Professional Experience
Ms. Jacobsen practices complex patent litigation concerning biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and the chemicals arts, with an emphasis on litigation under the Hatch-Waxman Act. She has worked on cases concerning anti-cancer drugs, oral contraceptives, polymorphs, antibodies, and polymers. Additionally, Ms. Jacobsen has experience in litigation pertaining to patent inventorship and arbitration before the ICC International Court of Arbitration.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Jacobsen practiced as a barrister in the UK where she was involved in high value and technically complex patent litigations, including an appeal to the House of Lords, the highest court in the UK. Ms. Jacobsen has also worked on patent Oppositions before the European Patent Office.
While at Law School, Ms. Jacobsen received several scholarships from the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn and was the winner of the Lincoln's Inn Annual Debating Shield. During her M.Sc, Ms. Jacobsen was awarded the British Academy of Forensic Science National Project Prize for her research into the use of DNA profiling of bears as a tool to combat illegal poaching in British Columbia, Canada.
Professional Activities
New York State Bar Association; American Bar Association; New York Intellectual Property Law Association
Decisions
Representative Cases
Hoechst GmbH v. Genentech, Inc.
ICC International Court of Arbitration 2011
Publications/Events
Publications
Patent reissue allows inventors to hedge their bets
The National Law Journal
October 2011