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Jennifer Lane

Associate

Jennifer Lane is an associate in the Intellectual Property group. Jennifer represents both large and emerging companies in patent procurement and portfolio management. She has worked with a wide array of technologies ranging from electronics to software to biosensor systems.

In addition to maintaining a patent procurement practice, Jennifer frequently advises clients on transactional matters involving technology and intellectual property. Prior to law school, Ms. Lane practiced with Dorsey as a patent agent.

Representative Work

• Conducted invention disclosure meetings, prepared patent applications, and managed patent prosecution in technologies including memory devices, Ethernet systems, video compression techniques, software, microfluidics, biosensors, and medical imaging.
• Prepared patent policy and procedures for growing companies establishing their patent programs.
• Counseled research scientists in small companies and government labs regarding patent protection strategies for core research.
• Oversaw due diligence and subsequent title transfer surrounding corporate transactions involving intellectual property.
• Assisted standards setting organization in obtaining voluntary compliance with established intellectual property policy.

Admissions

• Washington
• United States Patent and Trademark Office

Honors

• National Science Foundation Graduate Student Fellowship Recipient

Education

• University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
  J.D., 2007
  American Jurisprudence Awards: Property, Constitutional Law; Prosser Prize: Patent Law; Law and Technology Certificate
  
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  M. Eng., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1999
  National Science Foundation Graduate Student Fellowship Recipient
  
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  B.S., Electrical Science and Engineering, 1998
  

Professional Activities

• Intellectual Property Owners Association
• MIT Enterprise Forum of the Northwest
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Washington State Intellectual Property Law Association
• 2200 Westlake Residential Association, 2010 President

Presentations

• "Protecting and Leveraging Innovation Through Patents," presenter, Washington State Bar Association CLE Program, September 24, 2009

Publications

• “Feature evolution during plasma etching: II. Polycrystalline Silicon,” J.M. Lane, F.P. Klemens, K.H.A. Bogart, M.V. Malyshev, J.T.C. Lee, J Vac. Sci. Technol., A 18 (1): 188-196 Jan-Feb 2000.
• “Mask charging and profile evolution during chlorine plasma etching of silicon,”K.H.A. Bogart, F.P. Klemens, M.V. Malyshev, J.I. Colonell, V.M. Donnelly, J.T.C. Lee, J.M. Lane J Vac. Sci. Technol., A 18 (1): 197-206 Jan-Feb. 2000.
• “The role of feedgas chemistry, mask material, and processing parameters in profile evolution during plasma etching of Si(100),” J.M. Lane, K.H.A. Bogart, F.P. Klemens, J.T.C. Lee, J Vac. Sci. Technol., A 18 (5): 2067-2079 Sep.-Oct. 2000.
• “Mapping of wafer profile to plasma processing conditions: Forward and reverse maps,” J. Lane, E.A. Rietman, N. Layadi, J.T.C. Lee, J Vac. Sci. Technol., B 18 (1): 299-302 Jan.-Feb. 2000.

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