Nancy is an intellectual property litigator, focused primarily on complex patent and trade secret litigation. Nancy has experience litigating matters involving a wide array of technologies, ranging from semiconductors and mobile communications technologies to medical devices and pharmaceuticals, including ANDA and BPCIA cases. 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 at US Genomics, Ipsen/Beauford Research Institute, and Minerva Biotechnologies, Inc.
- Defended international consumer electronics company in multiple ITC Section 337 investigations and related district court litigations involving microprocessors, LCD displays, and touchscreen technology in smartphones, tablets and computers
- Defended leading cryptocurrency ASIC manufacturer in trade secret litigation, prevailing on summary judgment across all claims (California)
- Defended consumer electronics company in ITC Section 337 Investigation involving optical and USB cable technology, reaching favorable settlement after expert discovery
- Defended consumer electronics companies in ITC Section 337 Investigations involving virtual and augmented reality technology, obtaining dismissal and favorable settlements
- Defended a leading consumer electronics company in ITC Section 337 Investigation involving power management technology used in mobile telecommunications products; obtained final decision of noninfringement
- Represented a leading consumer electronics company in trade secret litigation involving solar panel technology; obtained favorable settlement following fact discovery (N.D. Cal.)
- Represented leading biologics and pharmaceutical company in BPCIA patent litigation involving antibody-based cancer therapeutic (D.N.J.)
- 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.)
- 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 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 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
- Co-counseled with ACLU to represent unhoused individuals in civil litigation against the City of San Bernardino for violation of rights under the ADA and 4th and 5th Amendment; obtained precedent-setting Preliminary Injunction and favorable settlement (pro bono)
- 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; G. Joseph Tauro Scholar (2009); Legal Writing Fellow (2009-2010)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), SB, Chemical Engineering; SB Biology, 2002
Professional Activities
Member
- USC IP Institute – Diversity Committee Co-Chair, Planning Committee (2024-Present)
- 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)
Speaker
- “Inter Partes Review (IPRs): Considerations for MedTech Companies,” MedInvest Conference (June 3, 2025)
- •Moderator, “Life Hacks of Successful Women Leaders,” USC IP Institute (March 18, 2024)
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)
Teaching
- Adjunct Professor, Legal Writing, University of Southern California, Gould School of Law (Fall 2019)