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, containment of radioactive materials, pulp and paper, food processing, medical devices, recreational equipment, and 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
Extern to Judge Richard C. Tallman, 2003
Bar & Court Admissions
- United States District Court, Western District of Washington
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Washington State Bar
Professional Affiliations
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Washington State Patent Law Association
- Intellectual Property Owners Association
- King County Bar Association
- Renesselaer Polytechnic Institute Seattle Alumni Chapter
- Joan Fitzpatrick Memorial Fund Committee, Founding Member
- International Rescue Committee, Volunteer Mentor
- Washington Law & Politics Rising Star, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011