Jeffrey A. Hopkins, resident in the Irvine office, represents clients in all patent prosecution matters. Mr. Hopkins has written and prosecuted patents in a wide range of electrical and electronic technology areas including: digital systems and devices including hardware and software design, semiconductor manufacturing, fabrication and processing technologies, analog and digital communication systems, security systems and audio/video entertainment systems. In addition, Mr. Hopkins has written and prosecuted patents in the mechanical arts including: motor vehicle transportation systems, air conditioning systems, engine technology and industrial technology.

Mr. Hopkins earned his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and M.S. in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in Communication from the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where he was a member of numerous Honor Societies and Electrical Engineering Organizations. In addition, Mr. Hopkins is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Prior to joining MacPherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP, Mr. Hopkins worked as a patent agent at Bingham McCutchen in Los Angeles, Hogan & Hartson in Los Angeles and Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear in Irvine. Mr. Hopkins has represented clients in a wide array of intellectual property matters, including state of the art patentability searches, drafting of patent applications, and prosecution of domestic and international patent applications. Prior to becoming a registered patent agent, Mr. Hopkins worked on research projects for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena and the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Los Angeles on the Diamond Valley Reservoir Project in Hemet.

Professional Affiliations

  • United States Patent and Trademark Office

Education:

  • California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, M.S. Electrical Engineering

Email: jhopkins@macpherson-kwok.com


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