Laurie A. Axford

PARTNER, PATENT ATTORNEY

Overview

LAURIE A. AXFORD is a Partner in the Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Department of The Nath Law Group. She is resident in the San Diego area office. Ms. Axford’s practice focuses on complex IP portfolio management and strategies. She is experienced in the preparation, prosecution, and acquisition of U.S. and foreign patents; the preparation of patentability, freedom to operate, non-infringement, and validity opinions; and all aspects of client counseling.

Ms. Axford’s areas of expertise involve inventions relating to biotechnology, nanotechnology, biochemistry, polymers, textiles, small molecules, assay devices, and therapeutic drug delivery systems. She is highly experienced in the prosecution and management of IP portfolios for a vast array of domestic and global clients – corporations, universities, research institutions, small companies, start-ups and individual inventors.

Prior to joining NLG, Ms. Axford has been a Partner at other law firms and served as in-house counsel for a medical device company. She has over sixteen years of legal intellectual property experience. Before entering law school, Ms. Axford had a successful career as a chemist at one of the first bio-technology companies in San Diego. In addition to being a highly qualified patent attorney, she is a sought after lecturer, who has given numerous presentations on a variety of IP topics and issues. Ms. Axford has also published and co-authored numerous articles for industry publications.

Ms. Axford graduated with a J.D. degree from Western State University in 1992; received her M.S. degree in Molecular Biology (1982) and B.S. degree in Microbiology (1979) from San Diego State University.

Ms. Axford is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and is admitted to practice before the State Bar of California. Ms. Axford is an active member in the American Bar Association, AIPLA, LES, San Diego County Bar Association and San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association.