Nancy is an intellectual property litigator, focused primarily on complex patent litigation. Nancy has experience litigating matters involving a wide array of technologies, ranging from semiconductors and mobile communications technologies to pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Nancy has represented clients in US district courts, the ITC, and the Federal Circuit, as well as in post-grant proceedings before the USPTO and PTAB.
Before attending law school, Nancy worked as a research scientist for US Genomics, Ipsen/Beauford Research Institute, and Minerva Biotechnologies, Inc.
- Defended a leading consumer electronics company through full hearing on the merits in an ITC Section 337 Investigation involving power management technology used in mobile telecommunications products; obtained final decision of noninfringement at ITC and summary judgment of noninfringement in follow-on district court litigation (S.D. Cal.)
- Defended international semiconductor company in district court jury trial involving semiconductor components for embedded mobile technologies; obtained favorable settlement of all pending litigation on eve of closing arguments (N.D. Cal.)
- Represented branded pharmaceutical company, through trial, in Hatch-Waxman patent litigation against a generic involving anticoagulant IV therapy, maintaining validity of innovator patent (D.N.J.)
- Defended international diagnostics companies in patent litigation involving nucleic acid probe products; obtained successful dismissal of one patent on summary judgment (affirmed on appeal); obtained final written decisions invalidating certain asserted claims of second patent, and successfully instituted ex parte reexaminations to cancel remaining claims.
- Represented a leading consumer electronics company in trade secret litigation in case involving solar panel technology; obtained favorable settlement following fact discovery (N.D. Cal.)
- Defended startup in trademark litigation relating to fleet dispatch and routing software (S.D. Cal.)
- Represented technology and life science companies in pre-litigation analyses for offensive and defensive patent litigation, as well as inter partes review and ex parte reexamination proceedings; provided counseling and analysis relating to licensing, arbitration, and ex-US proceedings
- Represented human trafficking victims in successful criminal, civil, and agency proceedings (pro bono)
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- California
Court Admissions
- US District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California
- Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Registered to Practice
- US Patent & Trademark Office
Education
- Boston University School of Law, JD, 2011; cum laude, Managing Editor, Boston University Law Review
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), SB, Chemical Engineering; SB Biology, 2002
Honors & Awards
- Boston University School of Law, Legal Writing Fellow (2009-2010); G. Joseph Tauro Scholar (2009)
Professional Activities
Co-Author
- “Takeaways from a Criminal Pro Bono Case,” Law360 (Sept. 28, 2016)
- “Stay Versus Stay: How Litigation Stays Pending IPRs Impact the 30-Month Regulatory Stay in Hatch-Waxman Litigation,” BNA Patent, Trademark & Copyright (Mar. 25, 2016)
- “A microfluidic chip-compatible bioassay based on single-molecule detection with high sensitivity and multiplexing,” Lab on a Chip, Vol. 10 at 843-851 (2010)
Member
- Downtown Women’s Center – Leadership Council (2019)
- Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles – Associates Advisory Board (2016-Present)
- ChIPs Network – Next Gen Conference Committee; Training & Education Committee (2016-Present)
- Los Angeles IP Law Association – Board of Directors (2017-2018)
Teaching
- Adjunct Professor, Legal Writing, University of Southern California, Gould School of Law (Fall 2019)