PATENT PROSECUTION - Key Persons
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- of Counsel
- of Counsel / Boston
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- Managing Partner
- Member of the Management Committee
- Partner
- Managing Partner of Finnegan
Anand Sharma, managing partner of Finnegan, tries cases before judges and juries across the country, and manages patent portfolios for several multi-billion dollar companies. A former NASA software engineer, Anand comfortably handles complex technologies, including data storage and software solutions, telecom, medical devices, automotive systems, polymer films, industrial manufacturing, and consumer appliances and electronics.
Anand leads teams of Finnegan attorneys in litigation and strategic patent planning. He works in all areas of patent law, from litigation in U.S. district courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to strategic client counseling at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Whether managing patent litigations or patent portfolios, Anand develops client-specific strategies and leads experienced teams to implement them. He is a first-chair litigator, with experience in jury and bench trials. He has examined dozens of witnesses at trial, argued key motions, and successfully led clients through complex settlement negotiations and numerous mediations.
Beyond his litigation practice, Anand has drafted patentability, validity, and infringement opinions, as well as patent applications. In addition, he counsels clients on strategic patent planning in areas such as patent procurement, post-grant proceedings, interferences, licensing, and pre-enforcement considerations.
A frequent lecturer on patent-related matters, Anand speaks at conferences sponsored by various industry and legal associations, including the National Bar Association, the Confederation of Indian Industry, and the National Association of Software and Service Companies. As an adjunct professor at Howard University, he taught patent law at the College of Engineering and the Law School.
Anand has held several leadership and management roles at the firm. He served as Finnegan's first chair of its diversity and inclusion committee, and as leader of the mechanical practice group. He was a member of the management committee, and co-leads the firm's India practice.
Prior to entering the legal profession, Anand worked as a spacecraft and software engineer at National Aeronautics and Space Administration "NASA" Goddard Space Flight Center.
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- Associate / Washington, D.C.
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- Partner
- Partner / Palo Alto, CA
Arpita Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., focuses on patent litigation, post-grant proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and client counseling. With an undergraduate degree in electronics engineering and a doctorate in biomedical engineering, Arpita brings diverse technical expertise to her practice. She routinely draws on her technical versatility and broad base of patent law experience to advise clients in different technology areas, including medical devices, diagnostics, and electrical and mechanical technologies. She has been recognized as a WIPR Influential Women in IP Trailblazer.
Arpita's patent litigation practice spans all phases in the lifecycle of district court and International Trade Commission (ITC) litigation, from pre-suit due diligence through trial and appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Her experience includes arguing claim construction and dispositive motions and holding stand-up roles in jury and ITC trials, including direct and cross-examination of fact and expert witnesses. In her patent office practice, Arpita represents petitioners and patent owners in all phases of post-grant proceedings, including oral arguments in inter partes review (IPR) and post grant review (PGR) proceedings and resulting appeals. Her counseling practice includes providing strategic advice through opinions of counsel, patent portfolio development and management, due diligence investigations, and freedom-to-operate analyses.
Arpita's Ph.D. dissertation work focused on developing microfluidic "lab-on-a-chip" technologies for point-of-care immunoassays and molecular diagnostics. While completing her master's program, Arpita studied protein adsorption behavior in microfluidic channels and analyzed surface modification conditions that resist biofouling of MEMS (micro-electromechanical system) devices. In addition to her field of research, Arpita gained technical experience in image processing, orthopedics, microfabrication, and biomaterials during her graduate studies. During her undergraduate studies in electrical engineering, Arpita also gained experience in a wide range of electrical technologies, including telecommunication devices, control systems, circuit design, computer architecture, semiconductors, and robotics.
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- Associate
- Associate / Washington, D.C.
Brandon Andersen focuses on patent prosecution and litigation, including inter partes reviews before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in the areas of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, automotive technology, clean energy, and medical devices. He has technical experience as a nuclear plant engineer, designing systems and training operators for the U.S. Navy's nuclear submarine program. Brandon also has research experience in both biomedical devices and combustion engineering.
Brandon has experience prosecuting patents before the USPTO for inventions in the automotive, pharmaceutical, and renewable energy technology areas. In addition, he has provided validity and freedom-to-operate opinions in the areas of pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
Brandon has litigation experience in pre-trial work such as claim analysis, prior art searches, discovery, and motions practice. He excels at providing thorough legal research and clear analysis. In inter partes review proceedings before the PTAB, Brandon has written pleadings and worked with experts to prepare supporting declarations. He also has experience preparing both appeal and amicus curie briefs for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
After earning his master's degree in chemical engineering, Brandon spent three years supporting the U.S. Navy's nuclear submarine program as a nuclear plant engineer. He provided both classroom and hands-on training to naval officers and enlisted personnel, and he led a watchteam dedicated to the operation and maintenance of a nuclear power plant. As a trainer, Brandon developed an ability to clearly teach engineering principals to those without a scientific background. Brandon also worked as a system design engineer, responsible for designing and preparing the operations manual for a key safety system connected to the nuclear reactor.
Brandon has also conducted research in the biomedical and combustion engineering fields. For his master's thesis, he created a multi-processor, three-dimensional predictive computer model of blood thrombosis and embolization in cardiovascular devices based on chemical kinetics, transport phenomena, and computational fluid dynamics. Brandon also performed research in a combustion lab, performing experiments and building computational models to improve the predictability of flame spread in forest fires.
Pro bono work is an important part of Brandon's practice, through which he enjoys working on behalf of military veterans and asylum applicants. He has written winning arguments before both the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Brandon has also appeared on behalf of asylum applicants in immigration court.
Cecilia Sanabria focuses her practice on complex patent litigation and client counseling in the mechanical, industrial, and electrical fields. She represents clients before U.S. district courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). Cecilia has been selected as a DC Rising Star by the National Law Journal, recognized as a They've Got Next: The 40 Under 40 honoree by Bloomberg Law, as a HNBA Top Lawyer under 40 by the Hispanic National Bar Association, as a Rising Star by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA), and by World Intellectual Property Review as one of the "Influential Women in IP."
Cecilia's litigation experience spans the pre-trial, discovery, trial, and post-trial phases of litigation, and includes arguing motions in open court and examining witnesses in jury trials and hearings before the ITC. She manages fact discovery, drafts motions and legal briefs, and works with fact and expert witnesses. Cecilia also works with various aspects of patent prosecution and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) proceedings, including inter partes reviews (IPRs). She also has experience in drafting licensing and settlement agreements.
In addition to her litigation and counseling practice, Cecilia devotes a portion of her time to pro bono matters. She worked on landlord-tenant and social security disability disputes, representing Spanish-speaking clients, through the firms work with the D.C. Bar, and has represented criminal defendants in the Supreme Court of Virginia.
While obtaining her engineering degree, Cecilia worked for General Electric and was involved in engineering design in the area of aircraft engines as well as technical sales of medical systems.
Cecilia is currently the partner-in-charge of Finnegan's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts and previously served as co-lead of Finnegan FORWARD (Focused on Raising Women's Advancement, Representation, and Development), the firm's women's business initiative.
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- Partner
- Managing Partner of Finnegan 's Seoul
Charles Suh is the managing partner of Finnegan's Seoul office. He practices both utility and design patent litigation before U.S. district courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). Charles has served as lead counsel and participates in every aspect of district court and ITC litigation, and in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Charles's experience includes formulating litigation and pre-litigation strategy, oral arguments, taking witness testimony at trial, taking and defending depositions, briefing, and day-to-day case management. As a fluent Korean speaker, Charles focuses on IP matters involving Korean companies and is experienced in Korea-specific litigation tasks, including managing discovery of evidentiary material written in Korean and preparation of Korean-speaking witnesses for deposition and trial.
In addition, Charles has significant experience in patent portfolio management, preparing patentability, validity, and infringement opinions, and preparing and prosecuting patent applications directed to technical areas, including semiconductor fabrication/packaging, electronics, computer hardware/software, and military tactical systems. Charles was recognized as a top IP strategist in Intellectual Asset Management's Strategy 300. Additionally, he has been recognized by Managing Intellectual Property as an "IP Star" in South Korea.
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- Associate
- Associate / Reston, VA
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- Partner / Washington, D.C.
Chris Blackford is a registered patent attorney with more than 15 years of experience practicing all areas of patent law, with particular emphasis on litigation. He also assists with due diligence, licensing, opinion and prosecution matters. Chris represents clients across a wide range of technical subjects, including software, medical devices, cybersecurity, UAVs, smartphones, video processing, telecommunications, two-way radios, user interfaces, computer architecture, power management, semiconductors, and various Internet-related technologies.
Chris has led litigation teams in multiple forums, appearing before U.S. district courts, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Representing both patent owners and accused infringers, he has litigated numerous cases from conception through trial. Chris regularly balances parallel Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and district court proceedings, advising clients on strategic implications and strategies. He also conducts IP due diligence and portfolio and landscape analysis, and consults on licensing matters.
Cory Bell focuses on post-grant practice, patent prosecution management, client counseling, and litigation with an emphasis on computer and electronic technologies. He works with emerging and high-technology companies in various electrical sciences, including computer hardware and architecture, software, robotics, graphical user interfaces, communication networks, and content management systems.
Since working on the first ever post-grant review (PGR) of a covered business method (CBM) patent, Cory has represented patent owners and petitioners in over 200 post-grant review (PGR) and inter partes review (IPR) trials before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and in related matters before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit. He co-authored the American Bar Association's The Practitioner's Guide to Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and teaches a course he created on post-grant practice at the Suffolk University Law School.
Cory helps clients with various budgets and desired outcomes (e.g., portfolio or company sale, licensing, defensive posturing) to develop patent prosecution strategies and maximize their return on investments in research and development. A former patent examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), he has more than ten years of patent experience and has evaluated thousands of patents and patent applications for licensing, monetization, or sale; assisted in prosecuting hundreds of patent applications; managed patent portfolios; developed invention harvesting programs; conducted patent landscaping and competitor analysis; and filed patent reexamination, PGR, and inter partes review (IPR) requests.
Cory's litigation experience includes matters before U.S. district courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). He has prepared non-infringement and invalidity contentions; managed fact discovery; worked with fact and expert witnesses to prepare declarations and expert reports; drafted claim construction and summary judgment briefs; and prepared presentations for technical tutorials and claim construction hearings.
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- Associate
- Associate / Washington, D.C.
Courtney Bolin has a diverse patent practice that includes client counseling, IP transactions and licensing, patent prosecution, patent litigation, and post-grant proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). She works with a variety of technologies, including consumer products, textiles, aerospace materials, medical devices, and mechanical and electrical systems.
Prior to joining Finnegan, Courtney worked in the textile industry for over eight years. During this time, she held a wide variety of roles, including researching and developing aerospace textiles, performing textile conservation for museums, and designing woven performance fabrics. Courtney's master's thesis focused on ultraviolet (UV) protective covering of high performance braids for aerospace applications.
In law school, Courtney was president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Carolina Intellectual Property Law Association. Courtney also wrote for the university's Journal of Law and Technology.
In addition to her patent practice, Courtney devotes a portion of her time to pro bono matters. She has most recently worked on landlord-tenant disputes. Courtney has been recognized on the Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll.
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- Partner
- Partner / Washington, D.C.
- Practice Head
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Member of the Administrative Leadership Team
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- General Counsel
- General Counsel / Washington, D.C.
- General Counsel at Finnegan
Diana is a lecturer in law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she teaches a course on Professional Responsibility.
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- Member of the Management Committee
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- Member of the Administrative Leadership Team
- Chief Practice Support Officer
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Elliot Cook, managing partner of the firm's Reston office, maintains a diverse intellectual property practice, including patent litigation, post-grant patent challenges, strategic patent prosecution and portfolio development, and patent monetization.
Elliot devotes a significant amount of his practice to helping clients strategically develop patent portfolios that effectively block competitors and build corporate value. He works closely with clients to ensure that their patents align with and advance their business goals, thereby optimizing value and minimizing cost.
Based on his involvement in more than 25 patent litigations, Elliot has significant experience both defending against and asserting patent rights. His litigation experience ranges from early dispositive motions through trying a case before a jury, including both written and oral advocacy.
Elliot's practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) includes post-grant proceedings and patent prosecution. He has worked on more than 40 inter partes review (IPR) matters, representing both petitioners and patent owners, as well as several ex parte and inter partes reexamination matters. He represented the petitioner in an IPR, securing institution of trial based on all 20 claims of challenged patent and final written decision finding all 20 claims unpatentable. He maintains an active patent prosecution practice, securing patent rights for both startups and established market leaders. Elliot has assisted clients with patent licensing, patent monetization strategy, and patent sales ranging in value from approximately $20 million to more than $1 billion.
Eric Raciti, managing partner of the firm's Boston office, has more than 20 years of experience advising companies as a trusted advisor on intellectual property matters. He received his formational training in industrial systems engineering, learning the importance of a multidisciplinary approach that includes a marriage of technology and business processes. His training and experience taught him the value of communicating clearly with management, legal, financial, and technical professionals.
Eric's extensive background in IP law includes patent portfolio development, intellectual property enforcement, technology counseling, strategic commercialization strategies, corporate IP policy, technology acquisitions, risk mitigation and due diligence for fund-raising and investment rounds. Based in Boston, his experience with large corporate environments as well as conception-stage startups has given him broad perspective over a range of intellectual property issues, and allows him to find pragmatic and creative solutions to complex problems, as well as the efficient realization of client goals.
A frequent speaker on intellectual property matters, Eric has delivered dozens of seminars across North America and Europe on a wide range of topics to audiences of lawyers, business managers and engineers.
As a young lawyer before joining Finnegan, Eric worked at prominent Boston general practice firms, learning the role of intellectual property in a general corporate practice, focusing on licensing, transactions, and mergers and acquisitions. Earlier in his career, Eric worked as a patent examiner for five years at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and later, after earning his masters of laws degree, for the commissioner of patents in the Office of Legislative and International Affairs. Eric serves as an adjunct professor at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, where he teaches a course on technology licensing.
Eric was selected as one of the Top 100 Clean Technology and Renewable Energy Attorneys by LMG Clean Technology and Renewable Energy.
Eric Raciti Appointed to Managing Partner of Finnegan's Boston Office Eric Raciti Appointed to Managing Partner of Finnegan's Boston Office
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- Leader
- Partner
- Finnegan Partner
- Partner / Reston, VA
Erika Harmon Arner, leader of the firm's electrical and computer technology practice group, is a nationally recognized leader in trial practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and related appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She consistently ranks as one of the top three female attorneys appearing in PTAB trials and was named a PTAB Litigator of the Year by Managing Intellectual Property. She has argued and won a number of landmark cases at the PTAB and Federal Circuit for both patent challengers and patent owners.
Erika's practice focuses on patent office trials, client counseling, and litigation, with an emphasis on electronic technology and computer software. She has represented patent owners and petitioners in nearly 200 PTAB trials, most as lead counsel. Erika has also argued and won appeals from PTAB trials to the Federal Circuit, many of which involve issues of first impression. She has also successfully defended district court decisions on appeal at the Federal Circuit.
In addition to her extensive experience in patent office and appellate practice, Erika is a well-known authority in the area of patent-eligibility jurisprudence. Since representing the petitioners before the U.S. Supreme Court in Bilski v. Kappos, she has handled dozens of cases involving issues related to patentable subject matter before the Federal Circuit, U.S. district courts, and PTAB. Erika also advises clients on patent strategy and portfolio management.
Erika is a leader in the IP bar and a champion for women in IP. She co-founded the Washington, DC chapter of Women in IP Network (WIN) and serves in leadership roles on the women's committees of the Intellectual Property Owner's Association (IPO) and the PTAB Bar Association. She is a frequent author and lecturer on computer-related patents, patent strategy, and PTAB practice and co-edits The Practitioners Guide to Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, published by the American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law.
Over her career, Erika has been recognized for her post-grant and patent litigation practices. The Legal 500 U.S. named her one of the leading lawyers in post-grant proceedings and inducted her into the patent prosecution Hall of Fame. She has also been recognized by Intellectual Asset Management and Managing IP. For the past several years, she has been named by Managing IP as one of the "Top 250 Women in IP."
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- Member of the Management Committee
- Partner
Erin Sommers, Ph.D., helps clients protect their valuable IP rights at every stage, from strategic counseling and procuring patents before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to representing clients in contentious proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and U.S. federal courts.
Erin focuses her practice on Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) litigation, post-grant proceedings, and counseling, primarily in the chemical and pharmaceutical areas. Her litigation experience ranges from pre-litigation analyses through trial at the district court and on to appeals before the Federal Circuit. Erin also routinely represents both patentees and petitioners in post-grant proceedings before the PTAB. In her prosecution practice, she assists clients with global management of their patent portfolios and has successfully argued on their behalf before the PTAB in ex parte appeals.
Before joining Finnegan, Erin studied organic chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania, where she developed organic synthetic methods for preparing substituted alkenes and allenes. Her background includes research in the areas of catalysis, organo-metallic synthesis, biochemistry, and cellular and molecular physiology.
Erin is a member of the firm's management committee.
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- Member of the Administrative Leadership Team
- Partner
- Finnegan Partner
- Partner and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Esther Lim is a partner with twenty-five years of experience in patent litigation, portfolio management, licensing, and counseling. She has litigated extensively before federal district courts, the ITC, and the Federal Circuit. Esther is also the firm's Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, and oversees the firm's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies, initiatives, and goals. Esther served as the founding managing partner of Finnegan's Shanghai office. She is also a past president of the D.C. Bar with 110,000 members.
Over two decades of diverse professional endeavors and community activism have given Esther a rare combination of IP insight, DEI experience, and proven leadership, both domestically and internationally.
Rooted in her values of equity and diversity, Esther has advocated for DEI in the legal profession through active bar leadership, community outreach, and pro bono work. She has advanced diversity-focused initiatives and programs while serving in leadership positions for many associations, including the D.C. Bar, American Bar Association (ABA), Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of DC (APABA DC), and National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA).
Teaching as an adjunct professor at Howard University School of Law since 2003, she chairs its annual Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice (IIPSJ) conference, which is nearing its 20th anniversary. She has handled pro bono cases to assist individuals and families in need with safe housing, domestic relations, veteran's benefits, and access to special education. She also volunteers at walk-in legal clinics to assist low-income residents of the District of Columbia.
Esther frequently writes and lectures internationally on issues relating to procurement and enforcement of U.S. intellectual property rights. For ten years, she served as editor-in-chief of the firm's Last Month at the Federal Circuit newsletter. She now serves as an advisor and contributor for Finnegan's Federal Circuit IP blog. Esther served at the Federal Circuit as a law clerk to the Honorable Randall R. Rader.
Esther has received recognitions from Chambers Global and was recognized as a leader in the field of intellectual property law by Chambers Asia. She was recognized as one of the Top 250 Women in IP Law by Managing Intellectual Property. Esther received the IP and Social Justice Award from Howard University School of Law in recognition of her contributions in promoting diversity in the legal profession and mentoring students of color.
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- Six Attorneys to Partner Finnegan Elevates Six Attorneys to Partner
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- Partner As First Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Finnegan Taps DC Partner As First Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
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- Partner
- Counsellor
- Managing Partner of Finnegan 's Taipei
Gary Ma, managing partner of Finnegan's Taipei office, specializes in finding ways to solve clients' intellectual property problems in the most effective and cost-efficient manner possible. Named by Intellectual Asset Management as a leader in litigation and transactions in Taiwan, as well as a top IP strategist, he works with well-known, multi-national corporations and small, startup companies alike.
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- Chief Information Security Officer
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- Partner
- Partner / Washington, D.C.
James Barney focuses on patent litigation and appeals. He has served as lead counsel in numerous litigation and appellate matters in a variety of technologies, including the automotive, medical, chemical, consumer electronics, financial, and amusement fields. In 2017, James was selected as an Intellectual Property MVP of the Year by Law360.
James has broad experience in all aspects of patent litigation, including drafting and arguing claim-construction and summary-judgment motions, examining and cross-examining fact and expert witnesses at trial, and managing day-to-day litigation activities. He has tried cases before juries, judges, and arbitrators and has been involved in numerous private mediation and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceedings. He has also tried several cases before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
In addition to his litigation practice, James advises clients on a wide variety of patent matters, including licensing and patent procurement strategies. He writes opinions of counsel and assists clients in settling disputes without litigation. He previously served as a member of the firm's management committee and as leader of the appellate section for a four-year term.
James is a frequent lecturer in the United States and abroad. He is currently on the faculty of the Advanced Federal Circuit course for Patent Resources Group, and he is the author of the Appeals chapter of the PLI Patent Litigation treatise.
James devotes a portion of his time to pro bono matters. He has worked extensively with military veterans and has argued numerous veterans' appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has been recognized on the Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll.
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- Chief Information Officer
- Member of the Administrative Leadership Team
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- Associate / London
Victoria Barker is a Chartered UK and European patent attorney with experience in all areas of patent portfolio management from drafting and filing applications to prosecution strategy and beyond to EPO opposition and appeal procedures. Victoria's experience spans a broad range of chemical technologies and key jurisdictions including China, Japan, and Korea.
With experience handling patent portfolios for a broad range of clients from SME's and universities to large multinationals, Victoria is skilled at providing customized advice to meet clients' varying commercial needs. She is well-versed in a wide variety of chemical technologies including pharmaceutical products, agrochemicals, nutraceuticals, CFC replacements, fibers, and catalysis. Having worked on numerous global patent families she is well-practised in both developing and implementing a worldwide prosecution strategy that meets the requirements of local patent offices and the needs of clients.
Victoria is passionate about diversity in the profession and to this end has hosted events in collaboration with IP inclusive and ChIPs to support women in the workplace.
Before joining the patent profession, Victoria completed a DPhil at the University of Oxford in the area of carbohydrate chemistry and diabetes research, with the publication of 30 research papers. She subsequently worked as a post-doctoral researcher at Imperial College London, focussing on neglected tropical diseases.
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- Chief Operating Officer
- Member of the Administrative Leadership Team
- Member of the Management Committee
- Ex Officio
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- Student Associate / Boston
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- Associate / Palo Alto, CA
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- Associate / Washington, D.C.
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Defeated class certification in false advertising case involving the advertisement of sports equipment. Plaintiff withdrew the case before trial.
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- Member of the Administrative Leadership Team
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- Member of the Administrative Leadership Team
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- Chief Legal Talent Officer
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- of Counsel / Washington, D.C.
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Yi Yang focuses on drafting and prosecuting utility and design patent applications in the mechanical fields. Her practice includes responding to U.S. and foreign Office Action communications, and providing invalidity and freedom-to-operate opinions.
Prior to joining Finnegan, Yi worked as a patent consultant at an intellectual property search firm, conducting prior art and freedom-to-operate searches as well as patent landscape analyses. As a consultant, she developed technical experience related to mechanical technologies, including robotics, manufacturing, automotive, food and beverage, sports and fitness equipment, household appliances, and medical devices. Yi also applied her technical searching capabilities within Asian jurisdictions to electrical and computer systems.
Yi worked in the automotive industry, both at Ftech R&D and Seymour Tubing. She led the design and validation processes for suspension arms and subframes of passenger vehicles.