Education

The John Marshall Law School
Juris Doctor

Cornell University
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Physics
Worcester Polytechnic Institute with high distinction

Associations

Licensed to practice law in the state of Illinois

Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Thought Leadership

  • Griffin et al. “Touch-Sensitive Display and Method of Control.” US Pat. No. 8347221, issued January 1, 2013

Shig Furukawa is a member of Patent Group in the firm's Spokane, WA office. He practices patent application drafting and prosecution. Mr. Furukawa worked as an RF engineer with Motorola and SpectraLink for 13 years before switching to the field of intellectual property. He has worked as an in-house patent agent/attorney with Motorola, Blackberry, and Itron before joining Lee and Hayes.