Mr. Hopkins has been practicing intellectual property law for over 15 years with a focus on patent prosecution in a broad range of technologies. He has written and prosecuted applications directed to: computer hardware systems and architecture, sonar transducers, semiconductor processing, software, database networking, memory storage systems, business process modeling, financial transaction technology, digital signal/image processing, broadband, WiFi, 4G/LTE, wireless systems, cellular phone technology, medical devices, audio speaker systems and motorcycle engine technology and food processing systems.

Prior to becoming a patent agent, Mr. Hopkins worked for NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).