Gina Shishima
USA Guide 2024
Band 4 : Intellectual Property
Band 4
About
Provided by Gina Shishima
Practice Areas
Intellectual property, patent litigation, patent prosecution, patent post-grant, IP transactions, life sciences, technology and innovation.
Career
Gina is the US Chief Strategy and Operations Partner, having previously been the US Head of Intellectual Property at the firm. She has a Ph.D. in molecular biology, and because of her significant technical background, she greatly enjoys working with her clients in the areas of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and medical apparatuses to strategize and provide business solutions related to all aspects of patent law—particularly prosecution, post-grant challenges, litigation and due diligence. Her clients include public and private life sciences companies, as well as hospitals and universities. Her expertise includes patent portfolio management and patent counseling, as well as involvement in inter partes reviews (IPR), reexaminations, interferences, and European oppositions. Other experience includes a wide variety of involvement in patent litigation matters and licensing issues. In addition, Gina has experience in patentability opinions, freedom to operate evaluations, intellectual property due diligence and competitive technology assessments.
Professional Memberships
American Intellectual Property Law Association, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (formerly Board of Governors and co-chair Women's Leadership Network).
Personal
JD, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (1998); PhD, Molecular Biology, Princeton University (1995); AB, Biochemistry, Columbia University (1989).
Chambers Review
USA
Gina Shishima is an experienced patent attorney with notable expertise in the biotech field. Her recent work includes acting for educational institutions.
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