IP Talk with Wolf Greenfield

Libbie DiMarco is a shareholder at Wolf Greenfield and, along with Dan Young, co-chair of the firm's Washington, DC office. Libbie is an intellectual property litigator focusing her practice primarily on complex patent litigation in Federal District Court and before the US International Trade Commission (ITC).  In this episode of IP Talk with Wolf Greenfield , Libbie highlights the impressive...

Bryan Conley is a shareholder and experienced litigator at Wolf Greenfield who focuses his practice on intellectual property matters at the agency, trial, and appellate levels. He regularly represents high profile technology clients at trial concerning their most challenging patent matters. One area of intense interest lately has been Section 337 investigations. These investigations into unfair im...

We’re pleased to feature Eric Amundsen in this episode of Wolf Greenfield’s Alumni Spotlight series. Eric was previously a shareholder in Wolf Greenfield’s Mechanical Technologies Practice. He worked at the firm for over 22 years.  Today, Eric serves as a senior energy transition consultant at Geosyntec Consultants, where he focuses on energy transition, life cycle assessment, sustainability, and...

Getting a new product to market is a time-consuming and difficult task that few achieve. Yet, the husband and wife team of Greg Besner and Leslie Hsu have done just that with their Sunflow brand of beach chairs and accessories. Greg is a serial entrepreneur and Leslie is a fashion designer. Their journey was filled with challenges, from idea conception through design to product launch - with a suc...

Jas Lee is a shareholder in Wolf Greenfield ’s Chemical & Materials Technologies practice. She works with clients on IP strategy development and execution. Jas particularly enjoys helping start-up companies identify their most valuable IP and best strategies to protect them. Additionally, Jas serves as chair of Wolf Greenfield’s Diversity Committee. And if this isn’t all enough, Jas is a compe...

Suresh Rav is an associate at Wolf Greenfield , focusing his practice on patent litigation.  Before joining Wolf Greenfield full time, Suresh was a summer associate at the firm in 2020. Prior to law school, Suresh was a scientist at GMP Nutraceuticals, where he oversaw regulatory compliance for the manufacturing facility in accordance with FDA regulatory guidance. In this episode of IP Talk with W...

Scott McKeown recently joined Wolf Greenfield ’s Washington, DC office as a shareholder in the Post-Grant Proceedings Practice.  Scott focuses his practice on high-stakes matters before the US Patent Trial & Appeal Board, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and related patent litigation matters. He is recognized as one of the top PTAB trial attorneys in the US, having handled more than 4...

We’re pleased to feature Justin Colannino in this episode of Wolf Greenfield’s Alumni Spotlight series. Justin was an associate in Wolf Greenfield’s Litigation Practice from 2014-2017. He also worked closely with the firm’s Electrical & Computer Technologies Practice. Today, Justin serves as Assistant General Counsel for Open Source, Standards and Open ML at Microsoft. He runs a team that over...

Aya Cieslak-Tochigi is an associate in Wolf Greenfield ’s New York office. She focuses her practice on all aspects of trademark and copyright law and works closely with a range of clients, from start-up businesses to multinational corporations.  Aya has extensive experience representing various clients over the years in the apparel/footwear and luxury goods industries for trademark and copyright m...

Jeffrey Hsi is a shareholder in Wolf Greenfield ’s pharmaceutical practice. As a scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, and counselor, Jeff has experience from all of these perspectives. His law practice includes corporate counseling, formation and execution of intellectual property strategy, and patent prosecution and opinion work in a variety of areas.  Jeff previously served as Corporate Counsel at...

We’re pleased to feature Renée Fuller in this episode of Wolf Greenfield’s Alumni Spotlight series. Renée started at Wolf Greenfield as a technology specialist in 2012 and left as an associate in 2019. She was part of the firm’s Chemical & Materials Technologies Practice.   Today, Renée serves as Senior Counsel at Bristol Myers Squibb. Bristol Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company...

Zachary Piccolomini is a shareholder in the Electrical & Computer Technologies Practice at Wolf Greenfield . He counsels clients in a wide variety of intellectual property matters, including patent and trademark portfolio development, IP due diligence, post-grant proceedings, IP litigation, and related issues. Before joining Wolf Greenfield, Zach served as Counsel in the intellectual property...

Blaine Hackman focuses his Wolf Greenfield practice on post-grant proceedings before the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and related patent litigation, prosecution, and counseling. He regularly represents clients in inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), with an emphasis on biotechnology and pharmaceutical technolo...

Wolf Greenfield believes it has a professional obligation to use its specialized training and legal skills to help ensure equal access to the justice system for all. Accordingly, the firm's extensive pro bono program extends far beyond representing clients in IP related cases. In recent years, Wolf Greenfield has successfully represented a range of clients, from immigration/asylum cases, to a...

We’re pleased to feature Stephanie Stella in this episode of Wolf Greenfield’s Alumni Spotlight series. Stephanie was an associate in Wolf Greenfield’s Trademark & Copyright Practice from 2015-2019.   Stephanie now serves as Principal Corporate Trademark Counsel, Global Brand and Strategic Partnerships supporting the Xbox and Game Studios division of Microsoft. Microsoft is a global tech giant...

Alexandra Kim is an associate at Wolf Greenfield, focusing her practice on patent litigation. She combines her legal skills with her deep scientific background to help Wolf Greenfield clients achieve their goals.  Before joining Wolf Greenfield full time, Alex was a summer associate at the firm. In this episode of IP Talk with Wolf Greenfield , Alex discusses her time as a summer associate, her wo...

John Strand is a shareholder in Wolf Greenfield’s Trademark & Copyright Practice. He focuses on the enforcement and defense of intellectual property rights in trademarks, trade dress, domain names, and patents.   In addition to his contested matter work, John has extensive experience in counseling clients to help avoid disputes and develop their IP protection, especially in the area of Web 3.0...

We’re pleased to feature Cristin Berkey in this episode of Wolf Greenfield’s Alumni Spotlight series. Cristin was an associate at Wolf Greenfield from 2017-2019.   Cristin currently serves as Senior Director of Intellectual Property and Contracts at Abata Therapeutics . Abata translates the biology of regulatory T cells (Tregs) into transformational medicines for patients with progressive multiple...

Patent owners face many challenges when it comes to protecting confidential information in today’s collaborative and interconnected world. In this episode of IP Talk with Wolf Greenfield , attorneys Brandon Blackwell and Jason Balich discuss some of the common challenges and mistakes, as well as offer helpful suggestions for planning and safeguarding secrets.  Brandon is a shareholder in the Chemi...

Alex Ewing is featured in this first episode of Wolf Greenfield’s Alumni Spotlight series. Alex worked for Wolf Greenfield as an associate from 2011-2015. These days, Wolf Greenfield works for Alex, who is at LiquiGlide .  Alex serves as Chief Operating Officer at LiquiGlide, which was founded in 2012 and born out of an MIT Lab. LiquiGlide’s mission is to revolutionize products, packaging, process...

Patent Agents are experts with advanced degrees and deep insights. Not all IP law firms have patent agents. But Wolf Greenfield has long recognized that having specialists who are not attorneys on the team adds to the firm’ richness - and provides an attractive career path for non-attorneys who love the world of IP law.  Elizabeth Boehm is a Patent Agent in Wolf Greenfield’s Biotech group. She ass...

Keeping tabs on the International Trade Commission is critical for any business engaging in trade across the US border. And in recent months, there has been a great deal of news coming out of the ITC, from compelling cases to turnover of Administrative Law Judges. In this episode of IP Talk with Wolf Greenfield , Attorney Libbie DiMarco shares her thoughts on the latest developments at the ITC. He...

Attorney Jonathan Roses is a shareholder in Wolf Greenfield ’s Pharmaceutical Practice Group . He works with life sciences companies in a variety of areas, including small molecule pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical formulations, medical devices and surgical methods. In this episode of IP Talk with Wolf Greenfield, Jon provides insights on a variety of topics, including international patent prosecuti...

Many Wolf Greenfield attorneys were accomplished professionals in other fields before pursuing a career in IP law. A great number of them went through the firm’s technology specialist—or tech spec—program. A technology specialist translates into words the often complex work of inventors who are experts in their fields. At Wolf Greenfield, our technology specialists interact with clients frequently...

Attorney Rob Maldonado is based in Wolf Greenfield ’s New York City office. His practice is focused on intellectual property litigation, including patent, trademark, copyright, false advertising and unfair competition matters in federal court. But Rob is also passionate about issues related to diversity and inclusion.  In this episode of IP Talk with Wolf Greenfield, we talk to Rob about his decis...