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Sharon Lin McIntosh

Associate

Washington, DC

+1 202-282-5756

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Sharon is a senior associate with significant experience in all phases of patent and PTAB litigation. She uses her biochemistry and physiology background to help clients navigate complex intellectual property issues.

Sharon concentrates her practice on patent litigation and due diligence. She has experience representing clients in cases involving a wide range of technologies, including generic pharmaceutical and biosimilar products, medical devices, software and operating systems, mobile applications, and cloud services. Her technical background enables her to efficiently navigate a wide range of complex, scientific issues.

Sharon has significant experience handling all phases of litigation leading up to trial, including drafting pleadings, as well as dispositive and non-dispositive motions; constructing invalidity and non-infringement defenses; drafting expert reports; taking and defending fact and expert depositions; arguing motions; assisting with pre-trial and post-trial activities; and preparing witness for direct and cross-examination. She also has extensive experience preparing validity, freedom-to-operate, and patentability opinions, and litigating cases before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

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Intellectual Property
Patent Litigation
Medical Devices
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Life Sciences

Credentials

Education

Sharon received a B.S. in biochemistry in 2007 and an M.S. in physiology and biophysics in 2009 from Georgetown University. She received her J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in February 2016. 

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    • District of Columbia
    • New York

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    Capabilities

    Intellectual Property
    Patent Litigation
    Medical Devices
    Technology, Media & Telecommunications
    Life Sciences
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