About Us

Our Team

YHC Intellectual Property combines technical depth, global business understanding, and practical experience to help inventors and companies build IP portfolios that expand competitive advantage and support long-term growth.

Our team brings together engineering insight, legal training, and hands-on business expertise. Below are the professionals who support our clients across the full lifecycle of innovation, strategy, IP protection.

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Based in the United Kingdom, advising inventors and companies worldwide on moat-widening™ IP strategy.

Yau H. Chan

Founder · Intellectual Property Specialist

Yau H. Chan is the founder of YHC Intellectual Property and an intellectual property specialist who helps high-achieving STEM professionals and technology companies secure critical patent protection. He focuses on translating complex technical accomplishments into clear, persuasive patent filings and strategically aligned IP portfolios.

In addition to traditional engineering technologies, Yau has substantial experience guiding fintech and other software-related inventions through the USPTO’s §101 subject-matter eligibility framework. He is skilled in developing application narratives that withstand Alice/Mayo scrutiny while preserving claim scope. His approach balances legal strategy with practical, commercially grounded insight for fintech/software clients who often face heightened eligibility challenges.

Based in the United Kingdom, Yau works with clients across the United States, Europe, and Asia. He had prepared and prosecuted patent applications and had represented clients in patent prosecution matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). He also coordinates patent prosecution strategies worldwide, including in Mexico, Canada, the European Union, China, and other key markets.

Business & international background

As a business owner with over 15 years of experience in international trade, Yau understands cross-border commerce and cross-cultural communication from the inside. This commercial background allows him to view patents not just as legal documents, but as business assets that must support market entry, pricing power, and long-term competitive advantage.

Areas of experience

  • Software, AI, and algorithm-based inventions
  • Computer, electrical, and embedded systems
  • Semiconductor and power-control technologies
  • Communication and networking architectures
  • Interdisciplinary hardware–software systems

Yau is known for his ability to “speak engineer” while keeping the focus on business outcomes: building defensible, investor-ready IP portfolios that grow with the company.

Education

  • M.S., Electrical Engineering – University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • MBA – Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • B.S., Computer Engineering – University of Wisconsin–Madison

Yau is fluent in English and Chinese and regularly works with clients across North America, Europe, and Asia.

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U.S. registered patent attorney supporting clients with global patent drafting and prosecution.

Jason Harrison

Registered Patent Attorney · U.S. Patent Prosecution Counsel

Jason Harrison is a registered U.S. patent attorney with a strong technical foundation in biomedical and electrical engineering. His practice spans a wide range of technologies, including medical devices, telecommunications, blockchain systems, software, and advanced sensor technologies.

Jason has extensive experience drafting and prosecuting U.S. and international patent applications for clients ranging from early-stage startups to multinational technology companies. His work includes developing claim strategies, preparing responses to U.S. and foreign Office Actions, managing PCT filings, and advising on portfolio development and protection strategies.

Areas of experience

  • Biomedical and medical-device technology
  • Communications and network systems
  • Software, blockchain, and distributed systems
  • Electrical and sensor technologies

Jason helps clients build, protect, and monetize innovation through thoughtful patent drafting, global filing strategy, and enforcement-oriented claim design.

Admissions

  • United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
  • State Bar of Pennsylvania

Education

  • Juris Doctor, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, 2020
  • Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Washington University McKelvey School of Engineering, 2020
  • Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami, 2015

How to Work With Us

We welcome inventors, founders, and technology companies who are looking to protect innovation and build strong, defensible IP portfolios. Getting started is simple:

Contact Us

If you would like to discuss direclty with us to see if we are a good fit, you can book a short consultation using the link below:

Schedule a 15-Minute Introductory Call

If you prefer, you may also email us directly with a brief description of your invention or matter, and we will guide you through the next steps.