Current Employment Position(s)

; Business Law

Year Joined Organization: 2008

Languages

• Bengali
• German

Lawyer Overview

Aleya is Of Counsel in the firm of Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association. She is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with more than 16 years of experience assisting business clients in protecting their intellectual property assets. Aleya is a member of the Business Law Section and Intellectual Property Practice Group, and practices principally in the areas of:

• Patent prosecution
• Patent portfolio management
• Intellectual property agreements
• Trade secrets
• Infringement/invalidity opinions

In her practice, Aleya works closely with clients on a wide variety of intellectual property matters, including the drafting and prosecuting of U.S. and foreign patent applications, formulating patent filing strategies, the preparation of infringement and invalidity opinions, negotiating numerous types of agreements (secrecy, consulting, license, joint development, supply, etc.), performing due diligence for acquisitions and divestitures, and providing litigation support for patent lawsuits. In addition, Aleya regularly counsels large and small companies on developing trade secret training programs for personnel.

Aleya has drafted and prosecuted patents in the consumer food product, consumer healthcare, medical device, packaging and polymer chemistry categories.

Aleya is admitted to practice in Minnesota and the USPTO. She is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), the Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association (MIPLA) and the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA). She is also a member of Twin Cities Diversity in Practice. She is proficient in German and has limited proficiency in Bengali.

Aleya received her B.S. in biochemistry from the University of Illinois and her J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School. While attending law school, she was a member of the Giles S. Rich Intellectual Property Moot Court.

Areas of Practice

• Intellectual Property
• Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Prosecution

West Practice Categories

Copyrights, Intellectual Property Law, International Intellectual Property, Patents, Technology Licensing, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1993
• Illinois, 1992

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
• Member
• Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association (MIPLA)
• Member
• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member
• U.S. Power Squadron - Minnetonka Chapter
• Member

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, 1991
  J.D.
• University of Illinois, 1987
  B.S.
  Major: Biochemistry

Address

2200 IDS Center
80 South 8th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Phones

612.977.8227 (Business Phone)

Faxes

612.977.8650 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.briggs.com/