Kim R. Jessum | Of Counsel

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215.564.8165 kjessum@stradley.com Download V-Card		Office(s): Philadelphia, PA

As of counsel in Stradley Ronon’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, Kim Jessum focuses her practice in patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret matters. She represents chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients in both intellectual property litigation and transactional matters.

Ms. Jessum’s experience includes:

• preparing and negotiating license, secrecy, joint development and technology-transfer agreements

• developing and implementing patent strategies

• writing and prosecuting U.S. and international patent applications in the areas of chemical, medical device, pharmaceutical, business method and mechanical technologies

• providing freedom to operate, noninfringement and invalidity opinions

• managing U.S. and international patent portfolios, including performing technology evaluation and assessment

• performing intellectual property due-diligence reviews and analyses

• handling all aspects of intellectual property litigation

Ms. Jessum is a frequent author and lecturer on intellectual property issues. She serves as co-chair of the Green Ribbon Task Force of the Philadelphia Bar Association, the CLE officer of the American Bar Association (ABA) IP Law Section and as a member of the ABA Standing Committee on Technology and Information Systems. She was also named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer® in 2010 by a vote of her peers.

Prior to joining Stradley Ronon, Ms. Jessum served as patent counsel for Rohm and Haas Company, a public multi-national chemicals manufacturing company, where she counseled clients on all patent and trade secret issues. She also was an intellectual property associate at another Philadelphia law firm.

PUBLISHED WORKS AND PRESENTATIONS:

• Speaker, “Significant Issues Facing Patent Practitioners in 2009,” Intellectual Property Law Institute • Speaker, “The Intellectual Property and Antitrust Interface,” Delaware Valley Corporate Counsel Association CLE Program

• Speaker, “Surviving USC § 112 Rejections: Written Description, Enablement and Best Mode,” American Conference Institute Pharma/Biotech Patent Claim Drafting & Prosecution Conference

• Speaker, “Antitrust Issues in Business Transactions,” American Corporate Counsel/Pennsylvania Bar Association Joint CLE Breakfast

• Speaker, “Tips for Drafting Technology Agreements,” Business Law Institute

• Moderator and Author, “The Antitrust-IP Interface: What Attorneys Really Need to Know,” ABA Annual Meeting

• Speaker, “Prosecuting Patent Applications,” U.S. Patent Practice: A Workshop for Paralegals Seminar

• Contributor, The In-House Essential Toolbox: Annotated Forms, Policies and Advice for Everyday Practice

• Author, “Recent Developments of the Experimental Use Exception,” The Legal Intelligencer

• Interviewer, “10 Questions for Ellen T. Greenlee,” The Philadelphia Lawyer, Vol. 47, No. 4

• Contributor, AIPLA International Patent Law Handbook

• Moderator, “A Second Bite at the Invalidity Apple?,” AIPLA Spring Meeting

• Speaker, “Portfolios: Review and Audit,” ABA Section of Intellectual Property Practical Tips on Patent Practice

• Speaker, “IP Issues in the Transaction Realm,” ABA Young Lawyers Division Midyear Meeting

• Author, “Anti-Cybersquatting Act and Other Recent Developments in Cybersquatting,” Philadelphia Bar Assn. Business Law Report, Vol. 6, No. 3

• Co-author, “Licensing, Litigation and Settlement Under the Hatch-Waxman Act,” AIPLA Spring Meeting

• Moderator, “The Rise and Fall of Dot-Coms,” ABA Young Lawyers Division Midyear Meeting

• Speaker, “What Every Lawyer Should Know about IP,” ABA Young Lawyers Division Fall Meeting

• Moderator, “ABA Section of Intellectual Property Practice Tips on Patent Practice”

PERSONAL

Before attending law school, Ms. Jessum worked as a process design engineer at Foster Wheeler USA Corporation in Clinton, N.J., where she participated in the design of chemical plants and petroleum refineries.