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​We are a team of IP all-stars that protect your innovations​
We are a team of professionals, including intellectual property lawyers, licensing professionals, valuation experts and technology specialists.
Our attorneys worked at national boutique and big law firms, and also have valuable industry experience from some of the most recognizable companies. Coming from these backgrounds, we have the knowledge and experience to provide the services expected from smaller startup enterprises all the way up to large institutional clients.
We pride ourselves in being responsive to our clients and granting second-to-none in-person access to attorneys and staff that is often not seen or provided in other law firms. Our attorneys work with a collaborative mindset in place. We, therefore, understand the goals of our clients from their perspectives in securing the most effective IP protection. We also employ qualified technology consultants to provide, where needed, the expertise to comprehend our clients' complex technologies and innovations.
Selected Professionals
Tim Chen – Patent Attorney, Senior Counsel
Tim has over 10 years of corporate and IP experience working in U.S. publicly traded companies and international law firms. He focuses on strategic IP and Corporation matters, including international IP prosecution, U.S. Patent and Trademark proceedings at PTAB and TTAB, IP validity and infringement litigation, corporate formation, business transactions, and technology licensing.
Tim has experience in a wide range of electrical/computer technologies, including computer server and cloud technologies, semiconductor devices, as well as mobile technologies.
- J.D., Santa Clara University
M.S. Manufacturing Engineering, University of Southern California
B.S. Electrical Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University
Languages: English, Mandarin - Admitted to practice before the State Bar of California, United States District Court for the Northern District of California and Central District of California
Michelle C. Dunn – Partner & IP Attorney
Michelle practices the areas of patent and trademark law and serves a broad range of clients, from multi-national technology companies to start-up companies. With technical expertise spanning multiple disciplines, she represents clients in the procurement, litigation, and monetization of IP rights.
Michelle’s practice is international with an emphasis on the Asian IP markets. She has worked extensively with clients on developing both U.S. and foreign filing strategies.
Michelle serves as a general IP counsel in multiple emerging companies.
- J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law
Certificate Program in Software Development and Programming, University of California, Berkeley
M.S., Organic Chemistry - University of Akron
Languages: English, Mandarin - Admitted to practice before the State Bar of California, the USPTO and United States District Court for the Northern District of California and Central District of California
- Amgen, and Pfizer
Blane Eisenberg – Senior Technology Consultant
With decades of engineering and leadership experiences, Blane provides the firm's high-tech clients with practical, high quality, client-focused service. He is involved in: patent preparation and prosecution, infringement opinion analysis and litigation support.
- M.S. Computer Science, Colorado State University
B.S. Mathematics, Harvey Mudd College - Listed inventor on the following patents:
U.S. Patent Nos.9,065,973, 8,395,650, 8,085,290, 7,729,299, 7,649,938, 7,649,898Listed inventor on the following applications:
U.S. Application Nos. 20130258041, 20120120182, 20080259823, 20080136896, 20060271987, 20060088092 - Director of Engineering at Cisco
Adam Hipp – Patent Attorney, Senior Counsel
Clients turn to Adam Hipp for his experience in Patent law, with special concentrations in the technology sector. Drawing on over a decade of experience in Patent law, Adam structures patent strategies and builds patent portfolios for companies ranging from established Fortune 50 corporations to emerging startups.
Adam specializes in helping startups through all stages of funding and development. His combined legal, technical, and industry experience offers him a unique perspective to craft patent strategies that answer what, when, where, and why startups should file patent applications. Adam's strategy-centric approach helps ensure that startups file patent applications on the right concepts at the right times to attract funding and increase valuation.
Adam earned a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering, and advises clients and prosecutes patents in various technology spaces, including artificial intelligence, machine learning; signal, image, and speech processing; wireless communications, sensor technology, Internet of Things, cloud computing architectures and related technologies, distributed system architectures, search engines and related technologies, advertising, consumer electronic devices, computer security, web-based applications, virtualization, financial technology, electronic gaming and virtual reality.
In addition to patent strategy, preparation, and prosecution, Adam's practice includes invention harvesting, prior art searching, preparing validity and infringement opinions, clearance investigations, IP due diligence in M&A transactions, and preparing trademark and copyright applications. He is also frequently asked to take underdeveloped ideas and concepts and turn them into patent portfolios that provide strategic intellectual property coverage.
In addition to patent strategy, preparation, and prosecution, Adam's practice includes invention harvesting, prior art searching, preparing validity and infringement opinions, clearance investigations, IP due diligence in M&A transactions, and preparing trademark and copyright applications. He is also frequently asked to take underdeveloped ideas and concepts and turn them into patent portfolios that provide strategic intellectual property coverage.
Before practicing law at Platinum Intellectual Property, Adam was a Partner at a specialized firm focusing on IP matters. When he's not protecting his clients' IP, Adam writes for www.iphuddle.com and enjoys hiking throughout California with his wife and son and participating in various cross-training and other health and wellness activities.
- J.D., University of San Francisco School of Law
M.S., Electrical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
B.S., Electrical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo - Admitted to practice before the State Bar of California and the USPTO
Geneva Lai – IP Attorney, Of Counsel
Geneva's broad experience in intellectual property law includes patent prosecution, trademark prosecution, and intellectual property litigation.
Geneva has significant experience assisting large and small technology companies and businesses with branding strategy, trademark protection, and overcoming trademark refusals. She has resolved trademark disputes with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
Geneva protects her clients' intellectual property rights from infringers and defends her clients in disputes in the district courts and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
With her background in Computer Science, Geneva advises clients and prosecutes patents in a range of technology, including software, sensor technology, Internet of Things, networking, data encryption, and financial technology.
Geneva stays up to date with cutting edge computer technology in the Silicon Valley, including cybersecurity and cloud computing technology, through activities such as coding with the PyLadies community, hackthebox pen-testing, and joining cybersecurity workshops.
- B.S. Computer Science - Oregon State University
J.D., University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law, Dean's Honors List, 2012
B.S. Evolutionary Biology, University of California - Davis, Honors
B.A. Music, University of California - Davis, Honors
Languages: English, Cantonese - Admitted to practice before the State Bar of California and the USPTO
Brian Short – Patent Attorney, Of Counsel
Brian has over 20 years of Corporate IP experience working in U.S. publicly traded companies and law firms. He focuses on IP matters, including patent portfolio management and international IP prosecution.
Brian has experience in a wide range of electrical/computer technologies, including networking and wireless communication technologies.
- J.D., Santa Clara University
M.S. Electrical Engineering, Stanford University - Admitted to practice before the State Bar of California and the USPTO
Helen Stone – Senior Paralegal
Helen enjoys 25 years of managing prosecution and litigation in both law firm and in-house roles
- District Court rules and procedures; USPTO rules & procedures; domestic, international and national phase patent applications; domestic and international trademark registration as well as USPTO post-grant proceeding support (PTAB and TTAB)
- Admitted to practice before the State Bar of California, the USPTO and United States District Court for the Northern District of California and Central District of California
David Stahl – Litigation Attorney, Of Counsel
David has more than 10 years of litigation experience in Federal Court or California State Court. He focuses on commercial litigation, Federal jurisdiction litigation, and intellectual property litigation. David has experience in a wide range of electrical/computer technologies, including networking and wireless communication technologies.
- J.D., Santa Clara University
- Admitted to practice before the State Bar of California, the USPTO and United States District Court for the Northern District of California and Central District of California
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