Biography
Shelly is knowledgeable on every step of bringing innovations to market, including development of IP strategies, worldwide patent preparation and prosecution, licensing, agreements, and preparing opinions on infringement, validity, and freedom to practice.
Shelly has experience in obtaining and enforcing IP rights for an amazing range of product categories, including robotics, radars, software, digital projection, microprocessors, printing, and medical devices. She also has extensive experience in automotive technologies, working in categories such as autonomous driving systems, radar design and control, fuel cell systems, traction control systems, adaptive cruise control, and human-machine interfaces.
Before beginning her legal career, Shelly was an electrical project engineer with Kimberly-Clark Corporation, where she implemented machine control systems for capital investment projects. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin in 1995 and a Juris Doctor degree from the Franklin Pierce Law Center in 2002.
Bar Admissions
- State of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Education
- Franklin Pierce Law Center (Juris Doctor, 2002)
- University of Wisconsin, (Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, 1995)
Memberships and Associations
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association
Professional Experience
- Examiner in the Security Group of the United States Patent Office
- Corporate practice with UNOVA, Inc., Western Atlas Inc., and Litton Industries
Technology Specialties
- Mechanical systems
- Electro-mechanical devices