Experience

Rating: 8.2 (Excellent)

Honors

1998

CALI Excellence for the Future - Patent Law,

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Work Experience

2006 - Present

Patent and Intellectual Property Attorney, Partner, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

2000 - 2006

Patent and Intellectual Property Attorney, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

1998 - 2000

Patent and Intellectual Property Attorney, Jones & Askew LLP

1990 - 1995

Service Engineer - Power Generation Group, Babcock & Wilcox

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Associations

2010 - Present

International Trademark Association (INTA)

Anti-Counterfeiting Committee (2012-13)

2008 - Present

Center for Puppetry Arts

Board of Directors

2007 - Present

Organization of Chinese Americans - Georgia Chapter

Board of Directors - Legal Advisor

2006 - Present

Intellectual Property Owners Association

Member - Asian Practice Committee

2006 - Present

GSU Intellectual Property Advisory Board

Board Member

2000 - Present

Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association

VP of Membership (2011)

1999 - Present

GSU College of Law Graduate Leadership Council

Past President and Class Representative

1998 - Present

State Bar of Georgia Intellectual Property Section

Licensing Committee (2011)

2005 - 2006

State Bar of Georgia Technology Section

Executive Committee

2005 - 2006

Intellectual Property Owners Association

Member - Software and Business Methods Committee

2001 - 2008

Buckhead Business Association Leadership Institute

Nominations Co-Chair

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Education

1998

Georgia State University College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1990

Georgia Institute of Technology

B.S.M.E.

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Speaking Engagements

2008

Intersection of Antitrust and IP Law: A U.S. Perspective

IP and Antitrust Law

2008

GSU College of Law Corporate IP Roundtable

Enforcement of IP Rights

2007

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan: IP Practice Group Luncheon

Patent Reform Act of 2007 and the New Proposed USPTO Rules

2007

Seminar on US Patent Prosecution and ITC Section 337 Litigation Practice

Patent Prosecution and Section 337 Litigation

2007

Seminar on International Protection of Intellectual Property

Patent Prosecution and Section 337 Litigation

2007

Section 337 Litigation: How to Avoid Being a Target

Section 337 Litigation

2007

Lexis-Nexis Corporate IP in China 2007

Section 337 Litigation

2007

IPO / PPAC - Corporate IP in China

Investigating and Evaluating IP Infringement

2007

22nd Annual Technology Law Institute

Advanced IP and Technology Licensing Issues

2006

GSU College of Law IP Society - Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Licensing

Intellectual Property Licensing

2000

Lorman: Research on the Internet

Researching Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights on the Internet

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Publications

2010

Sutherland Legal Alert The Supreme Court Adopts Machine-or-Transformation Test as One Test for Patenting Business Methods

2009

Sutherland Legal Alert Rights to Have Licensed Products Made by a Third Party May Be Inherent in Patent Licenses Unless Those Rights Are Expressly Excluded

2009

Sutherland Legal Alert Federal Circuit: Medical Treatment and Diagnostic Method Claims Are Patentable

2008

Sutherland IP Legal Alert In re Bilski: The "Machine-or-Transformation Test" for Determining Patentable Subject Matter for Process Claims

2008

Sutherland IP Legal Alert New USPTO Pilot Program for Examiner Interviews Prior to a First Office Action in Certain Pending Computer and Database-Related Patent Applications

2008

Sutherland IP Legal Alert Federal Circuit Requires Sufficient Structure for Means-plus-function Claims Relating to Computer-implemented Inventions

2008

Sutherland IP Legal Alert Tafas v. Dudas: Court Declares USPTO Patent Examination Rule Changes Null and Void

2008

IP 360 Guidance On A Patentee's Provisional Rights

2007

Sutherland IP Legal Alert The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Revises Its Rules on Continued Examination Filings, Patentably Indistinct Claims, and Examination of Claims

2005

Patent World Pools of Potential: How Connecting the Dots Can Create the Full Picture for Patent Owners

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