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Yi Yu, Ph.D., practices all aspects of patent law, including patent litigation, post-grant proceedings, patent prosecution, patent portfolio development, and client counseling related to computers, consumer electronics, software, medical devices, and information systems.
Yi has experience in numerous aspects of litigation, including analyzing patents, developing infringement and validity strategies, drafting written discovery, managing document production, working with technical experts, preparing expert reports, and drafting motions and legal briefs. Her patent office practice includes drafting and prosecuting U.S. and foreign patent applications, and representing clients in post-grant review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Yi's diverse technological experience encompasses all aspects of electrical and computer technologies, including telecommunications, computer networks, image and video processing, medical devices, unmanned aerial systems, software, and business methods.
Prior to joining Finnegan, Yi worked as a technical staff member at Blackberry Limited, conducting research and standards development on 4G long term evolution (LTE) and LTE-Advanced telecommunication systems, and is a named inventor on more than one hundred U.S. patents. Her doctoral study focused on physical layer modeling for wireless communication systems. While conducting her research, Yi served as a technical program committee member and reviewer for various journals and conference proceedings of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) communications and signal processing societies.
Two-Way Radio Equipment and Systems, Related Software, and Components Thereof
337-TA-1053, ITC, Judge McNamara
Certain LTE Wireless Communication Devices and Components Thereof
337-TA-1051, ITC, Judge Pender
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. et al. v. Arigna Technology Limited
IPR2021-01531, PTAB, Judges Ahmed, Baer, Fenick
Arigna Technology Limited v. Volkswagen AG, et al.
337-TA-1267, ITC, Judge Bhattacharyya
IPR2021-01321, -01531, PTAB, Judges Baer, Fenick, Iftikhar
2:21-cv-00054; -00172, E.D. Tex., Judge Gilstrap
Bell Northern Research, LLC v. HMD America, Inc. et al.
Represented Unisoc Technologies Co. Ltd. in a patent litigation involving mobile phones and tablets. Secured a dismissal of the proceeding under Rule 12 with the Court holding it lacked personal jurisdiction over Unisoc.
1:22-cv-22706, S.D. Fla., Judge Scola
Sol IP, LLC v. Qualcomm Inc. et al.
6:21-cv-00270, W.D. Tex., Judge Albright
Articles
Why Recent ITC Rulings Are Good News for SEP Owners and the Commission Why Recent ITC Rulings Are Good News for SEP Owners and the Commission
April 15, 2025
World Intellectual Property ReviewArticles
Best Practices for Drafting and Prosecuting Standard-Essential Patents Best Practices for Drafting and Prosecuting Standard-Essential Patents
March 27, 2025
ReutersArticles
Recent Filings and Decisions for Standard Essential Patents July and August 2024: U.S. CAFC, District Courts, PTAB, and European Courts Recent Filings and Decisions for Standard Essential Patents July and August 2024: U.S. CAFC, District Courts, PTAB, and European Courts
October 18, 2024
Articles
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October 10, 2024
Westlaw TodayCommentary
CBP Clears Redesigned Innoscience Chips After ITC Case CBP Clears Redesigned Innoscience Chips After ITC Case
March 12, 2026
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56 Finnegan Attorneys Recognized on the 2024 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll 56 Finnegan Attorneys Recognized on the 2024 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll
April 24, 2025
DC BarPress Release
Finnegan Scores Major PTAB Victory for Innoscience that Rocks the Gallium Nitride (GaN) Power Semiconductor Industry Finnegan Scores Major PTAB Victory for Innoscience that Rocks the Gallium Nitride (GaN) Power Semiconductor Industry
March 24, 2025
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January 7, 2025
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