Paula Flint-Kelly

About Paula Flint-Kelly

Leading cross-functional teams that deliver results is what I do best. Equally effective as both a leader and member of teams, I have a verifiable 30+ year record of driving legal strategies that balance benefit and risk to achieve business goals. A proactive business partner, I often step outside my legal and IP roles, taking on different functions as business needs dictate to create holistic solutions. Responsive, timely and results-driven, I have a history of developing and implementing IP legal strategies that protect the significant investments that drive profitable and sustained commercial success. I have managed a wide range of matters for a global $18B CPG company as well as for a global $10B diversified healthcare company, including: driving global IP strategies, transactions, licensing, patent litigation, portfolio management, product life cycle strategies, and competitive landscape assessments. Accomplishments include: Developing and leading IP teams, managing budgets and partnering with outside counsel Creating and implementing new IP organization, centralizing disbursed legal divisions Leading IP strategies in collaboration with business teams for top R&D projects to create value and mitigate risk in the face of complexities and challenges Driving IP strategy and negotiation in multiple cross-border acquisitions, licenses, and partnerships Specialties: Intellectual Property | Transactions and Agreements | Licensing | Patent Prosecution | Trademarks | Trade Secrets | Patent Portfolio Management | IP Strategy | IP Litigation | Global Enforcement and Defense of IP Rights | New Product Development | Freedom to Operate and Design Around|| Outside Counsel and Budget Management | Negotiations | Contracts | Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)| Divestitures | Joint Ventures | Program Management | Pharmaceutical | Healthcare | Chemical | Medical Devices |Leadership| Management

Experience

1. Associate General Counsel, Ip- Patents and Technology, Chief Patent Counsel - Global Mars Wrigley

   Mars

   Jan 2020 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

Education

• Southwest State University

  B.S., Graduated with High Honors

  1985 — 1989

• Mitchell Hamline School of Law

  J.D., Graduated with Honors

  1989 — 1992

Skills

• Medical Devices
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Biotechnology
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Patent Prosecution
• Life Sciences
• Intellectual Property
• Trademarks
• Licensing
• Patentability
• Patents
• Strategy
• Due Diligence
• Joint Ventures
• Litigation
• Trade Secrets
• Patent Litigation
• Patent Law