ZeMing M. Gao
Patent Attorney - Seattle University of Wisconsin Law School
J.D., Four time winner of the Award for Highest Achievement
by the State Bar of Wisconsin and the Law School
University of Washington
M.S., Biophysical Chemistry
Jilin University, China
M.S., Quantum Chemistry
Lanzhou University
B.S., Physics
Top 5% distinction
Admitted to practice law in the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin
Registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office
ZeMing has prepared and prosecuted patent applications in a variety of arts for hi-tech companies and national laboratories both in the US and on the PCT platform. He has also had extensive experiences in patentability, patent infringement/noninfringement analysis and opinion, and due diligence studies of patents, product design-around consultation in view of competitor's patents, IP asset evaluation and management, and licensing. He has also participated in patent litigation.
ZeMing's technical expertise includes a broad range of technologies such as semiconductor, computer products, Internet, electronics, software, telecommunication devices and systems, EDA, data storage devices and systems, memory devices, displays, sensors, microstructures, MEMS, optics, imaging technology, medical devices, chemicals, and biotechnology. He commands a solid understanding of nanotechnology, molecular electronics, bioinformatics, rational drug design, computational molecular dynamics and modeling, and other emerging new technologies. He has also studied the fundamental physics behind quantum computing, optics, and cryptography.
Prior to joining Lee & Hayes, ZeMing worked as a patent attorney in several IP specialty law firms including Kinney & Lange, PA, and Klarquist Sparkman, LLP.
ZeMing M. Gao 206.876.6010
zeming@leehayes.com