Dr. Edward Van Gieson

Dr. Van Gieson counsels clients on patent portfolio development and enforcement. He has over thirteen years of experience in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications before the United States Patent & Trademark Office, developing national and worldwide patent portfolio strategies, conducting intellectual property due diligence investigations, patent reexaminations and reissues, and providing patent opinions. He has extensive experience in analyzing patent portfolios for licensing and acquisition transactions.  

Dr. Van Gieson’s technical background prior to becoming a patent lawyer includes a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and years of experience working in top engineering research centers. He has counseled clients in intellectual property matters in a wide variety of technologies. Representative technologies include mechanical devices, medical devices, games and toys, energy saving technologies, lighting technology, nanotechnology, integrated circuit design, computer software, e-commerce, semiconductors, opto-electronics, graphics technology, telecommunications, signal processing, and network technologies.  

Prior to joining Beyer Law Group, Dr. Van Gieson was a partner with Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP. Dr. Van Gieson is a member of the State Bar of California. He is also registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Undergraduate Degree:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering; University of Southern California

Graduate Degree:

• M.S. in Electrical Engineering; Cornell University
• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering; Cornell University

Law Degree:

• University of California, Hastings College of the Law

Patents Dr. Van Gieson has worked on: 

6,308,596     Elden Williams

HAND WRENCH TORQUE ENHANCING DEVICE

6,137,068     Astec International Limited

COMBINED HANDLE-GUARD AND GRIP FOR PLUG-IN CIRCUIT BREAKERS

6,630,851     Fujitsu Limited

LOW LATENCY CLOCK DISTRIBUTION

6,168,972     Fujitsu Limited:

FLIP CHIP PRE-ASSEMBLY UNDERFILL PROCESS

6,090,214     Fujitsu Limited

CLEANING METHOD USING AMMONIUM PERSULPHATE TO REMOVE SLURRY PARTICLES FROM CMP SUBSTRATES

6,424,335     Fujitsu Limited

NOTEBOOK COMPUTER WITH DETACHABLE INFRARED MULTI-MODE INPUT DEVICE

6,525,354     Fujitsu Limited

FET CIRCUIT BLOCK WITH REDUCED SELF-HEATING

6,782,021     Zia Lasers

QUANTUM DOT VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER

7,296,897     Novalux, Inc.

PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD

7,523,264     Nvidia Corporation

APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DEPENDANT COMPUTATIONS OF STREAMING MULTIPROCESSORS

7,584,475     Nvidia Corporation

MANAGING A VIDEO ENCODER TO FACILITATE LOADING AND EXECUTING ANOTHER PROGRAM

7,593,543     Nvidia Corporation

APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TRACING DISTRIBUTION OF VIDEO CONTENT WITHIN VIDEO WATERMARKS

7,296,897     Novalux, Inc.

PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD

7,523,264     Nvidia Coporation

APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DEPENDANT COMPUTATIONS OF STREAMING MULTIPROCESSORS

7,584,475     Nvidia Coporation

MANAGING A VIDEO ENCODER TO FACILITATE LOADING AND EXECUTING ANOTHER PROGRAM

7,593,543     Nvidia Coporation

APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TRACING DISTRIBUTION OF VIDEO CONTENT WITHIN VIDEO WATERMARKS