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12790 El Camino Real
San Diego, CA 92130
Tel: 858-707-4000
Fax: 858-707-4001

The firm's San Diego office has moved to newly renovated and larger offices at 12790 El Camino Real. The move to Del Mar Heights allows the firm to better serve its clients in the region as well as accommodate the firm's rapid growth. Knobbe Martens' new office is in close proximity to the firm's growing client roster, which includes venture capital, biotech, medical device, health sciences, electronics, and semiconductor industries. The office was opened in 1984, and has now expanded to over 60 lawyers and six scientists and engineers, all of whom hold technical degrees. The firm's San Diego office includes the largest biotech patent practice in San Diego, and also includes specialists in key technical areas such as telecommunications, software, and medical devices. The San Diego office provides full service for the firm's clients in all areas of intellectual property law, including litigation, patents and trademarks, licensing, venture capital due diligence and related client counseling.

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Below is an alphabetical list of lawyers, scientists and engineers located in the San Diego Office with abbreviated biographies. To access an expanded biography, click on the person's name.



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LAWYERS

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Mark Abumeri , B.S. Electrical Engineering, B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University; M.S. Electrical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology; J.D. The University of Cincinnati.

Garrett Anderson , Stanford Law School (J.D. 2011) Cornell University (Ph.D. Genetics 2004) Princeton University (A.B. 1995) cum laude

Benjamin Anger , B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Utah; J.D. William & Mary School of Law.

Tom Arno , B.S. Physics, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; M.S. Physics, University of California at San Diego; J.D. University of San Diego School of Law.

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Scott Barker , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona; J.D. Georgetown University Law Center.

Phillip A. Bennett , B.S.F.S. International Relations, Georgetown University; M.S.A. Systems Analysis, Miami University; J.D. The George Washington University; Law Clerk to the Honorable Edward J. Damich, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

Fred Berretta , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; J.D. Harvard Law School.

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John M. Carson , B.A. Computer Science, University of California, San Diego; M.S. Computer Science, University of Southern California; J.D. University of San Diego School of Law.

Shannon Carter, Ph.D. , B.S. Biology, University of Iowa; Ph.D. Human Genetics, Vanderbilt University; J.D. Stanford Law School.

Rich B Christiansen , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University; J.D. New York University School of Law.

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Jane Dai, Ph.D. , University of California, Berkeley School of Law (J.D. 2011) Berkeley Technology Law Journal The Pennsylvania State University (Ph.D. Organic Chemistry 2007) University of Science & Technology of China (B.S. Chemistry 2002)

Derek C. Dailey , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California; J.D. Harvard Law School.

Mallary de Merlier , B.S. Biology, Santa Clara University; J.D. University of San Diego School of Law.

Christopher M. DiLeo , B.A. Computer Science, Swarthmore College; J.D. University of San Diego School of Law.

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Michael L. Fuller , B.S. Biology, University of California at Los Angeles; M.A. Biology, University of California at Los Angeles; J.D. University of San Diego School of Law.

Eric Furman, Ph.D. , B.S. Biology, University of New Mexico; Ph.D. Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles; J.D. University of Washington, Seattle.

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Ankur Garg , B.S.E. Computer Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; J.D. Harvard Law School.

Ian W. Gillies , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; J.D. Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.

Brenden S. Gingrich, Ph.D. , B.S. Chemistry, University of Delaware; Ph.D. Neuroscience, Emory University; J.D. University of Virginia School of Law; Law clerk to the Honorable Patrick E. Higginbotham, Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Tawfik Goma , B.S. Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University; J.D. George Washington University Law School.

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Drew Hamilton , B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Utah; B.S. Computer Science, University of Utah; M.S. Engineering Administration, University of Utah; J.D. University of Utah School of Law.

Mike Harris , B.S. Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University; J.D. University of Virginia School of Law.

Daniel Hart, Ph.D. , B.S. Microbiology, University of Michigan; Ph.D. Molecular Genetics, Washington University, St. Louis; J.D. New York University School of Law.

Jerry Hefner, Ph.D. , B.S. Biology, B.S. Microbiology, Oregon State University; Ph.D. Genetics & Cell Biology, Washington State University; J.D. University of Washington School of Law.

James Herkenhoff , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara; J.D. Loyola Law School.

Gregory A. Hermanson , B.S. Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; J.D. University of San Diego Law School.

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Ned Israelsen , B.S. Chemistry, Utah State University; J.D. The George Washington University Law School; Law Clerk to the Honorable Jack R. Miller of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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Jason J. Jardine , B.S. Chemistry, Brigham Young University; J.D. J. Reuben Clark School of Law; Law Clerk for the Honorable G. Murray Snow, Arizona Court of Appeals.

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David Kujawa , B.S. Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego; J.D. Loyola Law School.

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Jing Liu, Ph.D. , B.S. Biology, Wuhan University; Ph.D. Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center; J.D. University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law.

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Joseph Mallon, Ph.D. , B.S. Chemistry, University of Connecticut; Ph.D., Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts; J.D. Pace University School of Law.

Mark D. Marsden, Ph.D. , B.S. Biochemistry, University of Edinburgh; Ph.D. Molecular Biology, University of London; J.D. University of Washington School of Law.

Kathleen R. Mekjian, Ph.D. , B.S. Biology, Washington and Lee University; Ph.D. Genetics and Molecular Biology, Emory University; J.D. University of California, Hastings College of the Law.

Ryan E. Melnick, Ph.D. , B.S. Biophysics, Andrews University; M.S. Interdisciplinary Studies - Physics & Chemistry, Andrews University; Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of California at Davis; J.D. University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall)

Kimberly J. Miller, Ph.D. , B.S. Chemistry, Gustavus Adolphus College; Ph.D., Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles; J.D. University of San Diego.

Brent Moore, Ph.D. , B.S. Biochemistry, Brigham Young University; M.S. Biochemistry, Brigham Young University; Ph.D. Oncological Sciences, University of Utah; J.D. University of San Diego.

Marc Morley , B.S. Microbiology, Brigham Young University; J.D. University of California, Hastings College of Law.

Andrew Morrell, Ph.D. , B.S Chemistry & Biology, King College; Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry, Purdue University; J.D. George Mason University.

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Eric Nelson , B.S. Computer Science, Purdue University J.D. Baylor University School of Law.

Fred Nicholson , B.A. Computer and Information Science, State University of New York at Potsdam; M.S. Computer Science, Stanford University; J.D. University of San Diego School of Law.

William Noon, Ph.D. , B.S. Materials Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D. Bioengineering, Rice University; J.D. University of Iowa.

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Joseph Reisman, Ph.D. , B.S. Chemistry, Yale University; Ph.D. Chemistry, University of California at San Diego; J.D. University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall); Law Clerk to the Honorable Alan D. Lourie, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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James P. Skelley , B.S. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M. Eng. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; J.D. Boston University School of Law.

Chris Steinhardt , B.S. Chemistry, Miami University; M.S. Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University; J.D. Indiana University School of Law.

Maria V. Stout , B.S. Ocean Engineering, United States Naval Academy; J.D. University of San Diego School of Law.

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Kerry S. Taylor, Ph.D. , B.S. Chemistry, Wheaton College; Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago; J.D. University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall).

Rose M. Thiessen, Ph.D. , B.S. Chemistry, Willamette University; Ph.D. Chemistry, Purdue University; J.D. Rutgers University School of Law.

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Kenny Q. Wang , M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania; J.D. Columbia Law School.

Kristen Wolff , Duke University School of Law (J.D. 2011) cum laude University of Michigan (M.S.E. Biomedical Engineering 2008) University of Michigan (B.S.E. Biomedical Engineering 2007) magna cum laude

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Boris Zelkind , B.S. Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota; J.D. DePaul University, School of Law.


Scientists and Engineers

Neil S. Bartfeld, Ph.D.
Heungsoo Choi
Rishi Kumar
Raimond Salenieks
Victor C. Vassar, Ph.D.
Cort Wetherald


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