Yusuf Hasan has approximately 10 years of experience in U.S. and international patent prosecution, patent portfolio management, and intellectual property strategy. He has advised clients ranging from Fortune 50 corporations to startups, including in relation to complex machinery, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), and other technologies.
Yusuf frequently counsels clients on patentability and infringement opinions, freedom-to-operate analyses, and trademark prosecution. He began his career as a test and validation systems engineer, working for a decade in the aerospace and automotive industries. That experience informs his counsel today as he helps clients understand the various avenues available to build and protect their IP portfolio within their schedule, scope, and cost targets.
He also has broader experience in international trade compliance. In a prior role, he partnered with business leaders, engineers, and supply chain teams to mitigate compliance risk while enabling research and development (R&D) advancement for defense and commercial propulsion system technology.
Yusuf received his law degree from the University of Connecticut and his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Kettering University.