EDWARD BI 毕德朋律师
ATTORNEY | PARTNER
Profile
Edward Bi is a partner of The Law Offices of Konrad Sherinian, LLC. As an accomplished intellectual property, he has extensive experience in patent law, trademark law, copyright law and contract law. He possesses expertise in internet, computer software, computer systems, wireless communication, mechanical engineering, and other technological areas.
Edward also conducts both patent and trademark prosecution for numerous clients in different technology and product areas. He prosecutes both U.S. and PCT patent applications. Edward further works with foreign counsels to prosecute foreign patent applications and trademark applications.
Working with other attorneys, he currently litigates multiple patent, trademark, and copyright cases. Edward fiercely fights for his clients’ interest and has successfully defended and resolved hundreds of trademark and counterfeit cases along with hundreds of ISP subpoena and copyright infringement cases.
He began his legal career with as a Patent Litigation Technical Expert, conducting patent invalidity and infringement analyses for multiple patent litigation cases. Later, at Howard Rockman, P.C., Edward drafted numerous method and apparatus patent applications in the fields of wireless network communication and computer technologies. At The Mason Group Patent Specialists, Edward continued to prosecute patents in the fields of computer, Internet, wireless communication and telecommunication technologies.
Prior to starting his legal career, Edward was a successful engineer and engineering manager. He developed many state-of-the-art products in the fields of computer systems, computer software, Internet, and wireless communication. He also started two technology companies and was highly successful in building and managing engineering teams. His passion for technology and mastery of the law give him an intense advantage in the court room.
Edward is also a prolific inventor, and is listed on 35 U.S. patents and published patent applications.
Education
The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL
Juris Doctor, Law
May 2011
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
M.S. in Computer Science, August 1993
Peking University (北京大学), Beijing, P.R. China
B.S. in Mathematics, July 1988
Practice Areas
Intellectual Property
Personal Injury
Commercial Litigation
Admissions
- Illinois Supreme Court
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
- United States Patent & Trademark Office: Registered Patent Attorney