Noel Gillespie is a Shareholder in the Firm's San Diego office and a member of the Intellectual Property practice group and Chair of Medical Technology Practice Group. Mr. Gillespie advises start up and emerging growth clients on strategic patent portfolio development and implementation to protect their technology and achieve their business objectives, the most important objectives being market share and premium pricing. He has extensive experience working with digital health, health information technology, and medical devices companies; telecommunications companies, especially wireless telecommunications companies; semiconductor; and software and Internet companies. His approach to patent portfolio development helps his clients ensure their patents guard these important objectives, even on a budget. Mr. Gillespie worked as an electrical engineer for many years, leading teams in the development of man-worn free space optical communication systems and early CDMA cellphones.

Education

• University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., cum laude
• San Diego State University, B.S. in Electrical Engineering

• Best Lawyers, Patent Law and Trademark Law, 2025-Present
• Patent 1000, IAM, 2023-2025
• IP leader, WIPR, 2023-2024
• Leader of Influence in Life Sciences, San Diego Business Journal, 2024
• Top Attorneys, IP Transactional, The Daily Transcript, 2009-2010

• Noel Gillespie, Presenter at the San Diego Angel Conference Event
• Noel Gillespie, Speaker for the Intellectual Property & Patents Physician Workshop
• Noel Gillespie, Co-presenter at the International Health Association 2023 International Summit
• Noel Gillespie, Presenter at the Aquillius Medical Devices & Diagnostics Symposium
• Noel Gillespie, Co-presenter International Health Association 2023 International Summit