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Danville, Ca, Us

Global, Hk

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

● Technology Transactions: Negotiate, structure, and draft complex commercial contracts in support of hardware and software development for Amazon’s Devices business, including nondisclosure agreements, evaluation license agreements, software licenses, and custom hardware/software development agreements. Support development of custom hardware and software, including audio products, streaming media players, and wearables.● Sustainability: Advise and counsel Amazon Devices’ Sustainability organization on drafting and substantiation of environmental marketing claims, ENERGY STAR certification, and engagement with third-party environmental certification organizations.● University Engagements: Advise Amazon business teams on engagements with academics and professors, including through Amazon’s Scholars program, as independent consultants, and through sponsored research. Negotiate and draft sponsored research, clinical trial, and special services agreements with universities.● Standard Setting Organizations: Support Amazon’s engagement with and participation in standards organizations and industry consortia. Review and advise on membership agreements and IP obligations. Counsel Amazon business lines on compliance with certification and trademark usage guidelines.● Counseling and Regulatory: Advise business, engineering, and supply chain clients concerning open source licenses and compliance, trade secret protection and IP contamination, prototype security, data privacy, copyright compliance, and business conduct and ethics.

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

● Patent Strategy: Analyzed patents and developed infringement, validity, and claim construction arguments in connection with licensing discussions, patent acquisitions, pre-litigation strategy, existing patent litigation, and freedom-to-operate analysis. Analyzed patent portfolios, licenses, and patent litigation activity for IP-related risk in M&A transactions. Assessed patent assertion letters and licensing offers. Oversaw technical experts in connection with product inspections, technical analysis, and expert reports. Counseled clients and transactional teams on patent license agreements and related matters.● Patent Litigation: Represented prominent technology companies in patent litigation in federal court, the International Trade Commission, and arbitrations. Experience from initial pleadings through post-trial and appeal. Took and defended expert, fact, and third-party depositions.● PTAB Post-Grant Practice: Represented clients in AIA post-grant proceedings. Drafted, edited, and finalized petitions for inter partes and covered business method review. Prepared expert declarations. Analyzed and responded to procedural and discovery motions. Prepared for, took, and defended expert depositions.● Written Advocacy: Drafted claim construction briefs, dispositive motions, expert reports, appellate briefs and motions, infringement and invalidity contentions, and correspondence to client, joint defense groups, local counsel, and opposing counsel. Edited and integrated work of colleagues.● Legal Research and Analysis: Researched and wrote memoranda on legal issues including patent infringement, patent exhaustion, inequitable conduct, implied patent licensing, open source software licensing, public right of access to court proceedings, and administrative agency jurisdiction. Co-authored articles on IP due diligence, patent commoditization, and AIA post-grant practice.

New York, Ny, Us

● Researched New York state law on various issues addressed in Civil Term.● Drafted opinions deciding dispositive motions and evidentiary disputes.

Livermore, Ca, Us

Extracted and quantified protein sample material in Biodefense Division project to determine biomarkers for Yersinia pestis (bubonic plague) infection. Planned experiment layouts for separating proteins by electrophoresis.

Jd, Law

Bs, Chemistry