Daniel H. Mao, Ph.D.

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+1 415 591 7510 fax

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Overview

Dan Mao provides comprehensive intellectual property services, including strategic counseling, patent prosecution, licensing negotiation and patent litigation, to software and electronics companies in the United States and Asia. Dan’s doctorate in applied physics, coupled with over 20 years of intellectual property experience, enables him to provide informed counsel as he helps clients develop, implement and optimize global patent strategies. Dan also provides noninfringement and invalidity opinions for a variety of technologies.

Technical Experience

Dan’s technical background, informed by a doctorate in applied physics, is an asset when developing patent strategies for complex client products and processes. Dan works for companies in various industries and technologies, with particular experience in the following technical fields:

Software and the internet, including cloud computing
Artificial intelligence and machine learning
Hardware and integrated circuits
Renewable energy
Digital health and bioinformatics
Semiconductor
Networking and telecommunications

Dan has also served companies in other technical areas, such as signal and image processing, medical device, chemical engineering, and applied physics.

Additional Information

Dan grew up in China and studied at Peking University before receiving his education in the U.S.

Related Legal Services

Intellectual Property International Technology Transactions & Licensing Patent

Related Industries

Health & Life Sciences

Credentials

Bar Admissions

California
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit