Taryn T. Willett
- Palo Alto
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Taryn is an associate in the firm’s Patent Litigation practice.
Prior to joining Perkins Coie, Taryn Willett served as a patent examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, where she examined patents relating to controller logic and circuitry in the fields of plastics molding and shaping, imprint lithography, three-dimensional printing, electronic cigarettes, and cannabis products. Taryn’s industry background includes roles as a process and equipment engineer at Samsung Austin Semiconductor’s Fabrication Plant in the ion doping and implantation department, and as a process management intern at Proctor & Gamble Company’s Fabric Care Production Plant. She has also conducted research in various academic settings, including carbon nanotubes and microbiology laboratories.
Taryn earned her J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law, where she was actively involved in the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal and the Women’s Law Caucus. She holds a B.S. in chemical engineering, with a minor in computational and applied mathematics, from Rice University.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2024, Symposium Editor-in-Chief; Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal; Chief Online Editor, Journal of Law and Technology at Texas
- Rice University, B.S., Chemical Engineering, 2014
Bar and Court Admissions
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California
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Related Employment
- Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Palo Alto, CA, Associate, 2024-2025; Law Clerk and Summer Associate, 2022-2024
- United States Patent and Trademark Office, Dallas, TX, Patent Examiner, 2016-2021
- Samsung Austin Semiconductor Fabrication Plant, Austin, TX, Process and Equipment Engineer in Ion Doping & Implantation, 2014-2016
Impact
Community Involvement
- Women in STEM Volunteer, University of Texas at Austin, 2022-2024