Steven L. Chang
direct: (650) 566-9916
schang@kokkalaw.com
Mr. Chang is an experienced registered patent agent specializing in the preparation and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patent applications and patent matters for clients before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He also serves clients by supporting attorneys at Kokka & Backus with various intellectual property projects, including portfolio development, technical analysis, patent acquisition, infringement, and defensive technical analysis with respect to patent infringement litigation matters. He has experience and technical expertise working with technologies in the electrical/electronic, semiconductor, software, computer, and mechanical arts.
Mr. Chang has worked at intellectual property law firms in Silicon Valley prior to joining Kokka & Backus, where his work included preparing and prosecuting patent applications in the electrical, mechanical, and software-related arts an supporting patent litigation efforts, including constructing claim charts and reviewing materials in support of Markman proceedings. Prior to becoming a registered patent agent, he was a senior software development engineer in the XIG Group at Synopsys, Incorporated in Mountain View, California. He also worked as a software development engineer in the Infrastructure Group at Monterey Design Systems in Sunnyvale, California. He has experience with numerous programming languages, including C, C++, MATLab, VHDL, Verilog, LEF, and DEF, operating systems, and applications, including complex software development requirements management applications such as Caliber®. His balance of technical and private practice experience and expertise are invaluable to clients seeking assistance with intellectual property matters.
Mr. Chang received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is currently completing his studies at Santa Clara University School of Law. Mr. Chang is a registered patent agent authorized to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is also fluent in both Mandarin and Taiwanese.
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