Medical Device Management

Katie Blakley

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Education

Wayne State University Law School (Detroit, MI) GPA: 3.23/4.0

Juris Doctor, May 2007

University of Technology Sydney Law School (Sydney, AU) GPA: 3.67/4.0 (7

credits total)

Law and Technology: emphasis on Biotechnology, Summer Abroad 2005

Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI) GPA: 3.47/4.0

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Mechanics, emphasis on Biomechanics,

December 2003

Experience

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, Ann Arbor, MI

Associate (3rd Year), September 2007 - Present

Law Clerk, June 2006 - May 2007

Prepare and prosecute U.S. and international (PCT) patent applications in

the areas of mechanical, chemical, nanotechnology, and medical arts, with

an emphasis on medical devices; prepared over 50 applications; prosecuted

over 80 applications, including 5 personal Examiner interviews at the

USPTO.

Provide patentability analysis and opinions; provided over 20

patentability opinions.

Provide clearance opinions, including infringement and invalidity

analysis; provided about 10 clearance opinions.

Consult with corporate clients, including engineers and scientists, group

leaders, supervisors, senior corporate managers, directors and vice

presidents of business units, in-house patent counsel, and chief IP

counsel, regarding all areas of patent protection and other various

intellectual property issues.

Assist in managing corporate, university, and individual clients.

Prepare and prosecute domestic trademark applications.

Draft and analyze licensing, technology know-how, non-disclosure, and

ecommerce agreements.

Conduct legal research involving various intellectual property issues and

provide litigation support.

Rigaku Innovative Technologies, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI

Intellectual Property Coordinator, October 2005 - May 2007

Counseled inventors and consulted with senior management and outside

counsel regarding intellectual property issues, including invention

disclosure agreements and patentability, non-infringement, and invalidity

evaluations.

Managed and maintained domestic and international patent and trademark

portfolios.

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Biochemical Engineering Research Assistant, May 2002 - September 2002

. Researched polymers, including polymer nanofibers, electrospinning and

extrusion of polymers, and investigated polymer surface topographies for

coating applications, particularly medical device coatings.

Admissions and Associations

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, 2008 (Registration Number 63,409)

State Bar of Michigan, 2007 (Member Number P71300); U.S. Dist. Court, W.D.

Mich.; E.D. Mich.

Chair, Business Law Section of Washtenaw County Bar Association, 2008 -

Present

Intellectual Property Owners Association Corporate IP Management Committee,

2010 - 2011

Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association; American Bar Association

Publications

"What Building Professionals Need to Know about Patents," Michigan Lawyers

Weekly, April 19, 2010

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