Ms. Kokabi practices in the area of patent law with a focus on ANDA related litigations as well as on all aspects of patent litigation in the biotechnology, chemical and medical device arts. Ms. Kokabi, a registered patent attorney, has served as counsel in multiple interference proceedings and related matters, before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Ms. Kokabi also prosecutes patent applications covering biotechnology subject matter, and has been involved in a number of reexamination proceedings. Prior to joining Sughrue Mion, Ms. Kokabi worked at a boutique law firm, where she focused on interference practice. Ms. Kokabi also served at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as an Examiner, where she was responsible for examining patent applications related to medical devices and surgical bandages. Ms. Kokabi also interned for the Honorable Judge Rader at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Bars
Virginia
U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. Court of Appeals - Federal Circuit
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Education
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (B.S. Biology,
Cum Laude 2001)
George Mason University School of Law (J.D. 2005)
Associations
American Intellectual Property Law Association
American Bar Association
Women's Bar Association
Virginia Bar Association
Publications and Teaching
Patent Reform Act 2011: Summary of Post-Grant Review Proceedings
Kokabi, A., Lhommedieu, C., Braier, P., The Defense of Inequitable Conduct in 2006: A Review of Inequitable Conduct Cases and a Preview of Proposed Changes, Journal of Generic Medicines, Vol. 3, No. 4., pp. 320-327. (July 2006)