Wen (Kathy) Wang
BI-LINGUAL ATTORNEY
Attorney with extensive experience in the areas of trademark, copyright,
environmental, commercial transactions, and litigation. Proven ability to
successfully prosecute trademark applications, and obtaining favorable
results in Opposition and Cancellation proceeding before the Trademark
Trial and Appeals Board. Skilled in research and analysis, settlement
negotiations, and fostering client relations. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese
which have been utilized in international business. Strong work ethic and
excels at working both independently and collaboratively.
Bar Admission Ohio Supreme Court - May 2006; Ohio Northern
District Court (Eligible to take the Patent Bar)
FOREIGN LANGUAGES - Mandarin Chinese, fluent in both spoken and written.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Staff Attorney
BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
Cleveland, OH May 2006-November 30,
2009
. Advise clients regarding domestic and international trademark
selection, clearance and registration.
. Trademark prosecution before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
. Successfully manage trademark oppositions and cancellation proceedings
before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board garnering positive
results for clients.
. Litigate trademark and copyright matters, namely, developing
litigation strategy, handling discovery, and drafting motions.
. Participated in all aspects of complex commercial litigation with
diverse caseload.
. Performed intellectual property due diligence and intellectual
property rights assignments for clients.
. Experienced in copyright registration and enforcement.
. Negotiated settlements involving trademark and domain name disputes.
. Experienced in drafting intellectual property license agreements.
. Advise clients regarding international business transactions issues.
. Drafted business agreements including, distributor and joint venture
agreements involving businesses in China.
. Handled environmental compliance projects involving explosives, MSDS
forms, fertilizers, pesticides, and radiation.
Paralegal
BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
Cleveland, OH March 2004-May
2006
. Assist in a half-billion dollar commercial litigation in brief
preparation, and coordinate document production.
. Conduct trademark searches for the IP group.
Technical Consultant
ADELPHIA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
Cleveland, OH November 2000-
June 2003
. Coordinated all service installation activity for the Cleveland market
between operations, sales, the customer, and the customer
vendor.
. Project management: managed set up the fiber optic network for the
Cleveland market.
. Manage cost of services reports for the Cleveland and Youngstown
market.
Provided technical support for the sales staff in contract
negotiation and business proposals.
Lab Assistant
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
Cleveland, OH 1998-2000
. Assist in running gel electrophoresis experiments and management of
experiment data.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
. International Trademark Association
. American Bar Association
. Ohio State Bar Association
. Cleveland Intellectual Property Lawyers Association
EDUCATION
CLEVELAND-MARSHALL COLLEGE OF LAW, CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
Juris Doctor, 2005 Cleveland, OH
. Journal of Law and Health
Managing Editor, fall 2004-spring
2005 Associate,
fall 2003-spring 2004
. Dean's List: fall 2004, spring 2004, fall 2002
. Asian Pacific Islander Law Student Association
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY Cleveland, OH
Bachelor of Arts, May 2000 Major: Biology Minor:
Chemistry
Professional Development
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW INSTITUTE - Environmental Law Boot Camp
COMPUTER SKILLS - Highly computer-literate, including all major operating
systems.
LexisNexis, Westlaw, Summation, Sanction, Chinese word processing, Word,
WordPerfect, Excel, PowerPoint.