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 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, has argued at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and has led briefing to the US Supreme Court.
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Intellectual Property
Life Sciences IP Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Patent Counseling & Prosecution – Life Sciences
Life Sciences
Medtech
Family
History
Discovery
In a bet-the-company litigation, the Cooley team came through. The team's combination of deep trial experience and scientific expertise was critical to the success of the case.
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)
UCSF Names Michelle Rhyu Distinguished Alumna of 2017 December 29, 2016
Cooley Highly Commended in FT Innovative Lawyers North America December 7, 2016
Cooley Women Lead in Tech Law August 3, 2016
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American Bar Association
California Bar Association
Asian Pacific Bar Association
Council of Korean Americans
Financial Times: Top 10 Innovative Lawyers of North America
Managing Intellectual Property: Top 250 Women in IP
The Recorder: Women Leaders in Technology Law
UCSF: 150th Anniversary Alumni Excellence Award
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