Fulmer, Pamela K.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Pam Fulmer is an experienced litigator representing clients in copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, unfair competition, and other intellectual property and complex commercial disputes. Her clients include companies on the cutting edge of technology, entertainment, and media. In her trial practice, Pam's cases have included technologies involving e-commerce and the internet, cellular communications, email messaging and security, computer hardware and software, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and consumer products. Pam has successfully tried cases in private arbitration, winning millions of dollars for her clients. Notably, she won a $33 million award in an international arbitration involving a contract for the design and implementation of a clinical trials program.

Pam is the president of the board of directors of the Bar Association of San Francisco Foundation and is a member of the fund raising subcommittee. She also sits on the board of the Historical Society of the Northern District of California. Pam is a member of the San Francisco, California, and American Bar Associations and the Association of Business Trial Lawyers. She is a former two-term member of the Edward J. McFetridge Inn of Court and has served on the program committee for BayBio. In the San Francisco Office of Jones Day, Pam chairs the diversity committee and is a member of the business development committee. She also serves on Jones Day's national diversity task force and is the co-chairperson of the Firm's women's initiative.

Areas of Practice

• Intellectual Property
• International Litigation & Arbitration
• Trial Practice
• Patent Litigation
• Copyrights & Trademarks
• International Arbitration
• Commercial Disputes

Representative Cases

• Dell faces off in DJ action involving Wi-Max patent
• Edison Mission Energy and Midwest Generation stand up to claims of patent infringement in suit involving efficiency software for coal-fired power plants , (2009)
• NeuroGrafix files patent infringement suit against Siemens Medical Solutions over diagnostic neuropathy systems , (2010)
• Planet 3 fends off IP infringement and unfair competition claims in suit involving ready-to-assemble furniture , (2009)
• Sendmail defends against breach of contract and patent infringement claims in suit involving email firewall technology , (2009)
• Sendmail launches infringement suit against Tumbleweed over patent for email firewall technology , (2009)

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Business & Commercial Law, Business & Trade, Class Actions, Collections & Repossessions, Commercial Leasing, Complex Litigation, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Copyrights, Debtor/Creditor, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Franchising, Intellectual Property Law, International Arbitration, International Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade Litigation, International Transactions, Joint Ventures, Lemon Law, Litigation & Appeals, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, Patents, Secured Transactions, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, Technology Licensing, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Warranties

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• Miami University - Ohio
• U of California-San Francisco

Published Works

• Goodbye Boiler-Plate: Practical Advice for Drafters of Domestic and International Arbitration Agreements, 3:2 World Arb. & Mediation Rev. 149, Copyright 2009, JurisNet, LLC. World Arbitration and Mediation Reporter is published by JurisNet, LLC. For more information, including how to subscribe, please visit http://www.arbitrationlaw.com, 2009

Address

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Phones

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Faxes

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Websites

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