Andrew R. Basile, Jr.

Silicon Valley Office

228 Hamilton Ave.,

Suite 300

Palo Alto, CA 94301

Michigan Office

3001 W. Big Beaver Road

Suite 624

Troy, MI 48084

650-798-5165 P

650-798-5001 F

abasile@youngbasile.com

Andrew R. Basile, Jr.

Andrew Basile is a shareholder in the firm's Palo Alto office. Prior to joining Young Basile, Mr. Basile was a partner in the Bay Area offices of Cooley Godward, where he managed the 18-attorney information technology practice in that firm's San Francisco office.

Practice Summary:

Mr. Basile concentrates his practice on intellectual property and technology transactions relating to software, hardware, electronics, semiconductors, nanotechnology and the Internet.

He handles a wide variety of technology-related commercial transactions including strategic alliances and joint ventures, inbound and outbound licensing of software, hardware and other technology, IT procurement and outsourcing, distribution agreements, and development and systems integration projects. An experienced patent attorney, he also advises clients with respect to the prosecution, acquisition, disposition and commercialization of all forms of intellectual property.

Technical Experience:

Software, hardware, electronics, semiconductors, MEMS, nanotechnology, communications equipment and the Internet.

Representative Clients:

Mr. Basile has worked with hundreds of clients, ranging in size from start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations. These have included the US Postal Service, which he provided strategic IP advice in connection with the adoption of Internet postage, major enterprise software vendors, an automobile manufacturer, a leading computer manufacturer and a television network.

He has also worked with numerous start-ups, helping them establish partnerships and distribution channels, tune business models, raise capital and bring products to market.

Publications:

Mr. Basile speaks and writes frequently in the areas of intellectual property and technology transactions. He is a contributing author to the books Online Law (Addison Wesley, 1996), Mass Market Software License Agreements (Software Publishers Association, 1996) and Internet Law for the Business Lawyer (American Bar Association, 2001).

Professional Activities:

Mr. Basile is a member of the State Bar of California and the American Bar Association. He is a past officer and board member of the San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association.

Honors/Distinctions:

Mr. Basile maintains an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He is listed the International Who's Who of e-Commerce Lawyers (Law Business Research, 2001).

Education:

• University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1989 cum laude
• Princeton University, B.S. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1986

Admitted to Practice:

• State of Illinois, 1989
• State of California, 2000
• State of Michigan 2005
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1992