Barry Young has extensive legal experience
in the Acquisition, Utilization and Enforcement of IP,
including Strategic IP Counseling, Patent Analysis and
Opinions, Patent Prosecution, Licensing, and IP Litigation.
He has a strong technical background in a wide range
of complex electrical, mechanical and optical technologies,
including computer hardware, architecture, software,
storage and data processing, communications systems
and networks, semiconductors, electronics, imaging systems,
optics and mechanical technologies.
Prior to founding the Firm, Mr. Young was a partner in the Palo Alto office of a first tier national law firm. He established that firm's patent group, built it into a national practice, and represented numerous high tech and start-up clients in strategic IP counseling, IP transactions, and patent and IP litigation matters. Previously, Mr. Young was in-house counsel at Digital Equipment Corporation in Massachusetts where he served as IP litigation counsel, division counsel to engineering vice-presidents, and managed the patent law group. Mr. Young was also a partner in a patent prosecution and litigation firm in the Washington D.C. area, and served as patent counsel and an electronics engineer in research and development with the National Security Agency at Ft. Meade, Maryland.
Education
- J.D., University of Maryland
- M.S.E.E., Louisiana State University
- B.S.E.E., Louisiana State University
Admitted to Practice
- State Bar of California
- Maryland
- District of Columbia
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Northern District of California
- United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- United States Court of Federal Claims
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
Affiliations
- American Bar Association - Sections of Intellectual Property Law, and Litigation
- American Intellectual Property Law Association — Committees on Electronic and Computer Law, Patent Litigation, and Licensing
- Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association
- Intellectual Property Owners Association — Litigation Committee
