio and video compression,
`telecommunications, network virtualization, wireless architecture and
`protocols, medical devices, and network security.
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`*Prosecuted utility and design patent applications by responding to office
`actions and conducting Examiner interviews.
`*Corresponded with and instruct foreign counsel regarding foreign prosecution.
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`Jack Schwartz & Associates
`Technical Advisor/Patent Agent
`July 2006 - November 2009 (3 years 5 months)
`New York City
`Prosecuted U.S. utility applications, including drafting office action responses
`and appeal briefs; drafted office action responses for foreign prosecution;
`clients included Siemens and Technicolor.
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`IEEE
`University of Windsor Student Branch President
`2004 - 2005 (1 year)
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`Education
`University of Windsor
`Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Engineering · (2002 - 2006)
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`Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Newark
`Law · (2013 - 2015)
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`Absegami
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`Rutgers University School of Law - Newark
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`Contact
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`www.linkedin.com/in/rick-
`gregory-3a67b92b (LinkedIn)
`www.adamsandreese.com
`(Company)
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`Top Skills
`Patents
`Intellectual Property
`Patent Prosecution
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`Certifications
`Remote Pilot Certification
`Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)
`Airplane & Helicopter
`Airline Transport Pilot Helicopter
`Airline Transport Pilot Multi and
`Single Engine Airplane
`Certified Flight Instructor-Instrument
`(CFII) Airplane & Helicopter
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`Rick Gregory
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`Baker Donelson PC
`Houston, Texas, United States
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`Experience
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`Baker Donelson
`Of Counsel
`May 2023 - Present (1 year)
`Houston, Texas, United States
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`Adams and Reese LLP
`Special Counsel
`September 2022 - May 2023 (9 months)
`Houston, Texas, United States
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`IPR Law Group PC
`Owner
`August 2010 - September 2022 (12 years 2 months)
`Offices in San Francisco Bay Area, Austin, TX, and Houston, TX
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`Courtney Staniford & Gregory
`Partner
`2005 - 2010 (5 years)
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`Shemwell & Gregory LLP
`Partner
`2002 - 2005 (3 years)
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`Perkins Coie
`Patent Attorney
`2001 - 2002 (1 year)
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`Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati
`Attorney
`1999 - 2002 (3 years)
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`Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman
`Attorney
`1996 - 1999 (3 years)
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`Education
`University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law
`JD, Law · (1994 - 1996)
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`University of Florida
`MS, Electrical Engineering · (1992 - 1994)
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`University of Southern California
`MS, Systems Management · (1985 - 1987)
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`University of Missouri-Columbia
`BS, Electrical Engineering · (1984 - 1985)
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`Florida State University
`BS, Chemistry, Biology · (1977 - 1981)
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`State Bar of Texas | Find A Lawyer | Richard Leon Gregory
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`RICHARD LEON 'RICK' GREGORY JR.
` Eligible to Practice in Texas
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`BAKER DONELSON PC
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`Bar Card Number: 24085843
`TX License Date: 05/23/2013
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`Primary Practice Location: Houston , Texas
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`1301 McKinney St Ste 3700
`Houston, TX 77010-3034
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`Practice Areas: Technology, Intellectual Property
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`Statutory Pro�le Last Certi�ed On: 05/13/2021
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`PRACTICE INFORMATION
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`Firm: Baker Donelson PC
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`Firm Size: 2 to 5
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`Occupation: Private Law Practice
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`Practice Areas: Technology, Intellectual Property
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`Services Provided:
`None Reported By Attorney
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`Fee Options Provided:
`None Reported By Attorney
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`Please note: Not all payment options are available for all cases, and
`any payment arrangement must be agreed upon by the attorney and
`his/her client. The State Bar of Texas is not responsible for payment
`arrangements between an attorney and his/her client.
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`CONTACT INFORMATION
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`Tel: 408-821-8080 
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`COURTS OF ADMITTANCE
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`Federal:
`Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
`US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
`California Northern District Court
`US Patent and Trademark Of�ce
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`Other Courts:
`None Reported By Attorney
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`Other States Licensed:
`California
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`Please note: This information is self-reported by
`Texas attorneys. Current license or admittance
`status can only be certi�ed by the appropriate
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`State Bar of Texas | Find A Lawyer | Scott Susumu Kokka
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`MR. SCOTT SUSUMU 'SCOTT' KOKKA
` Eligible to Practice in Texas
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`KOKKA & BACKUS, PC
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`Bar Card Number: 24075700
`TX License Date: 01/20/2011
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`Primary Practice Location: Austin , Texas
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`PO Box 60280
`Palo Alto, CA 94306-0280
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`Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
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`Statutory Pro�le Last Certi�ed On: 10/19/2020
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`PRACTICE INFORMATION
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`Firm: Kokka & Backus, PC
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`Firm Size: 2 to 5
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`Occupation: Private Law Practice
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`Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
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`Services Provided:
`Deaf/Hard of Hearing Translation: Not Speci�ed
`ADA-accessible client service: Not Speci�ed
`Language translation: Not Speci�ed
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`Fee Options Provided:
`Flat Fees: Yes
`Hourly Rate: Yes
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`CONTACT INFORMATION
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`Tel: 650-566-9921 
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`RECOGNITION
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`COURTS OF ADMITTANCE
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`Federal:
`US Supreme Court
`Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
`District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals
`US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
`California Northern District Court
`US Patent and Trademark Of�ce
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`Please note: Not all payment options are available
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`Other Courts:
`California - Supreme Court of California State - Supreme Court
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`Contact
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`www.linkedin.com/in/
`truemanhdennyiii (LinkedIn)
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`Trueman Denny
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`Director, Intellectual Property, Analog Devices, Inc.
`Sunnyvale, California, United States
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`Top Skills
`Hardware Architecture
`Patents
`Software Engineering
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`Languages
`English
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`Certifications
`Member of the California Bar
`Member of the U.S. Patent Bar
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`Patents
`Ultra-violet treatment of a tunnel
`barrier layer through an overlayer a
`tunnel junction device
`Behandlung von einem
`Tunnelbarrierenschicht - Treating a
`tunnel barrier layer
`Multi-function pointing device
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`Summary
`As an experienced IP attorney, I have more than 18 years of
`experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications,
`supervising patent related work product of outside counsel, IP
`portfolio management, counseling executive staff and inventors on
`IP matters, supporting litigation, M&A and licensing activities, IP
`harvesting and invention disclosure review. I have developed a
`broad range of IP skills that I believe can be leveraged for continued
`success in a variety of IP roles.
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`My credentials include:
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`• Eighteen years of patent drafting and patent prosecution
`experience
`• Fifteen years of experience in supervising and critiquing work
`product of outside counsel
`• Strong invention harvesting and invention disclosure curation skills
`• Management of large IP portfolios
`• Strong work ethic developed from in house and law firm experience
`• Strategic analysis of IP for due diligence, licensing, litigation, M&A
`and monetary valuation
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`As in house IP counsel at HP, Unity Semiconductor and Rambus,
`I have gained broad experience in drafting and prosecuting patent
`applications, invention harvesting and vetting invention disclosures,
`educating executives and inventors on matters of IP law and
`managing outside counsel. At Kokka & Backus, a small boutique
`IP law firm, I have gained additional skills in areas of IP related to
`preparation for litigation, portfolio analysis, monetary valuation and
`post-issuance invalidation of issued patents. I truly enjoy and thrive
`in team-based, creative and collaborative work environment and
`have a reputation for dedication, tenacity and a roll-up-your-sleeves
`work ethic.
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`Experience
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`Maxim Integrated
`Senior Corporate Counsel
`September 2016 - Present (7 years 8 months)
`160 Rio Robles, San Jose, CA 95134
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`Kokka & Backus, PC
`Attorney at Law
`December 2012 - September 2016 (3 years 10 months)
`703 High Street Palo Alto, CA 94301
`Senior Attorney in an emerging technologies focused boutique IP law firm. I
`provide patent preparation, prosecution, portfolio management, IP analysis,
`and strategic IP services for a diverse client base.
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`• Provided IP services spanning a diverse range of technologies including
`autonomous vehicles, wearable electronics, wearable activity monitors,
`wireless devices, media devices, virtualization and cloud computing, social
`media, e-commerce, big data, medical implants, audio electronics and bio-
`impedance devices.
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`• Drafted 94+ original patent applications and 65+ continuation patent
`applications.
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`• Prosecuted 160+ USPTO office actions and 90+ foreign office actions in
`countries including China, Korea, Japan, India, Canada, Australia, and the
`European Union.
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`• Performed strategic IP assessments, analysis, and monetary valuations on
`issued patents, pending patent applications and patent portfolios in support of
`M&A and IP acquisition activities for clients.
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`• Participated in patent committee meetings, invention disclosure meetings,
`invention mining meetings and inventor hackathons to identify potentially
`patentable subject matter based on concepts disclosed at the meetings.
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`• Analyzed USPTO file wrappers in support of post patent issuance offensive
`and defensive IP strategies for clients.
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`• Counseled clients on issues of patentability, patent strategy, patent law,
`trademark law and trade secret law.
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`Rambus
`Patent Counsel II
`February 2012 - October 2012 (9 months)
`1050 Enterprise Way, Suite 700 Sunnyvale, CA 94089
`Managed a patent portfolio of 300+ pending patent applications and
`issued patents acquired by Rambus Inc. as part of an acquisition of Unity
`Semiconductor Corporation by Rambus Inc.
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`• Reviewed and critiqued patent applications, office actions and other work
`product from outside counsel.
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`• Analyzed third party IP and counseled litigation and licensing departments
`regarding purchase or acquisition of the third party IP.
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`• Managed a non-volatile memory joint development agreement between
`Rambus Inc. and Micron Technologies.
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`• Provided guidance, advice and assistance to inventors in preparation for
`presentation of their invention disclosures before the Patent Committee.
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`• Served as a voting member and committee chair for weekly meetings of the
`Patent Committee.
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`• Integrated the Unity Semiconductor Corporation patent and trademark
`portfolio into the Rambus Inc. non-volatile memory IP portfolio, including
`selecting outside counsel to handle prosecution of the patent portfolio.
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`• Reduced annual IP costs for the non-volatile memory IP portfolio by more
`than $800K/year by pruning fixed and variable costs for patent prosecution and
`fees.
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`Unity Semiconductor Corp.
`Senior Patent Counsel
`April 2005 - February 2012 (6 years 11 months)
`255 Santa Ana Court, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
`Managed a patent portfolio comprising 300+ patent applications and issued
`patents. Participated in weekly technical meetings to learn, spot legal issues
`and identify inventive concepts for invention disclosures.
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`• Drafted and filed original patent applications for a Flash memory replacement
`semi-conductor technology.
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`• Drafted replies to office actions for all patent applications in the IP portfolio.
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`• Filed and prosecuted a small docket of 18 U.S. trademark applications.
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`• Managed creation of a large patent portfolio that was a major component in
`the acquisition of Unity Semiconductor by Rambus Inc.
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`• Chaired Patent Committee meetings and encouraged R&D staff to submit
`new invention disclosures.
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`• Interfaced with a cross-functional team of executive staff and R&D staff.
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`• Counseled executive staff on IP strategy.
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`• Provided executive staff with competitive analysis of the non-volatile memory
`technologies of competitors.
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`• Implemented process improvements to institute standards for vetting
`invention disclosures by the Patent Committee and to reduce costs associated
`with filing and prosecuting patent applications.
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`Hewlett-Packard Corporation
`21 years 4 months
`Patent Counsel
`May 1997 - April 2005 (8 years)
`1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304
`Drafted, filed and prosecuted original patent applications based on invention
`disclosures from inventors in HP labs.
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`• Drafted at least 12 patent applications annually in technologies such as semi-
`conductors, inkjet printers, nano-imprint lithography, magnetic tape heads,
`MRAM, MEMS, optics, image displays, image sensors, electronic devices,
`mechanical devices, heat sinks, thermal management, and bio-mechanics.
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`• Reviewed and critiqued patent applications, office actions and other work
`product from outside counsel.
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`• Vetted invention disclosures with R&D Lab Managers and Co-Chaired
`quarterly Patent Committee meetings.
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`• Educated inventors on IP law and the patenting process.
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`• Advised inventors on how to prepare invention disclosures prior to
`submission to R&D managers.
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`ASIC Design Engineer
`December 1990 - May 1997 (6 years 6 months)
`a. Place and Route of ASIC's used in HP LaserJet Printers.
`b. Convert Verilog HDL into netlist format for Cadence Design Tools
`c. Fault Grading for generation of Fault Test Vectors
`d. Write C, C++, Perl, SED, GREP, and AWK code for converting desing data
`into
`alternate data formats
`e. Writing Code to generate Simulation Models for HP Custom CMOS cell
`library
`f. Generate data for tape out for Photomask sets for ASIC's
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`Software Engineer
`April 1987 - December 1990 (3 years 9 months)
`Palo Alto, CA
`CAD software development
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`Wrote C++, C, and UNIX programs for generating simulation models for
`standard cell libraries and for generating Synopsys synthesis libraries
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`Wrote C code for HP proprietary CAD tools use for verifying system-on-chip
`ASIC's and for simulation of ASIC model libraries
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`ASIC Process Enginner
`January 1984 - April 1987 (3 years 4 months)
`Cupertino, CA
`Process development for CMOS, NMOS, and Silicon-on-Sapphire ASIC
`fabrication technology used in HP computers
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`Manage operation and maintenance of fab equipment running processes that I
`developed
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`Education
`Santa Clara University School of Law
`J.D., Law with a Specialty in IP Law · (1998 - 2002)
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`Howard University
`B.S.E.E., Electrical Engineering · (1981 - 1994)
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`Contact
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`www.linkedin.com/in/hjyuan
`(LinkedIn)
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`Top Skills
`Registered Patent Attorney
`Patent Applications
`Patent Prosecution
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`Languages
`Mandarin Chinese (Native or
`Bilingual)
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`Certifications
`Licensed Attorney - California
`Registered Patent Attorney
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`Howard Yuan
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`Head of Patents and Open Source/Standards at Yahoo
`Sunnyvale, California, United States
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`Summary
`Prior to joining Yahoo/Oath/Verizon Media, I was a litigation
`associate at Paul Hastings where I litigated in a variety of hi-tech
`fields, including wireless communications, LTE standards, volatile
`and non-volatile memory devices, e-commerce systems, and
`consumer electronics. I was also actively involved in due diligence
`in both IP litigation and tech transaction matters, including analysis of
`IP licenses, portfolios, end-user licensing agreements, and supplier
`agreements, as well as negotiating and preparing settlement and
`licensing agreements.
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`Prior to Paul Hastings, I prosecuted patent applications before the
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in a wide variety of hi-tech areas,
`including consumer electronics, semiconductor processing, motion-
`sensing, noise-cancellation, social platforms, and virtual desktop
`infrastructures.
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`My prior technical experience includes numerous years spent
`as an Enterprise Server Systems Hardware Engineer at Oracle/
`Sun Microsystems. I also have experience in object oriented
`programming and application development and have designed
`and implemented systems for testing advanced prototyped flash
`memory products as a Design Verification Engineer at Advanced
`Micro Devices.
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`I am registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark
`Office, and admitted to practice before the State Courts of California,
`the Northern District of California, the Southern District of Texas, and
`the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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`Experience
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`Yahoo
`Assistant General Counsel, Patents and Open Source/Standards
`September 2021 - Present (2 years 8 months)
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`San Francisco Bay Area
`Responsible for strategic management and direction of Yahoo's patent
`portfolio.
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`Counsel product and engineering teams on general IP issues related to
`inbound/outbound open source licensing, participation in trade organizations,
`cyber security, and academic collaborations.
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`Yahoo was divested from Verizon in September 2021.
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`Swords to Plowshares
`Pro Bono Advisory Board Member
`April 2019 - Present (5 years 1 month)
`San Francisco Bay Area
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`Verizon Media
`Assistant General Counsel, Patents and Open Source/Standards
`May 2018 - September 2021 (3 years 5 months)
`Sunnyvale, CA
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`Paul Hastings
`Senior Associate
`April 2015 - March 2018 (3 years)
`Palo Alto, CA
`IP Litigation; Tech Transactions.
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`McDermott Will & Emery LLP
`Associate
`March 2015 - April 2015 (2 months)
`Menlo Park, CA
`IP Litigation.
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`Lateraled with practice group to Paul Hastings shortly after joining.
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`Hopkins & Carley
`Litigation Attorney
`July 2013 - February 2015 (1 year 8 months)
`San Jose, CA
`IP Litigation; General Complex Litigation.
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`Kokka & Backus
`Patent Attorney
`May 2012 - February 2013 (10 months)
`Palo Alto, CA
`Patent Prosecution.
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`Lee and Li, Attorneys At Law (理律法律事務所)
`Summer Associate
`June 2010 - August 2010 (3 months)
`Taipei, Taiwan
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`Hopkins & Carley
`Summer Law Clerk
`May 2009 - July 2009 (3 months)
`San Jose, CA
`IP Transactions; Trademark Prosecution
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`Sun Microsystems, Inc (now Oracle Corp.)
`Server Systems Hardware Engineer
`July 2003 - July 2008 (5 years 1 month)
`Santa Clara, CA
`Enterprise Server Systems R&D
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`AMD
`Design Verification Engineer
`January 2002 - August 2002 (8 months)
`Sunnyvale, CA
`Flash Memory R&D
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`Intel Corporation
`Summer Intern
`June 2000 - August 2000 (3 months)
`Santa Clara, CA
`Fault Grading for Itanium Processor
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`Education
`The George Washington University Law School
`J.D., Law
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`Penn State University
`B.S., Electrical Engineering
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