PPG is delighted to announce that Austin Yongye, Ph.D., has been promoted to Partner, effective January 1, 2025. Austin has over a decade of experience advising clients on protecting their chemistry related innovations.

“Austin has been a valuable member of PPG for over 10 years, sharing his chemistry expertise and experience to help our clients protect their IP,” said Eli Monheit, the firm’s Chief Operating Officer. “Most recently, Austin has been utilizing his background in computational chemistry and integrating it with his knowledge of patent law to develop our AI-related patent practice. Please join us in congratulating Austin on this well-deserved achievement!”

Austin holds a Bachelor of Science degree with first-class honors in chemistry from The University of Buea, a Ph.D. in chemistry from The University of Georgia, and a law degree from Georgia State University.