Heather Slotnick
Phone: (858) 481-1883
Email: heather@mlo-ip.com
Education:
BSEE from Kettering University
J.D. from University of Michigan Law School
Heather Slotnick
Firm Managing Partner
Heather Slotnick has over twenty-five years of experience working collaboratively with clients to develop high quality intellectual property (IP) portfolios while reducing legal risks. Drawing on her past in-house experiences, Heather brings an entrepreneurial, client-side perspective to the services of protecting IP rights. She is more than a lawyer offering legal solutions because Heather works with clients to develop a plan to achieve IP goals which are in line with their business goals. Heather also assists with negotiating and preparing agreements, IP analysis (including freedom-to-operate projects) and IP due diligence.
Prior to founding MLO, Heather was Associate Chief IP Counsel at Siemens Corporation where she handled complex IP issues and managed Siemens’ West Coast IP Office. She obtained broad legal experience including leading patent license negotiations, handling due diligence matters (for both acquisitions and venture capital investments), providing IP portfolio strategy and overseeing IP prosecution efforts. Her primary technical areas included telecommunications, semiconductors, medical systems, solar and software.
Heather began her legal career at Townsend and Townsend (now Kilpatrick Townsend) as a member of the Electrical and Electronics Patent Prosecution Group. While at Townsend, she specialized in drafting patent applications, and assisting with large patent cross license negotiations.
Heather holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering with a Minor in Management (Cum Laude) from Kettering University in Flint, Michigan, and a JD from the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Heather is a member of the California State Bar and registered to practice with the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Heather supports her local community by being a mentor for StartR, a UCSD accelerator program for students who are interested in entrepreneurship in technology. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Nufund Venture Group.
