Sorry for interrupting, but there is something we need to tell you...

We have updated our Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the law on cookies used on websites in Europe. This website uses cookies to maximize your experience and help us to understand how we can improve it. To find out more click here.

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of data which are downloaded to your computer, or other device, when you visit a website. Cookies allow us to recognize your computer and improve your experience on our website. Some cookies are also necessary for the technical operation of our website. Please read our Cookie Policy which provides important information about the cookies we use, how we use them and how they can be deleted. Please remember that deleting cookies may affect your experience of our website.

Show less.

Accept and hide this message
Pillsbury Pillsbury Pillsbury
Pillsbury
Email Page Print Friendly Version Print Friendly Version Text Size Subscribe

Publications

6/4/2009
What's Next for Stem Cells?
10/1/2008
Federal Circuit Reins in Patent Infringement Safe Harbor for Drug Research Tools
November 2007
Implications of the KSR Decision for Generic Drug Makers
San Diego North County
12255 El Camino Real
Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92130-4088
Tel. +1.858.509.4071
Fax. +1.858.509.4010
Email  |  Download vCard
Admissions
State of California
Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Education
J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 2000
Executive Editor, The Pittsburgh Journal of Technology Law and Policy (1999-2000); Staff Editor, Intellectual Property & Technology Law Review (1998-1999) Order of Barristers for excellence in Oral Advocacy; Giles Rich Sutherland Moot Court Competition Team Member, Best Advocate Award (March 2000) and First Place Winner - Northeastern Regional Competition (April 1999)
B.S., Molecular Biology, University of Pittsburgh, 1997
B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1989

Professionals

Michelle L. Mehok

Michelle L. Mehok
Counsel

Ms. Mehok joined Pillsbury's San Diego North County office in 2002. Ms. Mehok's practice includes intellectual property transactional due diligence and strategic client counseling, including drafting license agreements, noninfringement and invalidity opinions, and freedom-to-operate analysis. Her practice includes intellectual property prosecution of patents; counseling clients on the selection, availability, protection and enforcement of trademarks; clearing, securing and maintaining trademarks in the United States and abroad; trademark policing; and the negotiation and settlement of disputed trademarks. Additionally, her practice includes intellectual property litigation relating to patents, trademarks, trade dress, unfair competition, domain names and copyrights.

In the course of her practice, Ms. Mehok has represented clients in diverse array of technologies spanning wind energy, agriculture, molecular biology, immunology, biochemistry, therapeutic drugs and devices.

Prior to joining Pillsbury, Ms. Mehok's previous legal experience includes working at Fish & Richardson P.C. in San Diego, California (2000-2002); Law Clerk at Alcoa, Inc.'s Intellectual Property Law Division in Alcoa, Pennsylvania (1999-2000), and Summer Law Clerk for the Honorable Robert J. Cindrich, US District Court for Western District of Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1998).

Affiliations

San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association

Courts

Supreme Court of California, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

 Pillsbury
Pillsbury Pillsbury Pillsbury