Ellen Fenton

Experience

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  Novartis Consumer Health

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2007

  QA Team Coordinator

  Management of Quality Assurance team release of product to market, customer complaints, investigations and CAPA responses, FDA product recall handling.

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  Walker IP

  Feb 2006 - May 2007

  Associate Patent Attorney

  US Patent Law

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  Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

  Jun 2007 - Mar 2009

  Associate Patent Attorney

  Patent Attorney

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  Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

  Apr 2009 - Jun 2010

  Attorney

  US Patent Law

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  Ella Cheong Spruson & Ferguson

  Sept 2011 - Apr 2012

  Associate

  United States Patent Law

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  Orica

  Dec 2012 - Apr 2016

  IP Attorney/Manager

  Organizing and conducting FTO, patentability searches, infringement assessments, etc. Determining best IP strategy/options for the various segments of the business in view of the corporate strategy. Evaluating the best type of IP protection for given products/services.Connecting IP to current products/services. Reviewing/advising on response strategies during prosecution of applications.

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  Mundipharma

  May 2016 - now

  I actively identify various means of capitalizing on pharmaceutical IP assets in emerging markets in Asia, Latin America, GCC, and Africa in a rapidly changing environment. Management of trademark team with specific focus on trademark use in consumer health and cosmetic products including creation of an umbrella branding strategy. Due diligence on myriad assets from early phase pharmaceutical development to on-market products. Alignment with business strategy of market growth for consumer products. Work closely with marketing and regulatory for protection of patented pharmaceuticals in emerging markets. Show less

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    Oct 2020 - now

  • Associate Director Intellectual Property

    May 2016 - Oct 2020