Dr Salima Merani > Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP > Irvine, United States > Lawyer Profile

Co-chairs of the firm’s medical device group Sabing Lee and Salima Merani co-head the patent prosecution practice at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP , which is noted as being ‘beyond stellar’, from its office in Irvine, California. The team is well-versed on the full scope of patent law, from the development and management of portfolios in more transactional matters, to the contested and complex. The team handles patent counseling and prosecution, new product clearance and licensing, post grant proceedings and inter partes reviews, advising clients in industry sectors from technology to media and entertainment, with particular expertise in both life sciences and biotechnology evident across the practice, with high-value IP diligence work frequently completed for the likes of Cala Health. Terry Tullis and the ‘stand out’ Harnik Shukla, both regularly advise on some of the team’s most significant matters. ‘Detail-oriented’ Sabrina Wang specializes in medical device and consumer product IP law.

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, a ‘professional’ team with ‘strong cross-functional knowledge’, fields a large team of experts in the licensing and transactional field with frequent involvement acting in high stake transactions on behalf of global clients. The team works across several industries from nanotech and personalized medicine to sports, fashion, and media, with the negotiation of patent licenses, patent assignments, and material transfer agreements all part of the firm’s regular work. Salima Merani is vastly experienced in conducting patent due diligence for investors, while Sabing Lee bolsters the team with her expertise in a wide range of technologies, with particular emphasis on medical devices and procedures and materials science. Jason Gersting concentrates on the biotech and life science industries. The three practice heads are based in the firm’s Irvine office.