Li-Hsien Rin-Laures

· Current mentor for Menttium

Representative Matters

Adams (Monsanto)* v. Leemans (Bayer CropSciences)
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
Case Type(s): Patent Interference
Area(s) of practice: Biotechnology

American Home Products Corporation v. The Upjohn Company*
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement
Area(s) of practice: Pharmaceuticals

Barton v. Fischhoff* (Monsanto) v. Adang (Mycogen Plant Science)
U.S. Patent Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
Case Type(s): Patent Interference
Area(s) of practice: Biotechnology

Chee (Affymetrix) v. Drmanac (Hyseq)*
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
Case Type(s): Patent Interference, Appeal
Area(s) of practice: Biotechnology

Conflict re: Amgen Inc*
the Commissioner of Patents, Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Case Type(s): Conflict
Area(s) of practice: Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology

Elsbach (Monsanto)* v. Scott
U.S. Patent Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
Case Type(s): Patent Interference, Appeal
Area(s) of practice: Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology

Grinna* v. Marra
U.S. Patent Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
Area(s) of practice: Pharmaceuticals

Masinovsky* v. Newman v. Rice
U.S. Patent Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
Case Type(s): Patent Interference
Area(s) of practice: Biotechnology

McDonald v. Miyazaki*
U.S. Patent Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
Area(s) of practice: Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals

Opposition and Appeal on behalf of Amgen Inc.* re: Genentech
Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office
Area(s) of practice: Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals

Opposition and Appeal re: Amgen Inc.*
Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office
Case Type(s): Opposition, Appeal
Area(s) of practice: Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals

Opposition on behalf of ICOS Corporation* re: Protein Design Labs, Inc.
Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office
Area(s) of practice: Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals

Opposition on behalf of Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd.* re: Genentech
Australian Patent Office
Area(s) of practice: Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals

Opposition on behalf of XOMA Ltd.* re: Protein Design Labs, Inc.
Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office
Area(s) of practice: Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals

Opposition re: Celltech R&D*
Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office
Case Type(s): Opposition, Appeal
Area(s) of practice: Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals

*Party Represented

Recent Client Work

· Member of the team prosecuting U.S. Patent 8,063,182 related to ENBREL.

· Worked creatively and closely with attorneys and scientists at different companies to obtain patent protection covering several approved drugs.

· Successfully argued an appeal before the U.S. Patent Office's Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences on claims covering a commercially successful FDA-approved drug.

· Persistently pursued patent applications relating to an FDA-approved drug through appeals, interference and an appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

· Partnered with a company's management team to craft worldwide IP strategy, and led IP interactions with collaborators.

· Negotiated the IP aspects of a collaboration alliance agreement with a large pharmaceutical company, and drafted and helped negotiate many licenses and other agreements.

· Advised on due diligence, valuation of patent portfolios and freedom-to-operate issues.

· Provided IP opinions to support securities offerings.

Publications

· Rin-Laures: A prodigy discovers a passion for patent law
April 2008

Memberships

· Women In Bio (WIB)