• Craig J. Yudell
• Eustace P. Isidore
• Antony P. Ng
• Brian F. Russell

Profile

Craig focuses his practice on representing high-tech companies in intellectual property and technology transactions, sales, acquisitions and licensing, specialized patent prosecution, development and execution on intellectual property strategies, and all aspects of patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and unfair competition law. His experience includes:

• Counsel on over 500 transactions in IP licensing, IP transfers, technology partnerships and alliances, software licenses, e-commerce agreements, litigation settlements, and IP due diligence for investments and acquisitions.
• Development and execution of patent monetization strategies, including portfolio development, portfolio marketing and patent sales, licensing and litigation models.
• Strong skills in legal, technical and financial due diligence, evaluation of licensing and investment opportunities and negotiating deal terms.
• Specialized patent prosecution matters such as reexamination, interference, and patent appeals.
• Significant patent work preparing and prosecuting US and international patents for computer hardware, software, communications, business, e-commerce, microprocessor, DSP, and digital/analog circuit inventions.

Prior to founding Yudell Isidore Ng Russell PLLC, Craig practiced intellectual property law in various roles, including Vice President of Licensing and General Counsel for a semiconductor intellectual property start-up, where he implemented an IP licensing strategy and managed all of the company’s licensing and other legal matters. Prior to that, Craig was with a large semiconductor manufacturer, where he served as General and Intellectual Property Counsel for its Networking and Computing group, and later was a business development executive with responsibility for business investments and strategic licensing for an $8 billion wireless and semiconductor business. Prior to completing his law degree, Craig worked as a design and research engineer in computer, semiconductor and optoelectronic technologies.

Practices

Intellectual Property
Technology Licensing
Technology Transactions

Technologies

Wireless
Software
Semiconductors
Electronics
System Hardware
E-Commerce
Energy Technology
Nanotechnology

Admissions

State Bar of Texas
Licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. District Court Texas, Northern District

Education

J.D., Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 1993
B.S.E.E., Arizona State University, 1987

Publications

Co-author, Protecting American Intellectual Property in Japan, Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal, Vol. 10, No 1, June 1994

Affiliations

Licensing Executives Society
Austin Intellectual Property Law Association