Lissi Mojica Joins SLW’s Reexamination Team
January 17, 2012
Lissi Mojica has joined SLW as an officer and leading member of its reexamination team. Lissi is considered to be among the world’s foremost experts in reexamination procedures. Lissi helped establish the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and served as its first-ever director. Under Lissi’s direction, the USPTO experienced unprecedented use of the reexamination process. Lissi is experienced with interferences in the USPTO and was in charge of setting policies, standards, and procedures and developing Inter Partes and Ex Parte Reexamination training for CRU examiners. Additionally, she spearheaded many important Manual of Patent Examining Procedures (MPEP) revisions, implemented rule changes, and reviewed and ruled on petitions regarding reexamination. Before joining SLW, Lissi was a senior advisor and Associate Chair for the Post Grant Law/Patent Reexamination Practice Group of a Washington, D.C. patent law firm.
