Philip Yau, Ph.D.

Patent Agent – San Francisco, California Office

Areas of Practice
Intellectual Property, Patents

Representative Experience
Extensive experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications; support work in patent litigation

Technology, including semiconductors, flash memories, telecommunications, optics, holograms, superconductivity, data encryption and compression, software, web and Internet applications, packet switching telephony, wireless communications, audio systems and medical devices

Preparing and prosecuting patent applications

Providing support work in a number litigation and due diligence cases, including those involving holograms, medical devices, semiconductor memories, computer interfaces, software flash memory and modem technologies

Prior Experience
Parsons Hsue & de Runtz LLP, San Francisco, CA

Skjerven Morrill LLP, San Francisco, CA

Majestic, Parsons, Siebert & Hsue P.C., San Francisco, CA

Memberships and Activities
United States Patent and Trademark Office

Education
Ph.D. in Physics, University of California at Berkeley, 1981

M.A. in Natural Sciences, with honors, Cambridge University, 1974

B.A. in Natural Sciences, Cambridge University, 1972

Languages
Fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese