Peir Chu
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(M)
Portland, OR 97229 Email: abmpql@r.postjobfree.com
Education
J.D. Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College (ABA
Accredited) (2008)
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign,
Double Minors: Chemistry and Metallurgy (1992)
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida
B.S. Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University
Admission to Court/Practice
1. Oregon State Bar (2008)
2. US Patent and Trademark Office (2008)
Work Experience
3. Founder and IP Attorney, IP Centrix, Portland, OR (since 3/2007)
Provide consultation on patent evaluation/assessment, litigation, and IP
management. Analyzed > 2,500 patents for merger/acquisition, litigation,
and licensing deals. Clients include established high-tech corporations,
start-up companies, and IP firms.
4. Founder and Consultant, Apex Semitech Group, Portland, OR (since
10/2003)
Offer consultation to high-tech/start-up companies in Asia and USA on
sales/marketing, investment, and technology/product development.
. Legal Graduate Intern, Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR (5/2005-6/2008)
Performed patent mining/assessment, analyzed top patents, reviewed
technical document, conducted legal research, interviewed inventors,
supported litigation/re-examination, IP purchase and investment deals.
. Summer Associate, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Portland, OR (2006 and
2007)
Performed legal research on patent/trademark issues, responded to USPTO
office actions, drafted provisional applications, supported litigation,
translated and summarized Chinese Intellectual Property Laws.
5. Deputy General Manager, Lam Research, Hsinchu, Taiwan (9/2002-6/2003)
Managed key customer accounts including TSMC in Taiwan, Singapore, and
North America, generating revenue > $40M/year. Lead a team of 30+ people
on sales, field services, and technology development.
6. Passive Materials and Component Technologist, Materials Technology
Operation, Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR (8/2000-8/2002)
Developed Intel's passive material and component roadmaps for processors,
packages and mother boards. Lead technology development with suppliers to
meet future demands from Desktop, Server, and Mobile Groups.
7. Process Engineer to Manager of Materials & Process Section, Materials
and Structural Lab., Motorola, Austin, TX (8/1994-7/2000)
Lead process/material development and integration for advanced Motorola
products. Managed a process development line and ~15 engineers and
technicians in a state-of-art semiconductor facility.
Awards and Professional/Community Services
8. Founder/Board of Directors, Cascade Professional Association, Portland,
OR, November, 2009.
9. Invited Speaker, Solar Technology- IP Landscape and Future, CASPA-
Portland, December, 2008.
10. Intel Legal and Government Affair Divisional Recognition Award, 2005.
11. Best Oral Advocate Award, First-Year Moot Court, Lewis & Clark Law
School, Spring 2005.
12. Founder/Chair, Chinese American Semiconductor Professional Association-
Portland/Oregon Chapter, 2003-2007.
13. Invited Speaker on Advanced Semiconductor Materials and Process
Technologies, Tsin Hua University, March 2003 and Feng-Chia University,
May 2003, Taiwan.
14. Intel TMG Excellence Award, 2002.
Patent/Journal/Conference Publications
. Inventor/Co-inventor of 12 patents issued by USPTO.
. Author/Co-author of more than 40 publications in professional
journals/conferences.
Other Skills and Activities
. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese (Read, Write, Speak).
. Enjoy traveling and movies.
References
Available upon request