Events
Webinar: Best Practices for Structuring Opinions from Patent Counsel
August 28 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
1 Participatory MCLE Credits
Best Practices for Leveraging Opinion Letters to Reduce the Risks of Liability and Enhanced Damages Arising from a Patent Infringement Claim
Speaker: Maria Anderson
Moderator: Sanjesh Prabha Sharma
Non-Member Price
$75.00
Member Price
$55.00
Maria Anderson brings extensive experience in managing patent portfolios in industries from software and electronics to medical devices to food + beverage. Trained in computer science, Maria also understands many technical aspects of her clients’ innovations, with particular expertise in cloud computing and AI. Her proficiency in conducting offensive and defensive patent reviews ensures robust protection and strategic advantage for her clients. Maria represents a broad range of IP stakeholders—from individual innovators to the top Fortune 500 companies – and counsels clients on all challenges and opportunities throughout the IP lifecycle. In addition, she develops strategies for U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) litigation before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) for defensive purposes, focusing on inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR). With over 30 years of experience to draw from, Maria expertly manages multimillion-dollar legal budgets to provide a full spectrum of IP support for large clients and maximizes the value of modest budgets for individuals and startups.
Sanjesh Sharma is Senior Intellectual Property Counsel at Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, where she supports all aspects of intellectual property matters for the business’s laser refractive and cataract surgery product lines. She manages global patent portfolios, due diligence for acquisitions and transactions, freedom to operate clearances for product development, as well as any litigation and related inter partes proceedings in the U.S. and opposition/nullity actions in Europe. Sanjesh is the current Chair of the IP Law Section and the Patent Interest Group.
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