Norton Rose Fulbright‘s patent prosecution practice is well-equipped to handle the gamut of matters, including filing and prosecuting patent and design applications; performing due diligence and infringement studies; and handling post-grant proceedings. Key team members at the practice include ’go-to’ attorney Eagle Robinson who is based in Austin. At the same office, Gina Shishima who also spends time at the New York hub, stands out for her biotech/pharma specialism. Tim Kenny in Minneapolis is another name to note. In San Francisco, Jason Novak and Roger Kuan are key practitioners. Robinson and Kenny co-head.
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Testimonials
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- 'The firm's key strengths and capabilities are innovation sensing, strategic counseling, invalidity and infringement analysis cases, opinion work and freedom-to-operate analysis cases as well as patent drafting and prosecution.'
- 'The practice has deep expertise in AI/ML modeling and applications to biopharma large molecule manufacturing, process development and also in biological and cell therapy drug development.'
- 'Diverse and inclusive hiring practices. The firm has a talented pool of legal and scientific experts, and very responsive and personable personnel. A pleasure to work with.'
- 'Roger Kuan stands out.'
- 'The firm has a strong biotech IP practice and is experienced in working with university technology transfer organizations.'
- 'Gina Shishima is extremely experienced, strategic and communicates with prominent inventors exceptionally well.'
- 'Eagle Robinson is one of our go-to attorneys for mechanical inventions.'
Key clients
- BJ Energy Solutions, LLC
- Attends Healthcare Products (Attends)
- 3D Systems Corporation
- 10x Genomics, Inc.
- MEKONOS, Inc.
- Venn Biosciences Corporation
- Helaina, Inc.
- Robert Bosch
- Knorr – Bremse
- Yanmar Co., Ltd.
- Angel Group Co., Ltd.
- Mary Kay
Work highlights
- Managing Qualcomm’s patent prosecution and portfolio management of over 1,500 patent applications, both domestic and foreign filings, across technologies including 5G, 6G, Wi-Fi, Computer Vision and AI.
- Scoped and prepared a patent portfolio to protect 3D printed artificial organ program.
- Handling the patent portfolio, including more than 1,500 US and foreign patents, for Mary Kay Inc. in skincare and makeup.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Eagle Robinson, Tim Kenny