Mukta Jhalani
Associate
Profile
Mukta Jhalani focuses her practice on patent litigation, patent prosecution, and client counseling. Ms. Jhalani works primarily in the areas of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, but has also been involved in matters concerning electrical and computer technologies.
Ms. Jhalani's litigation experience includes matters before U.S. district courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission. She has managed fact discovery, worked with fact and expert witnesses, and drafted motions and legal briefs. In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Jhalani actively prosecutes patent applications in the area of biotechnology.
While in law school, Ms. Jhalani worked at Finnegan as a summer associate. Her undergraduate studies included work on several molecular biology and pharmacology research projects relating to topics such as epileptogenesis and molecular genetics of plant development.
Highlights
- Judicial extern for Judge John P. Erlick, King County Superior Court, Seattle, Washington, 2009.
- Served as public defender for the Tulalip tribes as part of the Tribal Court Public Defense Clinic, 2007-2008.
- Served on the Pacific Rim Law and Policy Journal as executive comments editor, 2008-2009; and as member, 2007-2008.
- Served on the University of Washington Moot Court Honor Board as vice president of resources, 2008-2009; and as member, 2007-2008.
Professional Recognition
Professional Activities
- San Francisco Bay Area IP Inn of Court
- South Asian Bar Association of Northern California
Select Publications
- "Protecting Egg Donors and Human Embryos—the Failure of the South Korean Bioethics and Biosafety Act," Pacific Rim Law and Policy Journal, 2008.