Derek Bayles is a partner in our Irvine office. Mr. Bayles assists clients with strategic patent preparation and prosecution in a variety of technological fields, including optics, photonics, semiconductors, electronics, medical devices, and signal processing. Mr. Bayles also assists clients with intellectual property due diligence, patent invalidity and non-infringement opinions, licensing, and inter-partes disputes at the USPTO, including Interference proceedings and Inter Partes Review proceedings.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Bayles worked at Intel Corp., BAE Systems, and Paloverde Nuclear Generating Station. In these positions he worked on the design and testing of a wide variety of digital, analog, and RF electronic circuits for applications both on land and in space. Mr. Bayles has also been involved in microwave remote sensing research as well as instruction of engineering students in the areas of electromagnetics and optics. Derek received his law degree from Brigham Young University, graduating magna cum laude.
Brigham Young University – J. Reuben Clark Jr. Law School, J.D.
Brigham Young University, B.S., Electrical Engineering
State Bar of California
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Chemical, Industrial & Materials
Electrical
Communications Technology
Cellular Networking & Communications
Fiber Optic Networks
Internet Telephony
Low-Power Networks
Radio
Television
Videoconferencing
Wireless Local Area Networks
Electrical, Semiconductor & Computer Technology
Electronics & Semiconductors
Healthcare Information Technology
Software & IT
Energy
Energy Efficient Technologies
Lighting
Solar Power
Wind Power
Medical Devices & Procedures
AI & Machine Learning
Cardiovascular
Imaging
Ophthalmology & Eye Care
Robotics
Ultrasound
Vital Signs, Physiologic, & Hemodynamic Monitoring
Transportation & Vehicles
Aerospace & Space Technology
Electronics (Audio / Video, Communication, Navigation, Security)
Audits
Design Patents
Due Diligence
Global Portfolio Management
Infringement Risk
Inter Partes Review (IPR)
IP Strategy
IP Transactions and Agreements
Licensing
Opinions Counseling
Patent Strategy & Prosecution
Patentability
Post-Grant
PostGrant Review (PGR)
PTAB Overview
Tech Transactions
Trade Secret
Trade Secret & Employee Mobility Litigation
Trade Secret Protection Advice, Counseling, Employee & Nondisclosure Agreements
U.S. Patent Prosecution
