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Gloria Sefton

Gloria Sefton

Director, Intellectual Property Administration

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Former Chief Legal Officer | Life Sciences

  • Education

    • California State University-Northridge

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      BA/BA Chemistry & Biology

      Magna cum LaudeUndergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry (American Chemical Society)

    • Whittier Law School

      2004 - 2008
      JD Law

      Summa cum LaudeOutstanding Graduate in Legal Writing and Professional SkillsLegal Writing CertificateCALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Contracts, Legal Skills, Constitutional Law I & II, Real Property, Professional Skills I & II, Civil Procedure, Copyright Law, and Community PropertyPublication: California's Not Dreamin': Federal Inaction on Greenhouse Gas Regulation Provides an Opening for the State to Regulate, 30 Whittier L. Rev. 101 (2008).

  • Experience

    • Chiron Vision Corporation

      Jan 1989 - Jan 1998
      Director, Intellectual Property Administration

    • Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

      Jan 1998 - Jan 2001
      Consultant, Intellectual Property Portfolio Management

    • IntraLase Corp.

      Jan 2001 - Mar 2005
      Director, Intellectual Property Administration

    • AcuFocus, Inc.

      Jun 2009 - Oct 2010
      Vice President, Legal Affairs

      Sole in-house attorney for ophthalmic medical device company. Managed and grew intellectual property (IP) portfolio, directed activities of outside counsel, drafted and negotiated contracts, provided general legal advice and training for the business.

    • Gloria D. Sefton, Attorney at Law

      Oct 2010 - Oct 2016
      General & Intellectual Property Counsel for Life Science Companies

      Contract Drafting & NegotiationsIntellectual Property Law and Portfolio ManagementCorporate Legal AdvisingLegal Needs Assessment and Process ImprovementLegal Research, Analysis & WritingExport Compliance Assessment

    • Whittier Law School

      Jan 2012 - May 2012
      Adjunct Professor of Law

      "Biotechnology & Intellectual Property" - a course covering the diverse IP issues in the life science industry (pharmaceutical, medical device, biotech).

    • AcuFocus, Inc.

      Oct 2016 - Feb 2023

      • Chief Legal Officer

        May 2022 - Feb 2023

      • VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

        Mar 2019 - May 2022

      • VP, Legal Affairs

        Oct 2016 - Mar 2019

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • State Bar of California

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Commission Member

      Issued by Bishop's Commission on Climate Change - Episcopal Diocese of LA on Apr 2023
      Bishop's Commission on Climate Change - Episcopal Diocese of LAAssociated with Gloria Sefton

    • Board Member

      Issued by The Armenian EyeCare Project on Jul 2021
      The Armenian EyeCare ProjectAssociated with Gloria Sefton

    • Board Member

      Issued by Friends of Harbors, Beaches and Parks on Dec 2014
      Friends of Harbors, Beaches and ParksAssociated with Gloria Sefton

    • Co-founder

      Issued by Saddleback Canyons Conservancy on Jan 2001
      Saddleback Canyons ConservancyAssociated with Gloria Sefton