(408) 414-1204 ebecker@hptb-law.com
Bingham, Marcel K.
(408) 414-1080 x206 mbingham@hptb-law.com
Hickman, Brian D.
(408) 414-1080 x201 bhickman@hptb-law.com
Nicholes, Christian A.
(408) 414-1080 x224 cnicholes@hptb-law.com
Palermo, Christopher J.
(408) 414-1080 x202 cpalermo@hptb-law.com
Truong, Bobby K.
(408) 414-1234 btruong@hptb-law.com
Wong, Kirk D.
(408) 414-1080 x214 kwong@hptb-law.com
* - Not admitted to the State Bar of California.
Broda, Samuel S.
B.S. Honors Mathematics, summa cum laude, University of Washington, 1986; J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, 1994. Formerly Mr. Broda was a Primary Examiner, Technology Center 2100 and Legal Advisor in the Office of Patent Legal Administration, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as Attorney. (408) 414-1080 ext. 239. sbroda@hptb-law.com
Caswell, Deborah (Patent Agent)*
B.A. Computer Science/Mathematics magna cum laude, Dartmouth College, 1981; M. S . Computer Science, Stanford University , 1986. Registered to practice before the U. S . Patent & Trademark Office as Agent. Ms. Caswell is named as inventor in six United States patents. Formerly senior software and systems engineer, Hewlett-Packard Company, 1981-2007. (408) 414-1080. dcaswell@hptb-law.com
Chee, Robert S.
B.S., Molecular Biology, 1996, University of California, San Diego; B.S., Computer Science, 2000, San Jose State University; J.D., 2006, Santa Clara University. Lead Content Editor, Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal, 2005-2006. Mr. Chee is a former consultant with Accenture. Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office as Attorney. (408) 414-1213. rchee@hptb-law.com
Cheung, Rhys W.
B.A. Cognitive Science, University of California at Berkeley, 2000; J.D. University of California Hastings College of the Law, 2003. Ms. Cheung served as staff editor, Hastings Law Journal. She is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office as an Attorney and formerly was a litigator in property insurance law. (408) 754-1450. rcheung@hptb-law.com
Draganoff, Stoycho D.
B.S. Mathematics with Minor in Computer Science, 1995, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL; M.S. Computer Science, 1997, Illinois Institute of Technology; J.D. 2004, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, IL. Mr. Draganoff is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office as Attorney. Former database developer and database administrator, SMG Marketing Group, Inc., Quintiles Transnational Corp., and Verispan, LLC. (408) 414-1080 ext 208. sdraganoff@hptb-law.com
Gu, Chris Z.
B.S., Physics, Shanghai University of Science and Technology; M.S., Physics, Syracuse University; J.D., Golden Gate University, December 2005. Mr. Gu was Editor, Law and Social Changes Journal (2005). Formerly Member of Technical Staff, AT&T Corp. and Lucent Technologies, Inc. Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office as Attorney. (408) 414-1080 ext. 236. cgu@hptb-law.com
Holmes, Craig G.
B.S. Nuclear Engineering, Oregon State University, 1990; M.S.E. Nuclear Engineering, University of Michigan, 1992; J.D. summa cum laude 2000, Santa Clara University School of Law. Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office as Attorney. (408) 414-1207. cholmes@hptb-law.com
Joseph, Jeffrey R.
B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame (2001); J.D., University of Texas School of Law (2004). Chief Articles Editor, Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal. Formerly an associate in private intellectual property practice at a leading firm in Silicon Valley. Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office as an Attorney. (408) 754-1457. jjoseph@hptb-law.com
Kulczycka, Malgorzata (Gosia) A.
Ph.D. Computer Science and Engineering with Honors, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, 1998; J.D. University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, CA, 2005; Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office as Attorney. Ms. Kulczycka is an inventor and former computer scientist and engineer for General Motors Corporation; former Editor for the Lawyers Club of San Diego. (408) 414-1228. mkulczycka@hptb-law.com
Ledesma, Daniel D.
B.S., Computer Science, Brigham Young University, 2002; J.D., J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, 2005. Managing Editor, Publication, BYU Journal of Public Law, 2004-2005. Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as Attorney. (408) 414-1080 ext. 229. dledesma@hptb-law.com
Liao, Yiping
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 1998; M.S. Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 1999; J.D. Columbia University Law School, 2005. Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office as Attorney. Ms. Liao formerly was a Design Engineer at Redback Networks; Sales Engineer, Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. yliao@hptb-law.com
Louie, Howard H.
B.S., Computer Science, University of California at Davis, 1999. M.S., Computer Science, University of California at Davis, 2001. J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 2007. Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office as Attorney. (408) 414-1080 ext. 225. hlouie@hptb-law.com
Lunceford, Shane
B.S., Computer Science, Calfornia State University East Bay, 2005; J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law, 2008. Lead Business Editor, Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal, 2007-2008. Formerly intern, NASA Ames Research Center and Yahoo!, Inc. Mr. Lunceford also formerly was a technical instructor and course developer for Excite@Home and Liberate Technologies where he focused on networking, web development, and interactive television technologies. (408) 414-1459. slunceford@hptb-law.com
Rees, Karl T.
B.S., Computer Science, English with Honors, Brigham Young University 2001; J.D., J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, 2007. Executive Editor, BYU Education & Law Journal, 2006-2007. Former software engineer and documentation specialist, Corda Technologies. Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office as Attorney. (408) 414-1233. krees@hptb-law.com
Savage, Sarah M.
B.S. Computer Science, 2003, Brigham Young University; J.D., 2008, J. Reuben Clark School of Law. Ms. Savage was Managing Editor of Publications, Journal of Public Law 2007-2008. Former Flash developer and manager at the Center for Instructional Design at BYU 2003-2005. (408) 414-1080 ext. 458. ssavage@hptb-law.com
Shah, Varun
B.S. Computer Science, upper division honors from Barrett Honors College, Arizona State University (2003); J.D., James E. Rogers School of Law, University of Arizona (2006). Formerly Mr. Shah was a patent portfolio management intern at Motorola Corporation, a judicial clerk for Maricopa County Superior Court, Judge Michael D. Jones, and a software applications engineering intern at Intel Corp. Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office as Attorney. (408)754-1456. vshah@hptb-law.com
Sutton, Eric L.
B.S., Mathematics, Psychology, Minor in Computer Science, and B.A. Political Science, Univ. of Illinois, both 2005; J.D., cum laude with Certificate in Intellectual Property, The John Marshall Law School, 2008. Production Editor, Journal of Computer & Information Law, 2007-2008; Research Assistant, patent law, Prof. David L. Schwartz, 2007-2008. Developed Databridge software and stereo projection system at National Center for Supercomputing Applications, 2003-2005. Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office as Agent. (408) 414-1210. esutton@hptb-law.com
Stone, Adam C.
B.A. in Computer Science and Mathematics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1995; J.D. with honors 2007, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. Formerly Software Engineer, Opsware, Inc. Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office as Attorney. (408) 414-1080 ext. 231. astone@hptb-law.com
Tanner, Christopher M.*
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, 1989; J.D. University of Florida, 1997; former software engineer for IBM Corporation, former patent examiner. Admitted to practice law in Kentucky. Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office as Attorney. (408) 414-1080. ctanner@hptb-law.com
Thomas, Julia A. (Patent Agent)*
B.A. Mathematics with Honors, University of California, Berkeley, 1981; M.A. Applied Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley, 1986. Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office as Agent. Formerly financial systems software engineer, Prudential Financial, Inc. (408) 754-1451. jthomas@hptb-law.com
* - Not admitted to the State Bar of California.
