JULIA HODGE

Julia is a patent attorney with over 20 years of intellectual property law experience including preparation and prosecution of US and international patents, patent analysis and evaluation, design of patent programs, litigation support, trade secrets, and technology licensing.  Julia’s previous experiences include patent preparation and prosecution and in-house portfolio management at Intel Corporation. She has also done patent litigation as a member of the technology work group at a successful litigation firm.  Her broad range of technical experience includes work in organic and inorganic chemistry, biochemistry, small molecules, electronic sensors, MEMs devices, optical devices, lasers, semiconductors, semiconductor packaging, manufacturing, computer architecture, computer memory, and data storage.  Julia’s client counseling focuses on collaboratively understanding business needs and goals as well as industry behavior to design IP strategies that help businesses compete effectively.

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Oregon State Bar, No. 192835
• California State Bar, No. 210446
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Reg. No. 46,775

EDUCATION

• University of Southern California, J.D., 2000
• California Institute of Technology, Ph.D., 1994
• Johns Hopkins University, B.A, 1988