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How would you describe
practice?
I have a life science litigation practice with a focus on
patent dispute process (PTAB, district court, and appeal
to the Federal Circuit). Since the beginning of my career, my case
mainly involves biology and biotech life sciences. In
in particular, I have filed many cases of recombinant proteins, antibodies,
fusion proteins, and medical device boxes.
How long have you been practicing in front of the
USPTO and in front of PTAB?
I have been training in front of the USPTO since 1999. Early
in my career, I advise clients on patent claim strategies for
prepare for litigation. Before PTAB was created, I was
involved with ex parte and inter parte re-examination, and
interference process in front of BPAI. From the start
from PTAB, I have acted as lead advisor on many CBM and IPR
process, and more recently, in the PGR process. We even
successfully appealed the CBM case to the Federal Circuit on an issue
from first impression.
What is the biggest difference between
practice in front of PTAB and the district
court?
I find the process controversial before PTAB more
similar to the inquisitorial process, where APJ is there for
ensure their understanding of the truth, not on
traditional adversarial process of district court litigation. The
APJ is a sophisticated technical fact-finder and tends to bring a
their technical background into their fact-finding process.
Without a jury present, rhetoric is less important. For example,
during the oral hearing, I hope to jump straight to the facts
to answer APJ’s questions and point them towards us
truth.
What do you enjoy about training at Arnold &
Porter?
Overall, I enjoyed the culture at Arnold & Porter. I enjoy
work with my colleagues, who are very smart, but also
bring a good sense of humor to the workplace. I also appreciate
that I can count on my colleagues to do the right thing.
What do you like to do in your free time
time?
I love traveling abroad and new destinations to meet new people
people. I’ve started climbing more, and am getting ready to a
9 day Inca Trail hike to Machu Picchu. But above all, I enjoy
