Emily Peyser focuses her practice on teaming with clients to optimize their intellectual property strategies, including the procurement of U.S. and foreign patents, patent and trademark portfolio planning, opinions, enforcement, and licensing. Her practice has a particular emphasis in the mechanical and chemical fields over a wide range of technology areas, for example, semiconductors, biofuels, radioactive material containment, pulp and paper, food processing, medical devices, recreational equipment, and commercial vehicles. Prior to becoming an attorney, Emily worked as a chemical engineer at well-known companies such as The Boeing Company and Proctor & Gamble Paper Products. She also worked as a research associate at the Environmental Protection Bureau of the New York Attorney General’s Office.
Emily served as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Tanzania, East Africa. She currently volunteers with the International Rescue Committee as a mentor for refugees who are brought to the United States for resettlement.
Education
- J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 2003
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1996
Professional Experience
- Christensen O'Connor Johnson KindnessPLLC, Seattle, WA, 2001 to Present
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Seattle, WA, 2003
Extern to Judge Richard C. Tallman
Bar & Court Admissions
- Washington State Bar
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- United State District Court, Western District of Washington
Professional Affiliations
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- American Bar Association, Women Rainmakers Section
- Intellectual Property Owners Association
- Washington State Patent Law Association
- Washington State Bar Association
- King County Bar Association
- Women Business Owners
- Joan Fitzpatrick Memorial Fund Committee, Founding Member
- International Rescue Committee, Volunteer Mentor
- Washington Law & Politics Rising Star, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011