Hans manages portfolios of patents and patent applications, helps clients identify patentable inventions, prepares and supervises the preparation and prosecution of patent applications for filing both in the U.S. and internationally, and develops strategies for building commercially valuable patent portfolios. He is practiced in identifying patentable inventions, running invention harvesting and brainstorming, and interviewing inventors and patent examiners.
Clients also rely on Hans for counsel on infringement and validity of patents; IP due diligence in connection with mergers and acquisitions; and litigation and licensing of patents, copyrights, and trade secrets. His practice covers a wide range of computer-related technologies, and he has substantial patent experience in:
Artificial intelligence algorithms and infrastructure
Machine learning, machine translation, and natural language processing
Data science
Distributed system and network architectures
Internet and client-server systems, including mobile clients
Image processing
Social networks
Blockchain systems
In his active pro bono practice, Hans serves regularly with the San Diego Volunteer Legal Program’s Eviction Clinic, where he provides legal advice to low-income tenants facing eviction or other housing concerns.
Hans is a hereditary member of a medieval baker's guild in Bern, die Gesellschaft zu Pfistern, which dates back to 1341. His Erdős number is five.
