Rebecca L. Hanovice

Rebecca L. Hanovice is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group of the firm's Del Mar Heights office.

Areas of Practice

Ms. Hanovice focuses her practice on complex intellectual property litigation and patent prosecution.  Ms. Hanovice has represented large technology companies in patent infringement and trade secret litigation, and has experience managing discovery and substantive motion practice.  Ms. Hanovice also has experience with trademark and false advertising litigation. 

Ms. Hanovice is a registered patent attorney with experience writing and prosecuting patents for various technologies, including medical devices and pharmaceuticals.

Prior to joining Sheppard Mullin, Ms. Hanovice was an associate at Bromberg & Sunstein LLP in Boston, Massachusetts.

Education

• J.D., Cornell University Law School, 2004
• B.A., Biology and Society, Cornell University, 2001, Magna Cum Laude with Distinction in All Subjects, Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

• Massachusetts
• United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
• United States Patent and Trademark Office

Representative Cases

Represented a Sonoma Valley winery in high-stakes TM litigation.

Quantum v. Riverbed.

Articles

"'Egyptian Goddess' Revises Design Patent Analysis," The National Law Journal, December 1, 2008

Intellectual Property Law Blog Articles

• "Federal Circuit Redesigns Design Patent Infringement Analysis", September 25, 2008