Jessica C. Kaiser
- Firmwide Co-Chair, Post-Grant Practice
Jessica focuses her practice on post-grant challenges of issued patents, bringing to bear her nearly two decades of experience, including as a lead administrative patent judge (LAPJ) and a law firm partner.
Jessica Kaiser represents established and emerging technology, telecommunications, and life sciences companies in complex intellectual property (IP) disputes, including post-grant patent challenges such as inter partes reviews (IPRs), post-grant reviews (PGR), and ex parte reexams. As an LAPJ at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Jessica managed and decided numerous cases before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in America Invest Act (AIA) trials. These included both inter partes reviews and post-grant reviews and ex parte appeals during the original prosecution of patents. She also worked closely with USPTO and PTAB leadership to develop and implement PTAB reforms, such as agency rulemaking, a pilot program for motions to amend patent claims during AIA trials, PTAB statistics, and remote hearing operations.
Prior to joining the USPTO, Jessica was a staff attorney in the Office of General Counsel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In this role, she provided legal advice to the court, including on mandamus petitions and all types of motions filed prior to an appeal being assigned to a merits panel.
Early in her career, Jessica clerked at the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., and at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Prior to attending law school, Jessica worked as an engineer in several capacities across multiple industries, including as a metallurgical engineer for Dow Chemical Company, a senior project engineer for Exxon Company USA (now Exxon Mobil Corporation), and a procurement engineer for Tosco Refining Company (now ConocoPhillips).
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., Order of the Coif, Executive Articles Editor, Chicago-Kent Law Review, 2005
- Colorado School of Mines, B.S., Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, with high honors, 1996
Bar and Court Admissions
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Colorado
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District of Columbia
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Related Employment
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Denver, CO, Partner and Co-Chair of Post-Grant Patent Proceedings Practice, 2022-2023
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Denver, CO and Alexandria, VA, Lead Administrative Patent Judge, 2017-2022; Administrative Patent Judge, 2014-2017
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Office of General Counsel, Washington, D.C., Staff Attorney, 2014
- Accenture LLP, Chicago, IL, IP Litigation Senior Legal Counsel, 2013
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL, Partner, 2011-2013; Associate, 2006-2011
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Chicago, IL, Judicial Extern to Hon. Joan B. Gottschall, 2003
Clerkships
- Hon. Paul R. Michel, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Hon. Joan B. Gottschall, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Professional Recognition
Listed in Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000, 2024
Listed in Denver's Top Lawyers by 5280 Denver's Mile High Magazine, 2024
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Intellectual Property Owner’s Association (IPO) U.S. Post-Grant Patent Office Practice Committee, Member, 2024
- Law360's Intellectual Property Editorial Advisory Board, Member, 2023
- PTAB Bar Association Women’s Committee, Vice Chair, 2022-present
- American Intellectual Property Law Association, Member, 2022-present
- Federal Circuit Bar Association, Member, 2022-present
Insights
News
Professional Experience
Experience
- Represented Fortune 500 medical device manufacturer in a federal district court correction of inventorship case related to a knee prosthesis patent, leading to a favorable judgment in favor of client following a bench trial.*
- Represented mobile device and software manufacturer in a patent infringement jury trial relating to wireless device activation and management, resulting in judgment as matter of law (JMOL) for client.*
- Represented multinational technology company in an inter partes review proceeding relating to 3D memory.*
- Represented Fortune 100 mobile device and computer manufacturer in a patent infringement Section 337 investigation before the International Trade Commission (ITC).*
- Represented fluidics systems manufacturer in a patent infringement case relating to paint dispensing technology.*
*Prior experience