I work with our clients to understand their business objectives and litigation needs. I use my scientific training to understand deeply the technology and arguments, then break down complex technology and facts to craft the client’s story, one that resonates with judges and jurors.
+1 650 843 5505 rhyums@cooley.com
Dr. Michelle Rhyu has over twenty years of experience representing life sciences companies, with a primary focus on high-stakes patent, contract and trade secrets disputes in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. She has extensive experience leading litigation and trial teams. Her cases have involved small molecule drug compounds, pharmaceutical formulations, monoclonal antibodies, immunotherapy platform technologies, biofuels, hormone receptors, gene expression technology and medical devices. She has experience with Hatch-Waxman litigation and the abbreviated regulatory pathway for biosimilars (BPCIA).
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Stanford Law SchoolJD, with distinction, 2000
University of California, San FranciscoPhD, Biochemistry and BiophysicsNational Science Foundation Graduate Fellow, 1994
University of California, BerkeleyBA, Molecular Biologywith honors, 1988
California
Registered to practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)
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California Bar Association
Asian Pacific Bar Association
Council of Korean Americans
Financial Times: Top 10 Innovative Lawyers of North America
LMG Life Sciences: IP Star
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Managing Intellectual Property: Top 250 Women in IP
The Recorder: Women Leaders in Technology Law
UCSF: 150th Anniversary Alumni Excellence Award
Legal 500: Intellectual Property: Patents - Litigation
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