Aaron Gin, Ph.D.<\/a> Velzen earned a master\u2019s degree in electrical and computer engineering from Purdue University. He conducted graduate research in electromagnetics, optics, and nanophotonics before joining MBHB. Gin, who holds a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Northwestern University, was a senior member of the technical staff performing research at the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies and Sandia National Laboratories before becoming an attorney.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019ve been on the inventor\u2019s side of a patent application, so I understand how often an invention\u2019s value is revealed in the nuanced details of how a material is developed or a device is built,\u201d Gin said. \u201cBecause the fields in this practice group share so much underlying technology, having a multidisciplinary team can help clients see where their innovations fit in the larger ecosystem and build intellectual property portfolios that protect them.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Quantum, Optics, and Semiconductor Practice Group strengthens MBHB\u2019s 30-year legacy of supporting innovation in cutting-edge industries. With dedicated teams spanning artificial intelligence, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, software and computing, and more, MBHB\u2019s attorneys and patent agents help shape the IP strategies of companies and research institutions at the forefront of innovation.<\/p>\n
Further, MBHB is based in Chicago, a growing hub for quantum innovation. The city is home to the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park. The state of Illinois has committed $500 million over five years to the campus, where PsiQuantum is the anchor tenant and IBM and other companies are joining.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a proud Chicago firm, we are excited to see how the city is supporting quantum innovation,\u201d Velzen said. \u201cWe are well-positioned to support clients that are part of the growing quantum industry in the city as well as clients in the quantum, optics, and semiconductor industries across the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Insider Brief McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP (MBHB) has launched a Quantum, Optics, and Semiconductors Practice Group…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":661630,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[114,85,46,297897,1423,21901,10183],"class_list":["post-661629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-mcdonnell-boehnen-hulbert-berghoff","tag-quantum-computing","tag-quantum-optics","tag-semiconductor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=661629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/661630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=661629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=661629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=661629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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