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Erika Harmon Arner(艾里卡·哈蒙·阿纳)是美国飞翰律师事务所管理合伙人,她在美国专利审判与上诉委员会(PTAB)及美国联邦巡回上诉法院相关业务方面被公认为全美领军律师。她长期以来位列参与PTAB 庭审女律师的前三甲,并被《MIP知识产权管理》杂志评为年度 PTAB 诉讼律师。她在PTAB和联邦巡回法院代理专利挑战双方且均赢得了众多具有里程碑意义的案件。
Erika 律师的执业领域主要为专利局审理、客户咨询及诉讼,特别是涉及电子技术和计算机软件的案件。她曾代表专利所有人和请求人参加过 200 多场PTAB庭审,且大部分案件是作为首席律师出席。Erika 还曾在联邦巡回法院审理的PTAB上诉案件中代理客户并胜诉,其中许多案件涉及首次出现的问题。她还成功地在联邦巡回法院上诉中维持了地区法院的判决。
除了在专利局和上诉业务方面经验丰富外,Erika 还是专利适格性法学理论领域的知名权威人士。自从在 Bilski v. Kappos 案中代表请求人向美国最高法院提起诉讼以来,她已在联邦巡回法院、美国地区法院和PTAB处理了数十起涉及专利适格性相关主题的案件。Erika 还就专利战略和组合管理为客户提供咨询。
Erika 是知识产权律师协会的领导者,也是知识产权领域女性从业人士的领军人。她是Women in IP Network (WIN)华盛顿特区分会的共同创办人,并在知识产权所有人协会(IPO)和PTAB律师协会的妇女委员会中担任领导职务。她经常就计算机相关专利、专利战略和PTAB实务撰写文章、发表演讲,并合著了美国律师协会知识产权法分会出版的《专利复审委员会庭审从业者指南》(The Practitioners Guide to Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board)。
在她的职业生涯中,Erika 因其授权后和专利诉讼业务而广受赞誉。美国法律500强(Legal 500 U.S.)将她评为授权后程序领域的顶尖律师之一,并将她列入专利申办名人堂。她还获得了《知识产权资产管理》(Intellectual Asset Management)和《知识产权管理》(Managing IP)的认可。在过去几年中,她一直被《知识产权管理》评为 "知识产权界 250 佳女性 "。
Erika 曾担任事务所管理委员会成员,并领导电气和计算机技术业务组以及专利局业务组。
IPR2017-01683, -01684, -01685, PTAB, Judges Barrett, Chung, Easthom, Smith
Fidelity Information Services, LLC v. Mirror Imaging LLC
Represented petitioner Fidelity Information Services in four covered business method reviews, successfully cancelling all claims of patent owner Mirror Imaging’s patents related to electronic financial document storage.
CBM2017-00064, -00065, -00066, -00067, PTAB, Judges Arbes, Easthom, Elluru
NetApp, Inc./HPE et al. v. KOM Software Inc.
IPR2019-00591, -00592, -00594, -00598, -00601, -00603, -00604, -00606, -00607, -00608, PTAB, Judges McGraw, Galligan, Dougal, Fishman
20-2345, -2346; 21-1181, -1075 -1005, Fed. Cir., Judges Prost, Chen, Taranto
Represented Google as petitioner at the PTAB, where the Board instituted inter partes review of patent asserted in litigation.
IPR2019-00340, -00342, PTAB, Judges Stephens, McKone, Weinschenk
DataTreasury Corp. v. Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
2:17-cv-00432, E.D. Tex., Judges Gilstrap, Payne
CBM2014-00020, -00021, PTAB, Judges Clements, Saindon, Tierney
16-1046, -1048, Fed. Cir., Judges Chen, Moore, Wallach
16-883, S. Ct.
SAP America Inc. v. Versata Development Group Inc.
Lead counsel for petitioner SAP in the first PGR review of a CBM patent; argued and won Federal Circuit affirmance of PTAB ruling that all claims challenged by SAP were invalid under 35 USC 101.
CBM2012-00001, PTAB, Judges Elluru, Lee, Medley, Tierney
14-1194, Fed. Cir., Judges Hughes, Newman, Plager
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IP Litigator"Arner is a renowned PTAB lawyer and has been busy representing Fortune 500 players and gaming company[ies] Playtika in the past year. In 2022, she also became the outfit’s managing partner."
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
“In Erika Harmon Arner and Thomas Irving, Finnegan has two talismanic practitioners who have driven the development of America Invents Act proceedings since they were first introduced.”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
“Instrumental here is the command and control of Erika Harmon Arner—the country's foremost USPTO trials expert, according to the IAM Patent 1000 research. ‘A real go-getter’ who has ‘taken the Finnegan group to a different level’, she is ‘super high quality'’, ‘articulate and thoughtful’, and ‘a top lawyer’. ‘She is the best—not figuratively, literally,’ enthuses one client. ‘Her presentation style is calm, easy to understand and persuasive, and her ability to see and avoid the traps set by the other side (or the PTAB panel) is impressive to behold. Her knowledge of the case law is also unparalleled.’”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
“Peers take special note of her ‘cutting edge IPRs’ and Supreme Court cases.”
Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars
“Finnegan has a repertoire of highly experienced individuals to fill lead counsel and back-up roles on contested proceedings before the PTAB. They include rainmaker Erika Harmon Arner, who boasts ‘brilliant, accurate insights into cases and consistently comes up with the goods.’”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
“Arner also has gained a steady following based on her experience representing clients in high-profile disputes over patentable subject matter…Her ability to clearly communicate complex legal matters is one of the reasons why clients flock to her…”
Law360 Rising Stars
“Arner…is a guru on business method patents. She filed some of the earliest covered business method and inter partes reviews, stealing a march on many of her peers.”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
“A ‘supremely talented lawyer,’ Arner has a lot to offer and is hailed as a thought leader on patent eligibility. However, she particularly wows the market with flawless performances in USPTO trials and in appeals to the Federal Circuit.”’
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
“Erika Harmon Arner is a go-to for post-grant proceedings, recognized in the IP field as a pioneer in PTAB litigations.”
Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars
“One of, if not the best post-grant practitioner in the country, Erika Harmon Arner continues to garner loud applause from the market as an ‘incredibly creative, thoughtful and goal-oriented’ lawyer.”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
“The firm has become especially prominent for its post-grant practice – at the forefront of which is Erika Arner in Reston, Virginia.”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
“Erika Harmon Arner is revered as one of the top post-grant experts…”
Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars
“Erika Harmon Arner is one of the foremost PTAB specialists in the country, having taken part in more than 100 proceedings at the Patent Office.”
Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars
“Thomas Irving and Erika Harmon Arner are other essential contacts for the address book, the former known for his creative strategies and the latter as a dynamic lead counsel.”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
"Arner is a renowned PTAB lawyer and has been busy representing Fortune 500 players and gaming company[ies] Playtika in the past year. In 2022, she also became the outfit’s managing partner."
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
“In Erika Harmon Arner and Thomas Irving, Finnegan has two talismanic practitioners who have driven the development of America Invents Act proceedings since they were first introduced.”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
“Instrumental here is the command and control of Erika Harmon Arner—the country's foremost USPTO trials expert, according to the IAM Patent 1000 research. ‘A real go-getter’ who has ‘taken the Finnegan group to a different level’, she is ‘super high quality'’, ‘articulate and thoughtful’, and ‘a top lawyer’. ‘She is the best—not figuratively, literally,’ enthuses one client. ‘Her presentation style is calm, easy to understand and persuasive, and her ability to see and avoid the traps set by the other side (or the PTAB panel) is impressive to behold. Her knowledge of the case law is also unparalleled.’”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
“Peers take special note of her ‘cutting edge IPRs’ and Supreme Court cases.”
Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars
“Finnegan has a repertoire of highly experienced individuals to fill lead counsel and back-up roles on contested proceedings before the PTAB. They include rainmaker Erika Harmon Arner, who boasts ‘brilliant, accurate insights into cases and consistently comes up with the goods.’”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
“Arner also has gained a steady following based on her experience representing clients in high-profile disputes over patentable subject matter…Her ability to clearly communicate complex legal matters is one of the reasons why clients flock to her…”
Law360 Rising Stars
“Arner…is a guru on business method patents. She filed some of the earliest covered business method and inter partes reviews, stealing a march on many of her peers.”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
“A ‘supremely talented lawyer,’ Arner has a lot to offer and is hailed as a thought leader on patent eligibility. However, she particularly wows the market with flawless performances in USPTO trials and in appeals to the Federal Circuit.”’
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
“Erika Harmon Arner is a go-to for post-grant proceedings, recognized in the IP field as a pioneer in PTAB litigations.”
Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars
“One of, if not the best post-grant practitioner in the country, Erika Harmon Arner continues to garner loud applause from the market as an ‘incredibly creative, thoughtful and goal-oriented’ lawyer.”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
“The firm has become especially prominent for its post-grant practice – at the forefront of which is Erika Arner in Reston, Virginia.”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
“Erika Harmon Arner is revered as one of the top post-grant experts…”
Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars
“Erika Harmon Arner is one of the foremost PTAB specialists in the country, having taken part in more than 100 proceedings at the Patent Office.”
Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars
“Thomas Irving and Erika Harmon Arner are other essential contacts for the address book, the former known for his creative strategies and the latter as a dynamic lead counsel.”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
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Managing Intellectual Property华盛顿与李大学法学院 (Washington and Lee)
法律博士,优异成绩, 1999
威廉与玛丽学院(William & Mary)
计算机科学学士, 1993
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