Focus Areas
- Author, “Merck v. Integra and the Patent Infringement Safe Harbor,” Chemistry and Patent Law: U.S. Supreme Court Decisions 2000-2020, ACS Symposium Series, American Chemical Society, Richard Bone, ed., 2020
- Co-author, “Patent Marking: True AND False,” 11th Annual Silicon Valley Advanced Patent Law Institute, Advanced Patent Law Institute, 2010
- Co-author, “Recent Federal Circuit Cases on Written Description and Enablement,” Developments in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech Patent Law 2009, Practicing Law Institute, 2009
- Author, “Mediation of Patent Disputes Offers More Options Than Litigation Does,” Los Angeles Daily News, Oct. 17, 2006
- Author, “When is patent infringement not patent infringement? Merck v. Integra and the “safe harbour,” Journal of Commercial Biotechnology, 2006
- Author, “Nonobviousness and the Biotechnology Industry: A Proposal for a Doctrine of Economic Nonobviousness,” 12 Berkeley Technology Law Journal 311 (1997)
- “Inter Partes Revue” (a musical send-up of current intellectual property issues), San Francisco Bay Area Intellectual Property Inn of Court, mostly annually since 2013
- “Damages Awards – Surviving Daubert and the Federal Circuit,” moderator (with Mike Hendershot, Brian Napper, Matt Powers, and Patricia Young), Advanced Patent Law Institute, 2025
- “Want a Legal Career You Will Love? Build Your Own Book of Business. Why It’s Important and How to Do It,” panelist (with Gina Steele, Angel Lezak, and Tennille Christensen), Women’s Intellectual Property Law Association, 2025
- “Emily Post and Miss Manners Walk Into a Bar: Civility and the Practice of Law” (with Camilla Bykhovsky), Turner Boyd’s Ninth Annual California MCLE Program, 2025
- “Global Patent Remedies: Current State of Monetary Damages and Injunctive Relief,” moderator (with Kelly Hunsaker, Brett Sanford, and Kimberly Schmitt), Advanced Patent Law Institute, 2024
- “Recognizing and Reducing Implicit Bias,” Turner Boyd’s Seventh Annual California MCLE Program, 2023
- “Global Litigation Strategies and Developments,” panelist (with Alyssa Caridis and Yar Chaikovsky), Advanced Patent Law Institute, 2023
- Trial Advocacy Evidence Workshop, volunteer faculty, Stanford Law School, 2022
- “The Business of Patent Litigation: Ethical Issues in Funding, Holding Companies, and Litigation Strategies,” panelist (with Ragesh Tangri, Matt Powers, and Ed Reines), Advanced Patent Law Institute, 2021
- Trial Advocacy Depositions Workshop, volunteer faculty, Stanford Law School, 2021
- Diversity and Inclusion, moderator (with Clem Roberts, Kelvin Vivian, Nikki Vo, and Sue Wang), Advanced Patent Law Institute, 2020
- “Section 101 after MyMail & Berkheimer,” moderator (with David Donoghue and Steven Jedlinski), SAS Forum on NPE Litigation, 2019
- “Opinions and Pre Litigation Due Diligence – Effectively Considering Joint and Contributory Infringement,” panelist (with Dominick Conde, Ryan Connell, Aaron Fahrenkrog, and Adrian Looney), American Intellectual Property Law Association Mid-Winter Institute, 2019
- “Effective Mediation of Technology Litigation,” panelist (with Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen (CAND), Frank Burke, Shella Deen, Sara Petersen Graves, and John V. Picone), Santa Clara County Bar Association, 2018
- “How to Make Your Mediation Advocacy More Effective,” panelist (with Judge Laurel Beeler (CAND), Mark LeHocky, Joseph Esposito, Lisa MacVittie, Keith Harrison, and Tom Knapp), ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference, San Francisco, 2017
- “Oddball Defenses in Patent Cases (with Fabio Marino),” 17th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute: Silicon Valley, East Palo Alto, 2016
- “How Can I Be Sexist? Some of My Best Friends Are Women! Identifying and Mitigating Unconscious Bias in the Law,” TurBo CLE Day, Redwood City, 2016
- Moderator, Judges’ Panel: Judges Rebecca Pallmeyer (ILND), Richard Andrews (DED), and James Donato (CAND), 16th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute: Silicon Valley, East Palo Alto, 2015
- “Broadest Reasonable Interpretation vs. Ordinary and Customary Meaning (with Brian Clarke),” Bay Area In-house Medical Device Association, Redwood City, 2015
- “Great SCOTUS, Batman! The Term the Supreme Court Got an IP Bee in Its Bonnet,” Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, Berkeley, 2014
- “Expert Best Practices After the 2010 Amendments,” ABA CLE Workshop, Berkeley, 2014
- “Communication Across Genders,” by invitation to the legal department at Juniper Networks, 2013
- “Privilege: Don’t Believe Everything You Think,” Advanced Patent Law Institute, East Palo Alto, 2012
- Mock Hearing on Unsettled Issues of Pleading, Jurisdiction, and Venues, AIPLA, San Francisco, 2011
- Microsoft v. i4i Mock Hearing, Silicon Valley IPLA, Palo Alto, 2011
- “Hot Topics Panel – Defense 2.0: New Strategies for Reducing Patent Risk,” Santa Clara, 2011
- “False Marking: True AND False,” Advanced Patent Law Institute, East Palo Alto, 2011
- Moderator, “Women in IP: Pearls of Wisdom to Improve Negotiation Skills,” Palo Alto, 2010
- “Enablement, Written Description, and Indefiniteness – Oh, My!” Advanced Patent Law Institute, East Palo Alto, 2009
- “Developments in Section 112 Law: The Enablement and Written Description Requirements as Applied to Pharma and Biotech Patents,” Practicing Law Institute, New York (2009); San Francisco (2010)
- Moderator, “Women in IP: Communication Tips for Success,” Palo Alto, 2009
- “Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction: Case Law and Practical Application,” Advanced Patent Law Institute, Santa Clara, 2008
- “Cost Control Strategies for Patent Litigation,” Advanced Patent Law Institute, San Jose, 2007
- “Biotechnology Litigation: Tips and Strategies,” Law Seminars International, San Francisco, 2007
- “Mythical Doctrines of Patent Law,” Advanced Patent Law Institute, San Jose, 2006
- “Recent Supreme Court Cases in Patent Law,” American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, 2006
- “Claim Construction from an Appellate Perspective: How to Prepare and Conduct Markman Hearings,” Practicing Law Institute, San Francisco, 2006
- “Advising Clients on Crucial Areas Affected by Merck v. Integra,” 6th Advanced Forum on Biotech Patents, San Francisco, 2006
- “Research Tools, The Supreme Court, and the Patent Infringement ‘Safe Harbour,’” American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists National Biotechnology Conference, Boston, 2006
- “Best Practices and Winning Legal Strategies for Managing Patent Portfolios,” ReedLogic Patent Leadership Conference, 2006
- “Written Description and Section 112: Impact on Biotech Patenting,” Advanced Patent Law Institute, San Jose, 2005
- “Merck v. Integra – the Supreme Court Speaks on the 271(e)(1) ‘Safe Harbor,’ Latest Thinking on Attacking/Defending Patents in the U.S. Pharmaceutical Market,” Henry Stewart Conference Studies, San Francisco, 2005
- “Non-obviousness and the Inherency Doctrine, Current Controversies,” Stanford Center for Law and the Biosciences Biotechnology and Intellectual Property, Stanford Law School, 2005
- “Choice of Forum: Differences in How Federal Circuits Apply Daubert” and “Effective Financial Expert Testimony,” Law Seminars International, San Francisco, 2004
- “Biotech Research Tools and Reach Through Royalties,” Advanced Patent Law Institute, San Jose, 2003
- Moderator, “Juries Gone Wild: Should Patent Validity Be Decided by Juries?” Biotechnology Industry Organization Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 2004
- Moderator, “Festo: Views from the Bench One Year Later,” Biotechnology Industry Organization Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2003
- Moderator, “Festo: Views from the Bench,” Biotechnology Industry Organization Annual Meeting, Toronto, 2002
- Included in The Best Lawyers in America® in the fields of Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Law and Trade Secrets Law, each year since 2018
- Recognized as the Best Lawyers® Trade Secrets Law “Lawyer of the Year” in San Francisco, 2022
- Named to the Top 50: Women Northern California Super Lawyers list, 2012
- Selected to the California Super Lawyers list in the areas of Intellectual Property Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, each year since 2007
Community Activities
- Director, California State University, Northridge Foundation
- Board president, Aurora Singers
- Board member and past Singer Council vice president, Schola Cantorum
- Past board president, Ronald McDonald Charities Bay Area
- Past president, Berkeley Law Alumni Association
Education
- University of California, Berkeley Law School, J.D., 1996
- University of California, Los Angeles, M.A., 1993,
Molecular Biology
- California State University, Northridge, B.A., 1990,
Environmental Biology
Bar Admissions
- California
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
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