Office : (713) 468 • 8880
Facsimile : (713) 468 • 8883

Howard R. Boyle

Patent Attorney, U.S.P.T.O. Registration No: 29,617

Trop, Pruner & Hu, P.C.
1616 S. Voss Rd., Ste. 750
Houston, TX 77057-2631
Off: (713) 468-8880
Fax: (713) 468-8883

Education

• J.D. 1994, Santa Clara University Law School
• B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1983 with high honors, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Professional Experience

• Trop, Pruner, Hu & Miles, P.C., Houston, Texas.  Shareholder attorney.  Intellectual property law practice with a focus on helping clients with technology licensing agreements and obtaining patent and trademark protection. Significant patent prosecution experience in the fields of computer systems, storage systems, software, communications technology including network software and hardware and semiconductor devices. Other areas include opinion work, including patent validity and infringement opinions and trademark opinions.
• Ivita Corporation, Houston, Texas.  General Counsel.
• Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, Texas.  Division and Patent Counsel for the Server and Storage Divisions.
• Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, California.  Patent Attorney.
• Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, California.  Engineering Manager.

Miscellaneous Information

• Admitted to the Texas Bar, California Bar (inactive), Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Court of Appeals for the 9^th Circuit, Federal District Court for the Northern District of California.