California
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Hastings College of Law
1984 J.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1979 B.S.
Dianne Reed is a Partner at VLP and former Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Practice Group. She is an intellectual property attorney specializing in patent preparation, prosecution, and analysis. As a veteran of the intellectual property field, she has worked extensively in virtually all aspects of patent practice for many different types of clients, including start-ups, established companies, investors, nonprofit organizations, and universities.
Dianne has experience in a broad range of technology areas, including chemistry, chemical engineering, biotechnology, materials science, pharmaceuticals, drug delivery, nanotechnology, medical devices, and semiconductor and display technology. Dianne’s work has included preparation and prosecution of patent applications; development and implementation of long-term patent strategies; due diligence reviews and opinion work; analysis of patent issues in business transactions; counseling with respect to competitors’ IP and activities; and the handling of IP issues related to the FDA regulatory process. Dianne has also served as a patent law expert in pharmaceutical patent litigation.
Dianne received her Bachelor of Science in chemistry from M.I.T., attended graduate school in chemistry at U.C. Berkeley, and, prior to attending law school, worked as a nuclear chemist in the Site Environmental Monitoring Group of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Dianne was an associate and then a partner at Irell & Manella, leaving with the patent group to join Morrison & Foerster as a partner in 1991. Dianne has been with VLP since 2013.
California
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Hastings College of Law
1984 J.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1979 B.S.
Life Sciences and Biotechnology
Pharmaceuticals
Semiconductors
Medical Devices and Diagnostics
Healthtech and Healthcare