Susan Yee has an extensive background in intellectual property law focusing on U.S. patent prosecution as well as foreign intellectual property protection matters. With a Bachelors of Science in Aeronautical Engineering and more than ten years of legal practice, Ms. Yee brings her clients a broad base of experience. Her legal experience includes handling matters in software, hardware, Internet, and multimedia technologies, as well as business methodology and mechanical arts, both in the United States and abroad. As a frequent business traveler to Asia and Europe, Ms. Yee has counseled many national and international clients on the unique challenges facing foreign businesses in building market share, boosting corporate value, and protecting intellectual property. She is at a particular advantage in working with clients whose intellectual property needs converge with foreign business interests. Ms. Yee has managed extensive intellectual property portfolios for, and provided intellectual property strategies to, a number of companies in such areas as signal processing, networking, Internet-based technologies, and resource management.

Areas of Practice:

• Communication Networks
• Information Technologies
• Internet Applications
• Mechanical Arts
• Multimedia Technologies

Bar Admissions:

• California
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Services:

• Patent Prosecution
• Portfolio Analysis

Education:

• Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, CA
  • J.D., High Technology Law Certificate
• California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California
  • B.S.