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Legal Areas of Emphasis Client Counseling International Licensing Patents Trade Secrets Technical Areas of Emphasis Adhesives Chemical Cosmetics Fuel and Lubricant Additive Technology Glucose Monitoring Technology Medical Devices and Procedures Membrane and Filtration Technology Nanotechnology Nutraceuticals Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical Processes Pharmaceuticals Pigments and Toner Technology Polymers Semiconductor Fabrication Professional Profile Rose M. Thiessen is a partner in our San Diego office. She specializes in patent prosecution and licensing for chemical, pharmaceutical, and medical device technologies. Dr. Thiessen’s practice includes patent portfolio management and filing strategies in the U.S. and internationally, client counseling on issues relating to licensing, infringement, and trade secrets, and intellectual property due diligence studies relating to acquisition of patents and other intellectual property. Dr. Thiessen currently represents clients in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and cosmetics industries as well as the medical device field, with an emphasis on both in vivo and ex vivo glucose monitoring technologies. She also represents clients in a wide range of technologies including desalination, petroleum refining and petrochemical processing, nanoparticle fabrication, semipermeable membrane technology, and semiconductor manufacturing. Prior to joining the firm, Dr. Thiessen worked as a chemist at Exxon Research and Engineering Company in New Jersey, where she held positions as a chemist in fuels technology and as an information scientist specializing in chemical patent information. Dr. Thiessen joined the firm in 1999 and became a partner in 2005. Education Rutgers University School of Law (J.D. 1999) Purdue University (Ph.D. in Chemistry 1990) Willamette University (B.S. in Chemistry 1986) Admissions/Qualifications State Bar of California U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit U.S. Supreme Court Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Professional Memberships & Affiliations American Chemical Society Intellectual Property Owners Association Licensing Executives Society San Diego Venture Group UCSD Athena
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