I am a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and am admitted to practice law in the state of California. I specialize in advising corporations and universities in obtaining patent protection for their biotech, chemical, pharmaceutical, and medical device inventions. Having over ten years of experience in preparing and prosecuting U.S. and foreign patent applications, I regularly advise clients on their patent portfolios and patent strategies. In addition, I also counsel clients on various business and licensing transactions by conducting intellectual property due diligence investigations, as well as by authoring opinion letters regarding patent invalidity and non-infringement.

I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Rowan University, and my Ph.D. in synthetic organic chemistry from the University of Delaware. After doing post-doctoral studies in synthetic organic and medicinal chemistry at the University of South Carolina and The Upjohn Company, I worked as a medicinal chemist at several San Diego biotech companies before going into law. I received my J.D. from the University of San Diego School Of Law in May of 2002. While in law school, I worked as a patent agent at Isis Pharmaceuticals and Heller Ehrman LLP. After graduating from law school, I worked as Corporate Counsel at Pfizer Inc., as an Associate at Townsend, Townsend and Crew LLP, and was Of Counsel at DLA Piper LLP before joining Tech Law LLP.

In addition to my admission to the USPTO and California bars, I’m also a long-standing member of the American Chemical Society, American Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association, and the Licensing Executives Society.

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