Ms. Laurie A. Axford

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  www.gordonrees.com/news/seminars.cfm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/27/2007    Last Visited: 3/27/2007  

  Laurie Axford, a Gordon & Rees partner in the San Diego office, spoke at the conference, "NanoMedicine: Commercializing Drug Discovery, Delivery and Diagnostics" held in Cambridge, Massachusetts.She discussed "Claiming Strategies in Nanotech Patents".

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  www.gordonrees.com/news/index.cfm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/27/2007    Last Visited: 3/27/2007  

  Gordon Endow, a partner in the San Francisco office, with assistance from Mark Davis, a partner in the San Francisco office, and patent prosecution assistance from Laurie Axford, a partner in the San Diego office, recently closed a multi-million dollar round of venture capital financing for a start-up company through the sale of its Series A Preferred Stock.

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  Burns Doane - Laurie A. Axford - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/15/2005    Last Visited: 5/15/2005  

  Laurie A. Axford
  
  Laurie's intellectual property practice focuses mainly on the life sciences industry, and includes services relating to patents, trademarks and copyrights.Laurie's main emphasis is on patent prosecution in fields such as diagnostics, therapeutics, medical devices and related business methods.Her diverse experience ranges from managing complex patent portfolios for large pharmaceutical clients to developing initial patent prosecution strategies for start-up companies.During her legal career, Laurie has also conducted due diligence of patent portfolios for the banking community and has been involved in a number of complex patent infringement litigations.
  
  Laurie served as in-house patent counsel to a biotechnology company before entering private practice in 1995.She is a former director of the San Diego Nucleic Acid Conference, and a past president of the San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association.Laurie has also been an invited speaker at a number of different law and business related conferences.

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  Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis Announces Opening of... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/14/2004    Last Visited: 1/14/2004  

  The firm has hired Laurie Axford, a seasoned biotechnology patent attorney and former scientist, who joins from the former Pennie & Edmonds.
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  "Laurie has more than 30 years of experience in the local marketplace and the savvy to help anchor our team as we pursue a strategy of measured growth."
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  Axford, who has her M.S. in molecular biology and worked as a biotech researcher for more than five years, is also on the adjunct faculty on the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, where she teaches legal writing.Axford's commitment to the community is supported by Burns Doane, where many of the firm's members teach and those hours qualify to meet attorney requirements.
  
  "As an attorney who has advised biotech companies in the area for more than three decades, it will be tremendous to offer my clients the resources of a firm that is both committed to a local presence and literally across the street from the Patent Office in Virginia.It's the perfect bridge for San Diego companies looking to protect their most valuable resource--their intellectual property," said Axford.
  
  Axford specializes in helping start-up biotech companies to establish their initial patent protection.As they expand, she helps them with strategic patent portfolio management and assists them in negotiating deals with venture capital and other pharmaceutical companies.She is a former director at the San Diego Nucleic Acid Conference and is the former president of the San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association.

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  CORRECTING AND REPLACING Burns, Doane, Swecker &... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/14/2004    Last Visited: 1/14/2004  

  The firm has hired Laurie Axford, a seasoned biotechnology patent attorney and former scientist, who joins from the former Pennie & Edmonds.
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  "Laurie has more than 25 years of experience in the local marketplace as both a scientist and an attorney and the savvy to help anchor our team as we pursue a strategy of measured growth."
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  Axford, who has her M.S. in molecular biology and worked as a biotech researcher for more than five years, is also on the adjunct faculty at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, where she teaches legal writing.Axford's commitment to the community is supported by Burns Doane, where many of the firm's members teach and those hours qualify to meet attorney requirements.
  
  "As an attorney who has advised biotech companies in the area for more than three decades, it will be tremendous to offer my clients the resources of a firm that is both committed to a local presence and literally across the street from the Patent Office in Virginia.It's the perfect bridge for San Diego companies looking to protect their most valuable resource--their intellectual property," said Axford.
  
  Axford specializes in helping start-up biotech companies to establish their initial patent protection.As they expand, she helps them with strategic patent portfolio management and assists them in negotiating deals to obtain venture capital and with other pharmaceutical companies.She is a former director of the San Diego Nucleic Acid Conference and is the former president of the San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association.

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  Community Calendar - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/19/2004    Last Visited: 11/5/2005  

  Laurie Axford Moderator Gordon & Rees LLP

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  Event -- April 23, 2007 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/23/2007    Last Visited: 6/18/2008  

  The Vancouver chapter of the LICENSING EXECUTIVES SOCIETY invites all LES members and friends to a presentation by Laurie Axford and David Heckadon on some significant recent changes and proposed changes to patent practice/prosecution in the United States.
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  Laurie Axford, Partner, Gordon & Rees LLP (San Diego office)
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  Laurie Axford is chair of Gordon & Rees LLP's Intellectual Property group.Her practice focuses on all phases of patent prosecution, including forming initial patent strategies for new technologies and managing complex existing portfolios.She has written and prosecuted patents covering inventions relating to organic chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, nanotechnology, synthetic polymers, textiles, small molecules, assay devices, business methods, and drug delivery systems.Her industry focus includes a large cross-section of life science-related fields including diagnostics, therapeutics, medical devices and consumer goods.Additionally, Laurie assists clients with highly complex patent issues including global licensing, litigation support, opinion work, post-prosecution proceedings (with a particular focus on reexaminations and international oppositions), business-related due diligence and other advanced-level matters for clients in the institutional, corporate and financial sectors.Laurie has a B.S. degree in microbiology and an M.S. degree in molecular biology from San Diego State University, and had a successful career as a scientist in one of the first biotechnology companies in San Diego prior to becoming an attorney.As an attorney, Laurie has served both as in-house patent counsel to a biotechnology company and in private practice.She is admitted to practice in California and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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  Laurie and David will discuss a number of recent and proposed changes to US patent prosecution.

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  Event -- May 26, 2005 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/26/2005    Last Visited: 6/18/2008  

  SPEAKER: Laurie Axford, Christopher Robinson, and Andrew Annuar
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  Laurie Axford, Christopher Robinson, and Andrew Annuar will discuss some of the similarities and differences between Canadian and U.S. practice, with a particular emphasis on helpful considerations for Canadian companies to enhance patentability and facilitate prosecution in the United States.
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  Laurie Axford is a partner at Burns, Doane, Swecker and Mathis LLP, located in California, where she represents both U.S. and Canadian companies seeking patent protection in the U.S.

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  Inside Business - Show Schedule - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/16/2002    Last Visited: 12/10/2003  

  Laurie Axford Partner Pennie & Edmonds A. V. Arias & Company

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  International Law Office - Legal News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/5/2003    Last Visited: 8/26/2003  

  Laurie Axford joins New York IP boutique Pennie & Edmonds from the San Diego office of US firm Morrison & Foerster.

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