Bio
Patty provides global trademark portfolio management for numerous companies. She has extensive experience with conducting and reviewing trademark clearance searches, drafting trademark licensing and consent agreements, trademark selection considerations, worldwide trademark prosecution, and trademark defense. She is also active in the field of plant patents and other protections for agricultural innovations. Further, Patty has drafted and prosecuted a number of utility patent applications in the chemical and mechanical fields.
Certification
Registered Patent Attorney, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Licensed Pennsylvania Pharmacist
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania, 2002
Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy, 1999
Education
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2002 J.D.
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1999
Doctor of Pharmacy
Honors: cum laude
Professional Associations and Memberships
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Plant Variety Protection – Board Member, 2020-2022
Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association – President, 2018-2019
International Trademark Association
Allegheny County Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Past Employment Positions
The Webb Law Firm, Law Clerk, 2000-2002
Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pharmacist, 1999