Helping entrepreneurs navigate complex IP and data privacy, security, and AI issues through business-minded, practical advice at all stages of growth and over a wide range of industries

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Ashley practices trademark procurement/management and copyright law. She counsels clients on a wide range of intellectual property protection, including trademarks (domestic and international), copyrights, branding, social media, advertising, and patent procurement (utility and design).She has a thorough understanding of intellectual property law, including protecting her clients’ innovations and creating, securing, and enforcing their brand, both domestically and abroad. She is admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office as a registered patent attorney and has a B.S. in chemistry.

Patent law extern focused on chemical and mechanical patent prosecution. Daily activities included drafting provisional applications, office action responses, and extensively researching 35 USC 101 requirements and the changing case law after the Supreme Court case Alice v. CLS regarding software and business method patents.

Chemical patent law intern focused on chemical patent prosecution. Drafted an extensive utility patent application, responded to domestic and international office actions and counseled inventors regarding potential inventions.

Coached the 14 Silver Women's Volleyball Junior Olympic team to a finish of 1st in Nickel (20/233 teams) at the Women's 2013 Regional Championships in Columbus, OH.

Was the assistant coach for the 16 National Women's Volleyball Junior Olympic team, which finished 3rd in Gold at Women's 2011 AAU Nationals in Miami, FL.

Chemically tested glass/ceramic samples used in hermetic seals for quality controlMonitored OSHA standards and updated safety programs and proceduresEngineered dust collector to optimize for atomizer machine performance

Tested jewelry samples found to be soldered from battery lead and electronic waste. Co-published article based on research, including “Assessment of Leaching Potential of Highly Leaded Jewelry” in the Journal of Hazardous Materials. Received government mandated recall on “Patriot Pride” jewelry line.Researched cadmium, arsenic and lead content in protein shakes and supplements using flame AAspectrometer and performing nitric acid digestion.