By Michael Wise and John Peterson and Lara Dueppen of Perkins Coie LLPMichael Wise is a partner in Perkins Coie's Intellectual Property and Life Sciences practice
groups. He has extensive experience in handling patent matters involving biotechnology,
including patent procurement, patent litigation and patent interferences. A Board member of the
Southern California Biomedical Council, Michael focuses much of his practice on IP concerns in the life
sciences sector.
John E. Peterson, Ph.D., is of counsel in the firm's Patent Litigation practice group. He has
represented biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, and manufacturing clients in all aspects of
patent litigation.
Lara Dueppen, Ph.D., is an associate in the firm's Intellectual Property practice group. She
focuses her work on intellectual property issues and patent litigation matters for life sciences
companies.
All three attorneys are based in Los Angeles. Michael can be contacted at:MWise@perkinscoie.com; John can be
contacted at: JEPeterson@perkinscoie.com; and Lara can be contacted at: LDueppen@perkinscoie.com.
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