Barry Young works with HULSEY^IP in an Of Counsel capacity and 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 joining 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.

TECHNOLOGY PROFICIENCIES

Energy & Power Distribution Technologies
Aerospace & Transportation Technology
Electronics and Computer Hardware & Software
Consumer Products & Services
Telecommunications
Optics
Financial Services
Internet & e-Commerce
Materials Science
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Devices
Nanotechnology
Semiconductor Processing & Devices

PROFESSIONAL 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