H. Whei Hsueh

Whei Hsueh represents a number of clients at the forefront of the technology industry in various intellectual property (IP) matters, including complex commercial transactions with a focus on technology, IP licensing, and patent counselling. Whei's law firm experience also includes five years of patent prosecution experience as a former patent agent at Hogan Lovells and another prominent firm in San Francisco.

Leveraging her background in engineering and patent prosecution, Whei takes a straightforward and technical approach to advising clients on IP-related deals, including IP aspects of venture capital, strategic buyer, and mergers and acquisitions transactions. She advises clients on matters related to the joint development, licensing, acquisition, sale, use, and protection of IP and on IP protection strategies in various industries, including semiconductors, hardware, software, cloud computing, and internet technologies. She also assists with agreements for the provision of technology-related services, reseller agreements, and outsourcing and distribution agreements.

Prior to Whei's law firm experience, she served as a senior ASIC design engineer for a leading Silicon Valley semiconductor supplier. She has more than five years of industry experience designing custom and platform ASICs for several of the top tech companies in the networks, storage components, and consumer electronics industries.