PENILLA IP - Key Persons
Al has over 23 years of experience writing and prosecuting patents before the USPTO and foreign jurisdictions. My mission is to provide high quality work product that is timely and within budget. I always work hard to understand our client's business (and our client's competitors), which allows me to consistently issue strong and strategic patents. I credit our innovative clients that have allowed me to issue over 3500 US patents and thousands throughout the world.
"Patent strength" is not a term we use loosely. We "build" patent strength with a deep understanding of how each patent will be challenged in litigation and/or before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Let us show you how to build your patent strength.
Al is experienced in handling cases in a wide area of technologies, including software, Internet infrastructure and communications, encryption systems, cloud storage and processing, mobile software and applications, computer architecture, electronics and storage. Al regularly assists clients in setting up patent programs, managing patent portfolios, conducting brainstorm meetings, drafting claim outlines, conducting prior art analysis and acquisition reviews.
Al has worked with clients of all sizes to optimize filing programs and structure methods for expediting patent issuance. Al has extensive experience optimizing applications for successful processing through the USPTO's Track-1, Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH), and implementing telephone and in-person Examiner interviews to further accelerate issuance.
Job Titles:
- Member of the State Bar of California
- Patent Attorney
Bio: David specializes in the preparation and prosecution of domestic and foreign patent applications. David has experience handling a variety of technologies, including Internet applications, mobile applications, and systems for cloud processing. David routinely assists clients to identify patentable subject matter and draft strategic claims to issue enforceable patents. David has extensive experience conducting interviews with Examiners and fine tuning claims to secure early allowance while maintaining good claim scope. David also has experience handling cases related to networking technologies, social media and communication protocols. Prior to attending law school, David worked at Excite@Home as a network operations analysis, which required a deep understanding of software and internet infrastructure.
Education: J.D. Santa Clara University School of Law M.S. Physiology, Georgetown University Graduate School B.A. Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
Admitted: Mr. Lee is a member of the State Bar of California, and registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Bio: Mr. Wright has prepared and prosecuted numerous domestic and foreign patent applications in a variety of technologies for over 12 years. Mr. Wright is experienced in handling complex cases and patent families tailored for strategic patent litigation. Technologies of emphasis include computer systems and architecture, memory devices, networking technologies, computer software and Internet technologies, analog and digital electronics and mechanical devices. Mr. Wright has extensive experience interviewing Examiners to seek early allowance and routinely handles Track-1 cases to expedite issuance.
Education: B.S. degree with high honors in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Florida
M.S. degree in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Florida
Admitted: Mr. Wright is licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Bio: Lin C. Hsu is a Patent Attorney at Martine Penilla Group, LLP (MPG), and is licensed to practice in California and Utah, and in front of the United States Patent Office (USPTO). Prior to joining MPG, Mr. Hsu was a Senior Patent Attorney at Murabito Hao & Barnes LLP, and Special Counsel at Holme Roberts & Owen in the IP Practice Group in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. Hsu is experienced in preparing and advancing patent applications, supporting pre-trial litigation of intellectual property issues in federal and state courts, drafting opinions (e.g., infringement and invalidity), helping with licensing of intellectual property, and performing auditing of intellectual property assets and needs. He first began practicing as a patent attorney in 2000 at Wagner Murabito & Hao LLP in San Jose, California. Before focusing on intellectual property, he practiced in real estate upon admission to the bar in 1996. He also served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Hsu has a B.S.E.E. degree from U.C.L.A., including work in electromagnetics and circuit design, and a law degree from the University of Utah. With an electrical engineering background, he is well suited to preparing and advancing patent applications in various disciplines, including hardware applications, circuit design, semiconductor materials and devices, device fabrication, transistor technologies, and software applications, internet related applications, core e-commerce applications, and internet business models/methods. Over the years, he has prepared and prosecuted over 400 patent applications for leading technology companies and start-ups in Silicon Valley and the broader Rocky Mountain region, such as, SONY Corp., Nimble Storage, Lam Research, Pure Depth Inc., NVIDIA, Intellectual Ventures, Rambus, Symantec, Tessera, Vishay, Hewlett Packard, Agilent, National Semiconductor Corporation, Advanced Micro Division, Cypress Semiconductors, Chartered Semiconductors, Simtek Corp., Sun Microsystems, Sony, 3COM, Palm Computing, Clorox, eGain, Teleperformance, LeftHand Networks, National Cinemedia, and FTEN, Inc. (Financial Technology Exchange Network). Mr. Hsu has helped numerous start-up companies position and develop their patent portfolios. For instance, his patent skills helped precipitate realization of FTEN's exit strategy through its sale to NASDAQ in late 2010. Specifically, in August of 2010, he obtained FTEN's seminal patent disclosing the performance of real-time risk management allowing market participants to monitor risk across various market platforms. Within 2 weeks of patent issuance, FTEN was entertaining possible suitors, and within 4 months of obtaining the patent, FTEN was sold to NASDAQ. He also developed PureDepth's patent portfolio focusing on multi-layer display technology which was instrumental in its sale to Delphi Automotive PLC in May of 2016.
Education: University of California, Los Angeles, B.S., Electrical Engineering S.J. Quinney College of Law, J.D.
Job Titles:
- Member of the State Bar of Georgia
- Patent Attorney
Bio: Nish has over 15 years of experience writing and prosecuting patents before the USPTO and foreign jurisdictions. Nish's practice is primarily centered on prosecuting cases related to software technologies, Internet technologies, social networking applications, game technologies, medical devices, field programmable gate arrays, programmable logic devices, memory arrays, and semiconductor equipment technologies. Nish has experience prosecuting and managing large families of patent applications and expediting prosecution via Examiner interviews. Nish keeps up with the current case law and applies the case law in drafting claims so clients have better protection when a patent is litigated.
Nish also renders opinions on validity and patentability and has extensive experience handling strategic portfolios for startups and Fortune 500 companies.
Education: J.D. from Arizona State University B.S.E in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University, summa cum laude, ranked first in graduating class.
Admitted: Mr. Patel is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Job Titles:
- Member of the District of Columbia Bar
- Patent Attorney
Bio: Peter has over 30 years of experience writing and prosecuting patent applications before the USPTO and foreign jurisdictions. Before entering private practice, he was an examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Peter has prepared and prosecuted patent applications in the areas of semiconductor equipment and devices, semiconductor fabrication techniques, software, computer graphics, digital circuit design, powder metallurgy, superconductors, and mechanical devices. In addition, Peter has represented parties in patent litigation in U.S. district courts, in Section 337 investigations before the U.S. International Trade Commission, and in international arbitration proceedings before the International Chamber of Commerce.
Peter is also experienced in handling reexaminations before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the USPTO. Peter is one of the founding partners of MPG, which was established in 1998.
Education: Mr. Martine received his B.S. and M.S. in Materials Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his J.D. from George Washington University.
Admitted: Mr. Martine is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and is licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.