Experience

Christine McAuliffe, a partner in the Intellectual Property, Technology and Media Practice Group, joined HRO’s Phoenix office in 2008. Ms. McAuliffe is a registered patent attorney who practices in the areas of patent, trademark and copyright law. Her experience includes:

• Patent prosecution
   
• Patent validity and infringement opinions
   
• Patent litigation
   
• Trademark and copyright registration and protection
   
• Trademark, trade dress and copyright litigation
   
• Counseling on technology and intellectual property acquisition and transfer, joint ventures and strategic alliances, including intellectual property due diligence
   
• Preparation and negotiation of assignments, licenses and other technology agreements such as technology transfer, sponsored research, and technology development agreements
   
• Intellectual Property portfolio development, management and assessment

Prior to joining HRO, Ms. McAuliffe was Co-Chair of the Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry Group at Jennings, Strouss & Salmon. She has a biotechnology and science background, having earned a B.S. in Biology, with an emphasis in Genetics and Molecular Biology. She also has technical knowledge in cell biology, biochemistry and organic chemistry.

Professional & Community Affiliations

Arizona BioIndustry Association, State Board of Directors (Executive Committee); Greater Phoenix Leadership Board

Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster, Board of Directors

American Bar Association, Former Chair, Health & Human Services Committee, Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice; Section of Science & Technology Law

State Bar of Arizona, Intellectual Property Section

Maricopa County Bar Association, Technology and Intellectual Property Section

Sandra Day O'Connor Inn of Court

Arizona Women Lawyers Association

American Intellectual Property Law Association

International Trademark Association

Licensing Executives Society

Arizona Science Center, Former Member, Arizona Bioengineering Collaboration Advisory Board and Design Team

Arizona State University, Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Law, Science and Technology at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

Publications

Author, Chapter 15: “Health and Human Services,” in Developments in Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, 2004-2005, Jeffrey Lubers ed., ABA Publishing (2006)

Co-author, “Arizona Trademark and Unfair Competition Law” in State Trademark and Unfair Competition Law 2006, Glenn S. Bacal, Christine Meis McAuliffe and Steve Lawrence, International Trademark Association (2006)

Co-author, “Genebank Management: A Review of Salient Ethical, Legal and Social Issues,” 45 Jurimetrics J. 205, Michael D. Volk, Christine Meis McAuliffe and May Mowzoon (2005)

Co-author, Chapter 15: “Health and Human Services,” in Developments in Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice 2003-2004 at 309-324, Michael J. Malinowski and Christine Meis McAuliffe, ABA Publishing (2005)

Author, Session Proposal, “Agricultural Biotechnology and Intellectual Property: Unique Challenges - Innovative Solutions,” Biotechnology Industry Organization 2005 Annual Conference (October 2004)

Co-Author, 2004 Supplement: “Biotechnology Law Business and Regulation,” Michael Malinowski, Christine M. Meis and Barbara Luther - Aspen (2004)

Co-Author, Chapter 19: “Health and Human Services,” in Developments in Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice 2002-2003, Michael J. Malinowski, Christine M. Meis and Lori Hardaway, ABA Publishing (2004)

Co-Author, “Arizona Trademark and Unfair Competition Law,” Glenn S. Bacal, Sean D. Johnson, Heather L. Buchta and Christine M. Meis, State Trademark and Unfair Competition Law 2004, International Trademark Association (April 2004)

Author, “The Open Source War: SCO v. IBM,” Biotech Tech, Vol. 2, Issue 7, at 36 (July 2003)

Co-Author, “The Race to 'Patent SARS',” Barbara Luther & Christine M. Meis, Biotech Tech, Vol. 2, Issue 6, at 36 (June 2003)

Author, “Collaboration Agreements: Building on Core Assets.” Biotech Tech, Vol. 2, Issue 2, at 36 (February 2003)

Author, “Being Diligent about Intellectual Property Due Diligence,” Biotech Tech, Vol. 2, Issue 1, at 36 (January 2003)

Presentations

“Patent Protection for the Entrepreneur,” Law for the Entrepreneur, Barrett Honors College, Arizona State University (September 2006)

“Licensing and Collaboration Agreements: Tax Implications for Exempt Research Institutes,” Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGEN) (June 2006)

“Patenting Biotechnology, Recombinant DNA Technology: Principles and Applications,” Arizona State University (April 2006)

“Patent Protection, Law for the Entrepreneur,” Barrett Honors College, Arizona State University (March 2006)

“Key Issues to Consider When Licensing Technology,” Northern Arizona University (February 2006)

“Trademark Selection, Protection and Enforcement, Biotechnology Licensing and Litigation,” Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University (February 2006)

“Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights,” Northern Arizona University (February 2006)

“Patent Protection,” Technology and Life Science Entrepreneurship” course, Arizona State University Technopolis (March 2005)

“Patenting Biotechnology, Genetics and the Law,” Arizona State University College of Law (November 2004)

Program Chair and Moderator, “Agricultural Biotechnology in Arizona,” Arizona BioIndustry Association Second Annual October BioFest sponsored by Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, PLC. (October 2004)

Program Chair and Moderator, “Intellectual Property Pre-Litigation Strategies,” INTA Roundtable (October 2004)

“Protecting Your Design Using Intellectual Property,” 2004 Color of Success, American Society of Interior Designers (February 2004)

Program Chair and Panelist, “Money and Medicine: The Impact of Cost on FDA Regulation of Pharmaceuticals,” (with Daniel Troy, Chief Counsel, FDA, Bruce Kuhlik, VP and General Counsel, PhRMA; Robert Seidman, CPO, WellPoint Health Networks; Gregg Bloche, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University Law Center; and James Czaban, Heller Ehrman) 2003 Administrative Law Conference, American Bar Association, Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice (November 2003)