Charlena Thorpe has solid experience representing clients in high-stakes, technically and legally complex patent litigation matters such as multiparty, multipatent infringement disputes in district courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). Charlena's patent litigation experience is complemented by her patent prosecution experience in successfully drafting and prosecuting patent applications to issuance in a variety of technical areas in the electrical engineering field. Charlena obtained her patent drafting, prosecution, and litigation experience from the patent-specialty law firms of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, LLP and Sughrue Mion PLLC (formerly, Sughrue Mion Zinn McPeak & Seas, LLP) and from the general practice law firms of Alston & Bird LLP and Sutherland (formerly SutherlandAsbill & Brennan LLP). Charlena also worked in-house as Senior Patent Counsel for a global communications technology company gaining valuable insight into the business considerations surrounding the practice of law.
