Linda Studer Email & Phone Number

United States

San Antonio, Texas Area

Intellectual Property (Prosecution and Litigation)Prepared and electronically filed patent applications (Provisional, NonProvisional, PCT Applications, US National Phase Applications, IDS, Issue Fees and retrieved previous patents and documents necessary for Office Actions and other PTO forms.Prepared and filed Amendments, Final Amendments, Restriction Requirements, RCE's, Notice of Appeal, Appeal Briefs, Reply Briefs.Communicated directly with clients and foreign associates regarding foreign patent filings and various office actions.Obtained documents due such as POA, Assignment of Rights, Declarations, and facilitated forwarding to foreign associates, EPO, WIPO, USPTO.Updated and maintained IP docket and annuity management.Drafted trademark registration applications, responses to Office Actions, Assignments and other related documents.Prepared Statements of Use, extension requests, Notices of Opposition, Cancellation Petitions and other papers.Assisted in filing Oppositions and Cancellations.Monitored trademark deadlines and ensured compliance with US and International trademark regulations.Assisted with litigation, cease & desist letters, patent/trademark infringement lawsuits.Prepared and filed Copyright applications.Case Logistix (Thomson Reuters), Nextpoint, Abacus, Timeslips, Worldox.

San Antonio, Texas

Health Law; Medical Malpractice; Medical Product matters; Negligence; Products Liability. (Federal and state)Assisted with state and federal litigation as well as licensing and credentialing issues for medical professionals.DM Hummingbird, Summation.

San Antonio, Texas

Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury (trucking accidents); Employment Litigation; Copyright, Patent and Trademark Infringement Litigation; Bankruptcy. (90% federal cases)I was responsible for writing the first drafts of letters, motions, pleadings, discovery requests and responses, obtaining records through Texas Open Records Act and FOIA requests; helping attorneys prepare for hearings and depositions; attending and assisting at trial; reviewing documents for responsiveness and privilege and coordinating teams for QC; coordinating with attorneys in charge to organize teams of paralegals and associates from other offices on cases involving document intensive document reviews and productions.Concordance, Ringtail E-Discovery software, various web-based document review tools, DM Hummingbird, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, MS Outlook; LiveNote deposition software, Timeslips

San Antonio, Texas

Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury: Environmental litigation; Construction Litigation. (Federal and state)I was responsible for writing the first drafts of letters, motions, pleadings, discovery requests and responses; helped attorneys prepare for hearings and depositions; attended and assisted at trial; assisted with document review.Jenkens & Gilchrist dissolved in 2007 and I moved to Jackson Walker.

San Antonio, Texas

Litigation.Construction Law; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury. TKLF dissolved the summer of 2003 and I moved to Jenkens & Gilchrist.

San Antonio, Texas

Construction Law; Environmental; Government Contracts, Appeals.

San Antonio, Texas

Personal Injury; Criminal Law (state and federal).I drafted letters, discovery, pleadings in both civil and criminal cases; assisted in criminal trial (state and federal); interviewed potential clients, communicated with clients, insurance companies, courts and government agencies.

San Antonio, Texas

I assisted and supervised the technicians and service representatives assigned to me with complex policies and difficult telephone calls; assisted the assistant manager and took on her responsibilities when she was out of the office.In my 7 years at USAA, I received 4 promotions, the first only nine months after I was hired.