Minchul Yang, Esq., Ph.D.

Patent Attorney, Managing Partner

Dr. Yang is a registered U.S. patent attorney with extensive expertise in patent prosecution, strategic portfolio development, and technology transfer across a wide range of advanced science and engineering disciplines. His technical practice spans semiconductor devices, electronic displays, sensors, organic and inorganic materials, mechanical systems, and biomedical devices. Dr. Yang advises clients on building robust, defensible patent portfolios and leveraging intellectual property to support competitive positioning and technology commercialization.

Dr. Yang brings nine years of experience as a Patent Examiner at the USPTO, where he examined and prosecuted more than 1,000 patent applications in areas including semiconductor devices, nanotechnology, alternative energy, LED and OLED displays, batteries, advanced materials, and biosensors. He authored Examiner Answers for appeals before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and provided guidance to management on examination policy, search methodology, and prosecution strategy. In addition, he trained patent examiners on patent law, claim interpretation, prior art searching, Office Action drafting, and relevant scientific and technical subject matter. Dr. Yang earned a USPTO Master Rating Certificate and was promoted to GS-14 within three years and six months of employment, reflecting exceptional performance and technical proficiency.

Prior to joining the USPTO, Dr. Yang conducted postdoctoral research at the University of California, Berkeley; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL); and the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). His research experience includes nonlinear laser physics, surface chemistry, molecular electronics, heterogeneous catalysis, and organic semiconductors. He is the author or coauthor of 33 peer-reviewed scientific publications and the recipient of the John G. Miller Award for Best Ph.D. Thesis from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania.