Jade O. Laye

A registered patent attorney, Jade Laye focuses his practice on intellectual property law, with an emphasis on patent prosecution, opinions, and counseling, as well as the acquisition, licensing, and divestiture of patent rights. His litigation experience includes litigation support involving patent infringement and invalidity.

Clients benefit from Jade’s experience with a range of technologies, including electrical and mechanical oil field devices, automotive technology, optical computing devices, electromagnetic logging tools, software, semiconductors, fracturing methods, e-commerce, and telecommunications. In addition to his law degrees, Jade holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering.

Jade’s past patent examination experience gives him and his clients a significant advantage in both prosecution and litigation. He is a former Patent Examiner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in its telecommunications division. While at the USPTO, his technical focus was in the areas of video and data distribution systems, networks, electronic programming guides, and related technology, such as video recording devices, modems, and hand-held communications devices.

Jade is involved in the firm’s attorney diversity efforts, where he focuses on advancing the hiring, retention, and promotion of diverse lawyers within the firm. He also serves as a founding member of the Houston Minority IP Lawyers Association, and was admitted into the 2016 class of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellows Program. In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Bridge Preparatory Academy in Sugar Land, Texas.