Bryan Hanks is a registered patent attorney focused on helping high-tech companies acquire and increase the value of intellectual assets through patent procurement and licensing. Mr. Hanks also regularly advises clients on copyright and other intellectual property issues.

Mr. Hanks has prepared and prosecuted hundreds of domestic and foreign patents, primarily in the electrical and computer engineering fields. Mr. Hanks' experience involves a wide range of technologies, including semiconductor devices, digital signal processing devices, computer software applications, network devices, and consumer products.

Prior to joining ALG, Mr. Hanks worked for intellectual property law firms in Salt Lake City, UT, Sandy, UT, Austin, TX, and Portland, OR. Before beginning his career in law, Mr. Hanks spent time working for Hewlett Packard's VLSI lab in Fort Collins, CO and for Teledyne Brown Engineering at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

Mr. Hanks was recently named one of America's Top Patent Prosecutors by Patent Research Review, a peer-reviewed publication.