Edward Yee has practiced patent law since 1998, preparing and prosecuting numerous patent applications in the electronics, information systems, software, and mechanical areas.

In particular, he has drafted and prosecuted applications in the fields of computer graphics, optical networking, information security, cryptography, bioinformatics, industrial machinery, and business methods.  Additionally, Mr. Yee prepares invalidity and non-infringement opinions of counsel.  Past opinions addressed technologies including device testing systems, financial modeling systems, pharmaceutical formulations, and database architectures.  Further, Mr. Yee has argued in patent appeals proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Mr. Yee believes that for a given invention, proper patent practice demands a methodical exploration of the invention’s purpose and execution, the problem that the inventor seeks to solve, and the unique aspects of the inventor’s particular solution. He enjoys and appreciates innovative solutions to vexing technological problems.

Mr. Yee represents independent inventors, start-ups, and established technology companies.   Previous clients include Reebok, British Aerospace, Qualcomm, Intel, Google, Cisco, and Salesforce.

Mr. Yee proudly serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law where he teaches Patent Drafting to students in both the J.D. and Masters programs.

Mr. Yee was an instructor with the Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic for five years, educating law students in client counseling and patent preparation and prosecution. Mr. Yee is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars organized by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), the Transactional Clinic Conference, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at Morgan State University, and the Graduate Research Innovation District of the University of Maryland Baltimore.

Prior to joining Hopkins IP, Mr. Yee served as Senior Attorney in the Electronics Practice Group at Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, PLLC and as an Associate in the Technology Division of Venable LLP.  Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Yee worked for 17 years as a mathematician/computer scientist for the National Security Agency, where he served as an analyst and manager in the Information Assurance Directorate.