Summary
Ms. Boehlefeld’s practice focuses on patent prosecution and counseling, including validity, infringement and due diligence opinions. She has represented clients in patent matters involving a wide range of technologies primarily in the chemical industry, including adhesives, paint, coatings, polymeric films, packaging, composites, lubricants, electrochemistry, food science and cosmeceuticals.
Ms. Boehlefeld’s practice also includes trademark prosecution and counseling. She has transactional experience, including drafting and negotiating patent and trademark license agreements.
Prior to joining the firm in 2000, Ms. Boehlefeld served as in-house patent and trademark counsel for The Sherwin-Williams Company. She began her career as a research engineer for B.P. America (The Standard Oil Co.) and later joined the Patent and Licensing Department of B.P. America as an attorney. The corporate experience is of significant benefit to Ms. Boehlefeld’s current practice. She acquired a detailed understanding of in-house intellectual property operations and a familiarity with the issues that often arise in corporations, allowing her to assist her corporate clients with those issues.
Ms. Boehlefeld has been named an Ohio Super Lawyer by Law & Politics.
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Education
J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1990
M.B.A., Case Western Reserve University, 1990
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University,
With Honors, 1983
Bar Admissions
Ohio, 1990
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Memberships
American Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association (Treasurer 1997-1999, President 2005-2006, Co-Chair CLE Committee 2008-Present)
Society of Women Engineers
International Trademark Association