Jessica C. Kaiser
Perkins Coie LLP
Jessica C. Kaiser, Esq., resolves complex intellectual property disputes for established and emerging companies in the technology, telecommunications and life sciences sectors. With nearly two decades of experience divided between the bench and the bar-including as a former Lead Administrative Patent Judge (LAPJ) at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and a partner at an international law firm-Ms. Kaiser combines patent trial and appellate experience, judicial acumen and technical knowledge of Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) practice to benefit clients involved with patent litigation, America Invents Act (AIA) trials and ex parte appeals in the nation's most significant patent jurisdictions. As an LAPJ at the USPTO, Ms. Kaiser managed and decided numerous cases before the PTAB in AIA trials (both inter partes reviews and post-grant reviews) and ex parte appeals during the original prosecution of patents. She also worked closely with USPTO and PTAB leadership in developing and implementing PTAB reforms, including agency rulemaking, a pilot program for motions to amend patent claims during AIA trials, PTAB statistics, and remote hearing operations. Prior to joining the USPTO, Ms. Kaiser was a staff attorney in the Office of General Counsel at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, where she provided legal advice to the court, including on mandamus petitions and all types of motions filed prior to an appeal being assigned to a merits panel.
(05/23)
