Overview

Yoni is an intellectual property attorney with more than a decade of experience in hardware and software patent prosecution and litigation counseling. Yoni advises startups, Fortune 500 companies, and in-house counsel on IP strategy, patent portfolio development, and dispute resolution. As a former U.S. Patent Examiner, Yoni brings a unique perspective to the patent process, offering clients strategic insight from both sides of the table.

Yoni has worked with software technologies for over 20 years. Prior to his legal career, Yoni worked at Motorola in its Mobile Devices Division, where he concentrated on CDMA application software and security using C/C++. His technical background spans a broad spectrum of technologies, including video coding, 4G and 5G telecommunications, GPUs, CPUs, machine learning, Artificial Intelligence and memory systems.

Education

  • Indiana University Maurer School of Law  (J.D., 2010)
  • Northwestern University  (B.S., 2003)
    • Computer Engineering

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Professional Associations

  • Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago, Co-Chair, U.S. Patent Committee, 2020-present

Community

  • 1871, Mentor to Startups
  • JUF, Young Lawyers Group Board