Usman’s practice focuses on patent prosecution of electrical, computer, and software-related inventions. He also provides litigation support for non-infringement and validity opinions of third-party patents.
He has a rich and broad practical background in technologies such as: telecommunications, semiconductors, thermal sensors, high speed I/Os, PLLs, DLLs, amplifiers, platform design, Verilog based design validation, CAD tool design, wireless, antennas, microwave circuits, and software design including object-oriented programming.
Usman is active in the local community. He co-founded a safety-net non-profit clinic in SW Portland called South West Community Health Center. The Center provides health care services to uninsured and underinsured clients. Usman is also active in the local legal community. He served as the President for the Oregon Patent Law Association (OPLA) and chaired a 3-day CLE conference at Salishan Resort in Oregon.
