Jessica C. Kaiser

Perkins Coie LLP

Jessica C. Kaiser, Esq., represents established and emerging technology, tele-communications, and life sciences companies in complex intellectual property (IP) disputes, including post-grant patent challenges such as inter partes reviews (IPRs), post-grant reviews (PGR), and ex parte reexams. As an LAPJ at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Jessica managed and decided numerous cases before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in America Invents Act (AIA) trials. These included 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 to develop and implement PTAB reforms, such as 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, Jessica was a staff attorney in the Office of General Counsel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In this role, 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. Early in her career, Jessica clerked at the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., and at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Prior to attending law school, Jessica worked as an engineer in several capacities across multiple industries, including as a metallurgical engineer for Dow Chemical Company, a senior project engineer for Exxon Company USA (now Exxon Mobil Corporation), and a procurement engineer for Tosco Refining Company (now ConocoPhillips).

 

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