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Jerry Liu

Patent Technical Advisor

About Jerry

Jerry Liu advises and assists on patent prosecution matters, drawing on a distinctive blend of law firm leadership, including his experience as a partner at a national IP boutique, and in‑house roles at ARRIS (now CommScope) and AT&T, where he served as Director of Innovation and Patent Development. He brings extensive experience in patent procurement, litigation, and transactional matters, as well as deep experience from the business level as a patent developer and asset manager. In addition to his legal practice, Jerry has taught more than 40 courses at the Georgia Institute of Technology since 2002 as a part‑time and now full‑time Lecturer. Jerry is also a five‑time high‑technology startup entrepreneur, and is a named inventor on more than two dozen U.S. patents, offering clients practical clarity and strategic insight in protecting and leveraging their intellectual property.

Representative Matters

  • Advised clients on patent prosecution and asset management strategies across diverse technology sectors.
  • Served as innovation director and patent development director for AT&T, responsible for managing thousands of patent assets and leading patent development initiatives.
  • Managing litigation and established in-house patent prosecution practice for a fortune 500 corporation.
  • Defined and drove technology commercialization and related patent strategy.
  • Engaged in all aspects of patent litigation and other high-technology litigation, including serving as first chair counsel in two electronic theft cases.

Credentials

Education

J.D., Emory University School of Law, with Honors

M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, Electrical Engineering (concentrations in Biomedical Engineering and Communications Networks)

B.E.E., Georgia Institute of Technology, Electrical Engineering, with Honors

Admissions

  • Georgia
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Organizational Involvement

Professional

Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance – Board Member, Co-Chair University IP Alliance

Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association

Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology 

SGR News & Perspectives

Certifications

Certified Patent Practitioner (CPP)

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