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Judy Mohr , PhD

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Silicon Valley

Judy Mohr, PhD, helps companies maximize product protection and intellectual property (IP) value by focusing on the business goals of the company and designing a patent portfolio to meet those objectives. Her practice encompasses US and non-US patent procurement, post-grant proceedings (including reexamination and inter partes review), IP due diligence on the investor side and the company side, negotiation of agreements, and development of IP strategies. She assists companies in the pharmaceutical, medical diagnostics, medical device, and gas and liquid separations industries.

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Results
  • Led IP diligences for a diagnostic testing company in several acquisitions of complementary businesses.
  • Manages the patent portfolio for Quidel Corporation (NASDAQ: QDEL), a medical manufacturing and diagnostic testing company, as well as assisting in diligence for corporate transactions
  • Provides strategic patent advice and handles patent matters for Corium (NASDAQ: CORI), a leader in design and manufacture of polymer film products for drug delivery

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Recognitions
  • LMG Life Sciences, Leading Life Sciences Lawyer, 2021-2022
  • Best Lawyers in America, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice (2023-2024 and 2026), Litigation – Intellectual Property, 2025-2026
  • Legal 500 US, 2021 and 2023-2025

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Capabilities and Industries
Regional Markets
Community
  • Former Advisory Board Member and Lecturer, Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Santa Clara University
  • Program Lecturer, SPARK, Stanford University
Credentials
Education
  • Santa Clara University School of Law, JD, Order of the Coif
  • The University of Texas at Austin, PhD, Chemical Engineering
  • Pepperdine University, BS, Biology, summa cum laude
Admissions
  • California
Courts / Agencies
  • US Patent and Trademark Office