Sanjesh S.
Experienced Intellectual Property Lawyer
- Role
- Assistant General Counsel - Patents at Johnson & Johnson | Vision
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sanjesh S.
Sanjesh Sharma, Assistant General Counsel, Patents at Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision…
Experience
Assistant General Counsel - Patents
Feb 2017 — Present · Irvine, CA, US
Work in close partnership with business for refractive and laser cataract surgery product lines for: • Developing, driving, and executing on offensive and defensive strategies for worldwide patent filings and portfolio management, product development, freedom-to-operate clearance, litigation proceedings, reexaminations and inter partes reviews in the US and opposition and nullity proceedings outside the US• Pre-filing litigation investigations and IP litigation support• Intellectual property due diligence for asset acquisitions and technology licensing• Negotiating and drafting IP license agreements• Developing training materials and counseling clients on intellectual property and risk managementKey accomplishments include: • developed global patent portfolio asserted in a hotly contested global litigation involving patent and copyright infringement claims against major competitor, resulting in a favorable license agreement including cross-licenses and payment to Johnson & Johnson• negotiated and drafted key global patent cross-license • secured successful outcomes in multiple oppositions and nullity actions• secured favorable outcomes in IPRs, upholding validity of challenged patents
Education
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
JD
UC San Diego
Bachelor of Science
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