Gary J. Edwards is a partner in Haynes and Boone's Intellectual Property Practice Group in San Jose. He has extensive experience in patent, patent litigation, patent prosecution, and IP licensing. He has represented clients in various matters related to development, enforcement, defense, and monetization matters. Dr. Edwards works with high technology companies to protect their technology, build intellectual property portfolios, assert those portfolios, and defend against the assertions of competitors. He has a strong background in Physics and Materials Science. His analytical abilities and technical skills enable him to assist clients in a wide range of technical areas.

Dr. Edwards has broad experience in protecting diverse technologies. His experience covers a range of technological areas that includes optical devices, optical materials (including nonlinear materials, and LEDs), semiconductor processing, semiconductor processing equipment (e-beam, lithography, surface inspection, materials deposition, etching), semiconductor devices, energy storage technologies including solid-state batteries, alternative energy systems (e.g., solar, wind, and tidal), telecommunications (e.g., high-speed LAN, DSL, wireless, and modem technologies), nanotechnologies (e.g., MEMS, superconducting devices, and materials structures), electronic circuits, imaging technologies, remote sensing devices, and information technologies (e.g., software and networking). Dr. Edwards’ broad technological background lends itself to complex technologies, novel materials structures, and cross-disciplinary technologies.