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Richard Hsu
Partner
Townsend & Townsend & Crew LLP
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Richard Hsu is Chair of Townsend's Technology Licensing Practice Group, which advises
companies on licensing transactions and associated intellectual property issues.
He has
extensive experience in licensing, development, acquisitions, service, purchase and other
partnering agreements for a variety of industries, including semiconductors, life sciences,
medical devices, hardware, software, nanotechnology, entertainment, multimedia and
telecommunications.
In addition to structuring and negotiating technology transactions, Mr. Hsu is also Co-Chair of
Townsend's Open Source Practice Group, which provides strategic advice and advises clients
on innovative open source business strategies.
Mr. Hsu has expertise in intellectual property
asset management and Sarbanes Oxley compliance, having assisted numerous clients to
develop and implement strategies to acquire, protect, enforce and commercialize various forms
of intellectual property.
Prior to joining Townsend, Mr. Hsu was a Senior Attorney at Venture Law Group, where he
represented over 100 venture backed startup technology companies.
Mr. Hsu was also former
general counsel at Cyrano Sciences, Inc. (acquired by Smiths Detection), a venture-backed
company founded by Caltech Nobel Laureate Robert H. Grubbs, where his pivotal management
role was featured on television station KWHY and in the Los Angeles Daily Journal (March
1998).
A frequent lecturer on licensing and intellectual property issues, Mr. Hsu has published a book
on patents (Fairmont Press 1997) and written articles for the San Francisco Daily Journal, New
York Times, Communications of the ACM and the Los Angeles Business Journal.
He has also
been quoted in numerous publications, including the Caltech News, Corporate Counsel and
the Los Angeles Times.
Mr. Hsu is a graduate of Columbia University School of Law, J.D., and California Institute of
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Richard Hsu, Partner, Townsend & Townsend & Crew LLP, Palo Alto, CA