Sharon E. Roberg-Perez
Experience
- Represents medical device manufacturer in patent infringement suit involving spinal implants.
- Represents medical device manufacturer in patent infringement suit involving implantable cardioverter-defibrillator technology.
- Represents research and development company involved in novel drug development technologies.
- Member of trial team that litigated patent on web browser technology.
Other Experience
- Developmental molecular neurobiologist
– Doctoral research on the development of the Drosophila visual system, M.I.T. (1989-1996)
– Postdoctoral research on the development of sensory neurons in avian embryos, Caltech (1996-2000) - Scientist at research and development company working as part of a team using molecular biology and zebrafish to identify novel proteins for drug discovery.
- Assistant Editor/Scientific Curator at company that built internet-accessible, databases of scientific literature and genomic information.
- United States Attorney's Office, Law Clerk (Summer 2003)
Selected Results*
Counsel for Quest Diagnostics in
Prometheus Laboratories, Inc., et al. v. Quest Diagnostics, Inc., U.S. District Court, San Diego, California, in which all claims were dismissed. Patent case involving genotyping technology.
Memberships
American Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Hennepin County Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association
Civic Associations
- University of St. Thomas School of Law Alumni Advisory Board, Board Member
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Minnesota
Education
Books and Articles
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What CEOs Should Know About Licensing
Executive Counsel, Vol. 4 No. 6 (with Jan Conlin and Katie Crosby Lehmann)
(November/December 2007)
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Willfulness Standard: Is There a Bright Line?
BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal, Vol. 74, No. 1827
(July 20, 2007)
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