Schmid, Cora L.

Lawyer Overview

Cora Schmid practices intellectual property law, particularly focusing on litigation. Her experience includes a wide array of complex intellectual property litigation, including cases centering on patents; trade secrets; the Hatch-Waxman amendments to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (e.g., abbreviated new drug applications (ANDA) cases); and breach of contract. She has litigated diverse technologies, including biotechnology, semiconductors, mechanical devices, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices. Her experience also includes drafting patent applications and noninfringement opinions. Before joining Jones Day, Cora was an associate in White & Case's New York office and later with McDermott, Will & Emery's Silicon Valley office.

Prior to practicing law, Cora researched glutathione-S-transferases (GSTs) in maize as a Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University and worked as a molecular biology research associate at Deltagen, Inc.

Areas of Practice

• Intellectual Property
• Life Sciences

Representative Cases

• Jones Day and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California host the 4th Annual Law Day event to educate high school students about our legal system
• ON Semiconductor files patent infringement suit following Samsung's declaratory judgment action , (2009)
• Restraining order obtained for victim of severe abuse
• Sandoz defends brand name prescription drugs in antitrust litigation
• Tercica successfully enforces three patents in litigation

West Practice Categories

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

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• New York University
• Pomona College
• Stanford University

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Palo Alto, CA 94303

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