Wendy Choi focuses her practice on complex patent prosecution and counseling, and IP strategy. She has more than 20 years of experience representing clients in the chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, ranging from start-up companies to large corporations in both domestic and international patent matters.

Ms. Choi advises clients on potential patent infringement issues and prepares invalidity and non-infringement opinions. Ms. Choi also represents companies in licensing negotiations, patent reissue, reexamination, and interference proceedings, and analyzes patents in litigation.

Prior to entering the legal profession, Ms. Choi was a research scientist at the Rohm and Haas Company, working in the polymer and plastics divisions.

Ms. Choi was recognized in the 2013 and the two years immediately preceding editions of The Best Lawyers in America® for Intellectual Property Law. She was also recognized in 2013 as a Georgia "Super Lawyer" in the area of Intellectual Property by SuperLawyers magazine.

Professional & Community Activities

Atlanta Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section, Board Member

GreenLaw, Board of Directors

Atlanta Intellectual Property Inn of Court, Program Co-Chair and Master

State Bar of Georgia, Intellectual Property Section, Member

Biotechnology Industry Organization, Member

IPO Committee of Patent Law and Practice (International), Member

State Intellectual Property Office of China, U.S. Bar Liaison Council, Member

AIPLA Chemical Practice, Diversity in IP Law, Patents-Relations with the USPTO and Women in IP Law Committee, Member

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), Host Committee and Member

Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA), Member

Japan America Society of Georgia, Member

Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Member

Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association, Chemical Practice Committee, Former Chair

Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Board of Advisor Member (2005-2009)

Temple University School of Law Women's Initiative

Georgia State University, John Marshall, Emory University, and Temple University School of Law, Mentor

Practising Law Institute, Faculty

Recording for the Blind, Volunteer

Indigent Legal Aid Program, Volunteer

Education

  • Temple University Law School, J.D. (1994)
    cum laude
  • Chestnut Hill College, B.S., Chemistry (1986)
    summa cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania (1994)
  • Georgia (2005)

Admissions

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Who We Are

Suite 2800, 1100 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA, 30309-4528
USA
t +1 404.815.6131
f +1 404.541.3108

Wendy A. Choi

Experience Highlights

Complex U.S. and foreign patent prosecution
Handled complex U.S. and foreign patent prosecution, including appellate practice, interferences, reexaminations, reissues, and foreign opposition more
Global License, Development and Commercialization agreement for Biotest AG
Served as lead counsel in representing Biotest AG (Biotest), a German publicly traded biotechnology company, in signing a global License, Development more
U.S. and foreign patents in chemical and business method areas
Prepared and prosecuted U.S. and foreign patents in chemical and business method areas, including extensive European practice, foreign opposition, more
Intellectual property counseling for clean technology companies
Represented multiple clients in patent preparation, prosecution, opinion work, due diligence work, and transactional work (including licensing) in more