Jessica Achtsam practices intellectual property law with an emphasis on U.S. and foreign patent portfolio management, IP due diligence, and competitive landscape analysis in the medical device and biotechnology fields. She represents clients in a variety of technologies, including wound care devices and methods, orthopedic surgery devices and methods, ophthalmic devices and methods, and other medical device related technologies.
Before attending law school, Jessica worked in research and development for Rules-Based Medicine, Inc. (now Myriad RBM, Inc.) in the area of biomarker testing development. During law school, she served as the Volume 20 Editor-in-Chief of the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal.
Jessica worked as a summer associate at the firm in 2011 and joined the firm in 2012.
Clerk Experience
Intern to the Honorable Marcia A. Crone, District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Summer 2010.
University of Texas School of Law, J.D.
University of Texas – Austin, B.S., Biomedical Engineering
State Bar of California
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Biotech
Aesthetic & Cosmetic Biotechnology
Antibodies & Immunology
Diagnostic Tools
Genomics
Research Tools & Reagents
Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine
Therapeutics
Tissue Engineering
Energy
Medical Devices & Procedures
Ablation Technology
Aesthetics & Implants
AI & Machine Learning
Angioplasty
Annulus & Nucleus Repair
Arteriovenous (AV) Fistula
Balloons
Biocompatible Polymers & Coatings
Cardiac Assist Device (E.g., LVAD & Heart Pumps)
Cardiac Rhythm Management
Cardiovascular
Catheters & Probes
Chordae Tendineae Repair & Replacement
Chronic Total Occlusions
Deep Venous Thrombosis
Dental Devices
Dermatology & Aesthetics
Diagnostics
Drug Eluting & Drug Delivery Devices
Ear, Nose, & Throat
Embolic Coils
Embolic Protection & Clot Retrieving
Flow Diverter
Gastrointestinal
Glucose Monitoring & Insulin Infusion
Hemorrhagic Stroke
Hypertension Management Devices
Imaging
Implants
Infusion Pumps
Intra Cranial Hemorrhage
Ischemic Stroke
Laparoscopy
Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occlusion
Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
Medical Informatics & Software Systems
Mental Health & Wellness
Minimally Invasive & Endoscopic Procedures
Mobility Preservation
Nephrology & Dialysis Equipment
Neuromodulation
Neurovascular
Obesity Management & Bariatrics
Oncology
Ophthalmology & Eye Care
Orthopedics
Pacemakers & Electrical Stimulation Devices
Patent Foramen Ovale Closure
Pediatrics
Peripheral Artery Disease
Prosthetics & Orthotics
Psychiatric & Neurological Conditions
Pulmonary
Robotics
Sleep Apnea
Spinal Cages
Spinal Fusion
Spinal Posterior Instrumentation
Spinal Stenoses
Spine
Sports Medicine
Stents, Valves, & Delivery Systems
Sterile Field Devices
Structural Heart
Surgical Equipment
Tissue Engineering
Trans Septal Crossing
Transcatheter & Surgical Aortic, Mitral & Tricuspid Valve Replacement
Ultrasound
Urology & Incontinence
Valvular Incompetence
Ventilators
Vital Signs, Physiologic, & Hemodynamic Monitoring
Women’s Health & OB/GYN
Wound Care
Pharmaceuticals
Antibodies & Immunology
Biological Manufacturing of Chemicals
Diagnostic Tools
Personalized Medicine
Research Tools & Reagents
Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine
Therapeutics
Design Patents
Due Diligence
Global Portfolio Management
Infringement Risk
IP Strategy
IP Transactions and Agreements
Licensing
Opinions Counseling
Patent Strategy & Prosecution
Patentability
Tech Transactions
U.S. Patent Prosecution
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Named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch guide, which “recognizes lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice”, for Intellectual Property Law (2024)
- Recognized as one of Southern California’s “Rising Stars” for her outstanding intellectual property legal work in Super Lawyers magazine (2023)
- Named a “Top 10 Young Lawyer of OC” by the Orange County Coalition for Diversity in the Law (2022)
- Named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch guide, which “recognizes lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice”, for Intellectual Property Law (2022 – 2023)
