About

The idea for Kathy and Cara’s blog evolved out of their daily practice of representing clients before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, providing freedom to operate and patentability counsel, and monitoring activities of clients’ competitors.  The basic premise for Patent Divas is to provide a platform for Kathy and Cara to share information they uncover – whether amusing, odd, frightening, or just pure information.  Though the greater part of their work involves the life science and chemical industries, they, as do most patent attorneys, represent clients from a variety of disciplines.  Thus, the majority of their postings have a biotech perspective while some postings on occasion are more general.

Kathy Lobel-Rice and Cara Crowley-Weber are patent attorneys in Denver, Colorado where they are associates in the law firm of Swanson & Bratschun. Their practice focuses on patent prosecution and patent counseling, including patent opinions and due diligence projects.

Kathy holds a J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law, a Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and a A.B. in biochemistry from Occidental College in Los Angeles.  Her patent prosecution focus is in the life sciences and chemical industries.

Cara holds a J.D. from the University of Arizona College of Law, a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, and a B.S. in Animal Science from the University of Arizona.  Her patent prosecution focus is in the life sciences and chemical industries.

The opinions expressed in this blog are those of the authors only and do not represent Swanson & Bratschun, LLC or its clients.