Meng (Paul) H. Pua is a partner and registered patent attorney with Foley & Lardner LLP. Paul has assisted various companies in the U.S. and overseas, including start-up companies, in various corporate and regulatory matters relating to intellectual property, health care services, employment, commercial agreements, and technology. Paul has extensive industry experience spanning semiconductor chip design, electronic design automation (EDA) and communications. His practice in the intellectual property domain includes the strategic counseling and management of IP portfolios, including preparation and prosecution of patent applications, as well as handling of post grant review processes (e.g., petition for inter partes review by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board) and litigation support. Paul’s technical areas of focus include semiconductor electronics and manufacturing processes, autonomous and electric vehicles, battery technology, biometric systems, web advertising and social media systems, optical systems, telecommunications, networking, software, digital media, virtual machines, and RFID technology. Paul also handles the preparation of infringement and patentability opinions and provides technical knowledge to support infringement analysis. He is a member of the Electronics Practice and the China Practice, as well as the Automotive Industry Team and Technology Industry Team.

Prior to joining Foley, Paul was a patent agent with Choate Hall & Stewart LLP. Previously, he was a senior member of technical staff at TranSwitch Corporation, where he was a key developer of in-house automation platforms and design flows, and author of methodology manuals, which were propagated to TranSwitch worldwide design centers. His experience includes engaging with a broad spectrum of leading EDA and IP providers, evaluating and incorporating key technologies for the design and implementation of high-performance semiconductor products. During Paul’s tenure at Bell Laboratories (microelectronics division, Lucent Technologies), he was engaged in digital signal processor design and development, as well as physical implementation of a number of IC devices. While at Hewlett Packard, he was involved in one of the world’s first video-on-demand systems as part of the consulting and solutions technology group.

潘明河(Paul)是美国富理达律师事务所资深律师以及注册专利律师。潘先生为众多美国及海外公司，包括一些新创立的公司，处理过关于知识产权，医疗保健，人事雇佣，商业协议及技术方面的公司及法规事务。潘先生在半导体芯片设计、电子设计自动化(EDA)以及通讯行业拥有丰富的业内经验，他主要办理的业务包括对于专利申请的准备及起诉，以及处理授权后复审流程（例如，请求专利审判与上诉委员会的双方复审）以及提供诉讼支持，以上业务主要涉及的领域包括半导体电子产品及制造过程、电池技术、生物系统、网络宣传及社交媒体系统、光学系统、电信、网络、软件、数字媒体、虚拟机和射频识别技术。潘先生同时也处理侵权案件的准备以及提供专利性意见，并为侵权分析提供专业见解。他是电子产品业务部，中国业务部，以及技术行业团队的成员。

加入富理达之前，潘先生曾是Choate Hall & Stewart LLP 的一名专利代理。在此之前，他是美商传威（TranSwitch Corporation）的一名高级技术人员，是室内自动平台和设计流程的关键开发者，并撰写了方法说明手册，被应用于美商传威遍布全球的设计中心。他的从业经历丰富且涉猎面广，包括领导电子设计自动化(EDA)及专利提供者，评估及整合设计和实现高性能半导体产品中所涉及的关键技术。潘先生在贝尔实验室（微电子学部门，朗讯科技）期间参与了数码信号处理器的设计与开发，以及一系列集成电路设备的物理实现。而在惠普公司任职期间，他作为技术咨询与解决方案团队的成员，参与了全球第一批视频点播系统的研发工作。

所获得的认可

• 获得 美国法律500强 在知识产权: 专利（包括复审和授权后无效程序) 领域的推荐: (2017 – 2019)
• 入选 美国法律500强 在知识产权: 专利（包括复审和授权后无效程序) 领域, 全美国“最佳下一代律师”名单: (2017 – 2019)

教育背景

潘先生于2012年在萨福克大学法学院获得其法学学历 ，并在乔治亚理工学院获得电气和计算机工程学硕士学位。潘先生于新加坡国立大学以优等成绩毕业，并获得了电气工程学学士学位。

职业资格

潘先生拥有马萨诸塞州的职业资格。他同时在美国专利商标局登记为专利律师。

语言

潘先生汉语流利 。

著作及演讲

• 2015年担任在北京大学法学院举办的题为“美国国内的知识产权与诉讼”讲座主讲人之一。
• “步入下一个（纳米）技术节点”-2007年波士顿新思科技（Synopsys）用户峰会合著者与联袂演讲者。
• “通过外部光注入减少半导体激光器内在非线性失真”1997年新加坡信息，通信与信号处理国际会议，第一作者。