Expert Details
Medical Devices, Patent Strategy, Patentability, Intellectual Property, Litigation Support
ID: 727274
California, USA
Patent due diligence for Venture Capitalists, including very early stage (pre-investment) patent analysis.Streamlining an existing patent portfolio by sorting the patents and patent applications into need to keep, licensable, and can abandon.Determining how to best patent an idea or increase patent coverage to increase the value of a company.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1986 | Degree: BS | Subject: Biomedical Engineering | Institution: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Year: 1988 | Degree: ME | Subject: Biomedical Engineering | Institution: Tulane University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2007 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: CEO | Department: Consulting |
Responsibilities:Smart Assets is a consulting firm which evaluates and maximizes the valuation of start-up companies by analyzing, developing and packaging the company's patent assets. Clients are primarily Venture Capitalists and other investors and their start-up companies in the medical device industry. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2003 to 2007 | Employer: The Sharper Image | Title: Vice President, IP & Legal Affairs | Department: |
Responsibilities:She managed all legal affairs and intellectual property for the $750m company. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2000 to 2003 | Employer: 1747, Inc. | Title: Vice President of Product Development | Department: Product Development |
Responsibilities:She was investor, Board member and was responsible for leading the product development efforts of 1747, as well as taking an active role in all fundraising/investor activities. 1747 focused on delivering clinical trials directly to patients via the Internet. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1992 to 1996 | Employer: Conceptus, Inc. | Title: Director of Product and Business Development | Department: Product Development |
Responsibilities:She was brought in to lead Conceptus's Product Development effort after its initial round of funding in 1992. Her group developed a full product line of devices to diagnose and treat infertility. The product line was launched on time and successfully in the US, Europe, and Australia. Her position expanded to include Business Development as Conceptus's IPO neared. Conceptus went public in early 1996 (CPTS). |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1989 to 1992 | Employer: SciMed Life Systems (now Boston Scientific) | Title: Group Manager | Department: Product Development |
Responsibilities:She managed the Perfusion Product Development Group. Before that was Engineering Project Manager for Over-the-Wire Balloon Angioplasty products. She developed product lines that were launched on time and successfully in the US and internationally. One of the product lines became the best selling angioplasty catheter line worldwide. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1991 to 1996 | Country / Region: Europe | Summary: She developed medical devices during this time and as a result, traveled often to most countries in Europe to work with Dr.s who were using the product in patients. She observed the procedures in the OR or cath lab. She also attended several International meetings in Europe. |
| Years: 1991 to 1996 | Country / Region: Australia | Summary: She developed medical devices during this time and as a result, traveled often to Australia to work with Dr.s who were using the product in patients. She observed the procedures in the OR or cath lab. |
Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Has 9 granted US patents as well as International patents. Her US patents are cited by 406 patents. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert witness in several patent litigation lawsuits and class action lawsuits. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| She has the ability to understand patents and develop patent strategy from a business perspective. Her experience with patents ranges from the first idea to patent portfolio development to patent litigation as well as patent litigation avoidance. |
Fields of Expertise
biomedical device, biomedical engineering, catheter, claim (patent), defensive patenting, device inventing, device patent, device patenting, expert testimony, expert witness, infringement enforcement, intellectual property, intellectual property strategy, inventions, legal patenting, licensable technology, medical device, medical device design, medical device evaluation, medical device patent, medical product, new product development, patent, patent application, patent claim chart, patent claim construction, patent claim construction brief, patent infringement, patent interpretation, patent law, patent prosecution, patent searching, patent specification, patent trolling, patentability evaluation, product invention, United States patent, Markman hearing, induced infringement, literal infringement, Food and Drug Administration compliance, 510(k) document, disposable medical device, stent, FDA medical device regulation, implantable device