Ernest Huang Associate

Ernest Huang is an associate in the EM Practice Group and Internet/Software/E-commerce Group.  His practice focuses on preparation and prosecution of patent applications in a broad range of technology areas in the electrical, mechanical and computer arts.  Ernest has experience prosecuting applications directed to semiconductor manufacturing and design, digital circuit design, connectors, PCB design, and storage media (including HDD recording methods and component design).  Ernest also has experience prosecuting applications in data storage and migration architectures, encryption schemes, various software algorithms and applications and wireless transmission protocols.

California
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

University of Toledo College of Law (J.D.  2008)
University of California, Los Angeles (B.S. Electrical Engineering, 2004)

• Zimmermann and Partner, Munich, Germany, Patent Intern,  6/2006 - 8/2006 - Researched prior art in preparation for a European opposition proceeding.  Studied the basics of European Patent Law and how it differs from the US system.
• Optimal Corp., San Jose, CA, Technical Writer Intern, 8/2003 - 9/2003 - Developed technical manuals for computer aided design (CAD) software.
• IBM, San Jose, CA, Co-op Intelligent Storage Server Manufacturing Test Engineering Technology Group, 7/2002 - 9/2002 - Developed telnet clients and other applications in C++ for storage server hardware testing.
• IBM, San Jose, CA, Co-op Intellectual Property Licensing & Development, Technology Group, 7/2001 - 9/2001- Performed extensive patent and intellectual property licensing research on specific technologies.  Utilized INPADOC and Delphion.  Assisted in comparing patent portfolio with competitor products for potential infringement.
• IBM, San Jose, CA, Co-op Technology Group Storage System Division, 7/2000 - 9/2000 - In charge of the product qualification testing of newly developed hard disk drives.  Developed Perl Programs for acquisition and manipulation of Server HDD experimental data.

Associations
AIPLA

TAITA-SV (Board Advisor)


Protecting Your Intellectual Property: Part I: Developing Your Patent Portfolio with a Shoestring Budget - Silicon Valley Taiwanese American Industrial Technology Association News Quarterly - Issue 003, Spring 2009

Protecting Your Intellectual Property: Part II: Leveraging the Patent Portfolio with a Shoestring Budget - Silicon Valley Taiwanese American Industrial Technology Association News Quarterly - Issue 004, Summer 2009

Avoiding Potential Patent Pitfalls for Startups and IPOs - Silicon Valley Taiwanese American Industrial Technology Association News Quarterly - Issue 005, Fall 2009

Top Technology Innovations of this Decade and Next - Silicon Valley Taiwanese American Industrial Technology Association News Quarterly - Issue 006, Winter 2009