Chicago, Illinois, United States
I relentlessly strive to assist our internal stakeholders to achieve our immediate objectives while bearing in mind our overall goals and values here at Kraft Heinz. I love working with inventors, scientists, and engineers to protect their hard work and am thrilled to be part of the Kraft Heinz team. Let's Make Life Delicious!
*Guide IP strategy to protect our hard work and investment *Strategize IP protection originating from agreement drafting and negotiation *Proactively invention harvest with upstream innovation teams *Provide intellectual property law expertise to legal colleagues in U.S. and internationally *Manage Freedom-to-operate analyses *Prepare and conduct trainings on intellectual property protection best practices for R&D and other stakeholders
*IP strategy to protect our hard work and investment *IP protection originating from agreement drafting and negotiation *Proactive Invention harvesting
Associate Attorney (August 2019 - December 2020) *Draft post-grant proceeding petitions and requests for design patents *Research and analyze invalidating prior art *Prepare discovery requests and responses and claim charts for complex patent litigation *Collaborate with experts to prepare declarations and expert reports *Present oral argument to Patent Trial and Appeal Board *Perform trademark clearance searches, advise on strategy, and draft trademark applications *Analyze license agreements and advise clients as to risks associated with product expansions *Evaluate and advise on patent portfolios for potential acquisition by Fortune 500 client *Draft and negotiate NDAs, MTAs, PSAs, sponsored research agreements, and project development agreements *Perform landscape searches and analyses to advise on development Summer Associate (June 2016 - October 2016) *Drafted Petitions for Inter Partes Review, Answers, and Motions to Dismiss *Analyzed discovery production for patent litigation cases *Researched relevant case law for patent, copyright, and trademark issues *Drafted non-infringement / invalidity opinion letters *Created Patent Law Update Powerpoint for presentation to CEOs
*Drafted inter partes review preliminary responses and patent owner responses *Collaborated with experts to prepare declarations and expert reports *Analyzed freedom-to-operate and patentability search results and reported to clients *Drafted utility and design patent applications and PCT applications *Strategized and drafted Office Action responses in both domestic and foreign patent matters *Drafted non-infringement / invalidity opinion letters *Negotiated non-disclosure agreements, development agreements, material transfer agreements, professional services agreements, and sponsorship research agreements *Advised on opportunities to enforce and monetize patent portfolios *Identified patentable technology and advised on strategy and implementation *Assisted with M&A and divestiture matters with respect to IP assets *Led patent strategy presentation for global R&D meeting and confidentiality and trade secret presentations for R&D innovation groups and marketing personnel
*Researched and analyzed relevant case law for patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret issues *Drafted memoranda regarding PTO procedures and state statutes on advertising regulations