Intellectual Property Lawyer Returns to McDermott
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 13, 2006) — McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that Natalia Blinkova has rejoined the Firm’s Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department, as a partner based in the Washington, D.C. office. From 2004 to 2005, Ms. Blinkova extended her focus on appellate law by serving as the chief law clerk to the Honorable Paul R. Michel, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
"We are delighted to have Natalia return to our practice," commented Ray Lupo, head of the Firm's Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department. "Her recent clerkship has enhanced her experience, and I have not doubt she will again become a significant asset to our IP practice."
Ms. Blinkova's practice emphasizes patent litigation in the U.S. district courts and the International Trade Commission, as well as appellate advocacy before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Previously at McDermott (1998 – 2004), she worked on numerous appeals, analyzing legal issues and authoring briefs.
Ms. Blinkova holds a B.A. in the history of art from Yale University, a M.A. in Slavic studies from Cornell University and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center. She is admitted to practice in New York and the District of Columbia, as well as before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
McDermott's Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department currently numbers more than 190 lawyers and patent agents. Our lawyers engage in various aspects of IP work, including advertising and marketing, computer and internet law, copyrights, legislation, litigation, patents, trade dress, trademarks, trade secrets, unfair competition and antitrust. More than 130 of the Firm's intellectual property lawyers hold technical or scientific degrees and are patent bar members. Of those, more than half hold a degree in electrical engineering, biotechnology, chemistry or other technical disciplines including computer engineering.
