Patenting Staff

Robin prepares and prosecutes U.S. and foreign patent applications in the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, nanotechnology, cleantech, and chemistry. Additionally, he prepares legal opinions and conducts intellectual property due diligence. He also serves as the Lead Patent Counsel for inventions arising out of the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI).Prior to joining the lab, Robin worked as an in-house Patent Counsel for a publicly held biotech company and as an associate in a prominent Washington D.C.-based intellectual property law firm.B.A., Microbiology & Immunology, University of California, BerkeleyPh.D., Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles
J.D., University of Southern California Law School
Member of the State Bar of California
Registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Stephen prepares and prosecutes U.S. and foreign patent applications in the fields of materials science, semiconductor technology, instrumentation and software. He also serves as Lead Patent Counsel for the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC).His prior legal experience includes working as an associate at a patent prosecution boutique firm in Oakland and serving as a judicial extern for the Honorable Claudia Wilken of the United States District Court of Northern California. Before pursuing a career in law, Stephen studied metallic glass-forming alloys and worked as a research scientist at a small powder metallurgy company.B.S., Materials Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S. and Ph.D., Materials Science, California Institute of Technology
J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Member of the State Bar of California
Registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Mark provides direct intellectual property prosecution support to patent attorneys by filing patent applications, trademark applications, responses to office actions, and patent-related information disclosure statements with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He also provides paralegal and docketing support to patent attorneys.He has extensive prior experience in the intellectual property field, working as both a patent paralegal and a word processor. Previously, he also served in several administrative positions and as a litigation paralegal, including trial experience.Certifications:
Patent Administration
Patent Paralegal
Litigation Paralegal

Sherie provides general prosecution, paralegal, and docketing support to patent attorneys. She files patent applications and required office-action responses in the patent prosecution process. Additionally as part of a special project, she helped direct the upgrade of CPI, a patent-docketing-and-annuities IPO software.Her previous experience includes working in administrative positions in technical firms and for several Berkeley Lab departments, providing her a broad understanding of contractual agreements between DOE and the University of CA and of Berkeley Lab’s policies and procedures.B.A., Germanic language and literature, University of California, Riverside
Additional studies in German translation and interpretation, Monterey Institute of International Studies