Mary Hess Eliason

About Mary Hess Eliason

Experienced transactional, corporate and patent attorney. Extensive experience with in-house transactional matters supporting all levels of a publicly listed company. including service agreements, enterprise software agreements, equipment agreements, manufacturing agreements, NDAs, MTAs, and some clinical trial agreements. Managed and mentored junior attorneys and originated and oversaw contract management group. Some experience with general corporate matters, policy drafting. Knowledge of pharmaceutical regulatory law.Registered Patent attorney with experience in prosecuting U.S. and international biotech and chemical patents, including extensive knowledge of USPTO procedures and proceedings. Other projects include client counseling, freedom to operate and infringement opinions, and Trade Secret and Right of Publicity litigation in California. Specialties: biotech, chemical, patents, intellectual property, contracts, transactional, corporate

Experience

1. Instructor- Patent Prosecution

   Uc San Diego Extended Studies

   Jul 2020 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

   Develop and conduct patent prosecution course for U.S-centric patent prosecution.

Education

• University of San Diego School of Law

  J.D., IP, Corporate Law and securities, energy law, contracts

  2004 — 2007

• UC San Diego

  B.S., Biology

  1996 — 2000

Skills

• Intellectual Property
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Freedom to Operate
• Lifesciences
• Life Sciences
• Medical Devices
• Patent Litigation
• Registered Patent Attorney
• Trade Secrets
• Trademarks
• Patentability
• Biotechnology
• Technology Transfer
• Patent Prosecution
• Prosecution
• Molecular Biology
• Corporate Law
• Patents
• Licensing
• Client Counseling
• Biochemistry
• Legal Writing
• Litigation