California Intellectual Property Laws

With her extensive skill and experience in molecular biology, immunology and virology, registered Patent Attorney Dr. Laura M. King helps companies and universities protect their intellectual property. Dr. King represents and counsels clients in domestic and international patent and trademark prosecution, prepares legal opinions, and negotiates patent licenses and trademark coexistence agreements. She also represents clients in opposition and infringement cases before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, federal courts, and the International Trade Commission. In addition, Dr. King represents clients in Inter Partes Reviews in front of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

Dr. King received her B.S. in Microbiology from Colorado State University and her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Nebraska, where she researched and published articles in the field of virology, in particular the interactions between Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Herpesviruses. Dr. King received her J.D. from California Western School of Law.

Combining her law degree with her doctorate in Molecular Biology, Dr. King brings her legal expertise to bear on patent application preparation and prosecution, both foreign and domestic, in areas ranging from biotechnology, molecular biology, immunology and virology to diagnostics, medical devices, therapeutics, small molecules, and pharmaceuticals.

Adding to her extensive list of experiences, Dr. King was a National Institutes of Health funded Research Associate, a Post-Doctoral Training Fellow in the Department of Pathology and Microbiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and a Research Scientist with Streck Laboratories in Omaha, Nebraska.

Mr. Peistrup's intellectual property practice includes copyright, trademark, and trade secrets, as well as the related fields of privacy data security and breach. He also has specialized expertise in anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting management and litigation, with experience in film, television, music, print, technology, and consumer goods. He currently serves as General Counsel to several Los Angeles-area companies, with responsibilities including IP prosecution (oversight and direct) and portfolio management, litigation oversight, marketing review, legal compliance, risk management, formulation of internal policies and procedures, internal investigations, contract management, privacy issues, and brand protection/anti-diversion.