Karol M. Pessin , Esq Executive Center of Simi Valley 1445 E. Los Angeles Avenue, Suite 208 Simi Valley, California 93065-2827 Communication Center Phone: (805) 579-2500 (866) PAT-LAW1 Fax: (805) 584-6427 Web site: http://www.brooksiplaw.com Education Affiliations

Ms. Karol M. Pessin holds her Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall). She is admitted to practice before all courts of the State of California, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and other various US District and appellate courts.

Ms. Pessin has been practicing intellectual property law for more than 25 years. She has expertise in a variety of legal areas, including intellectual property and business strategy, licensing, pre-litigation activities and litigation assistance, as well as preparation and prosecution of patent applications.

Ms. Pessin began her career at the noted IP boutique, Lyon & Lyon, litigating some of the cases that formed the basis for current life sciences patent law. She joined Amgen, during its period of rapid growth, where she held various senior positions in the law department, including responsibility for the IP surrounding Amgen's G-CSF products, Neupogen® and Neulasta® (2010 sales approx. $5B).

Representative original patents (examples):
USP 7,098,035 family, "N-terminally chemically modified protein compositions and methods" (Neulasta)
USP 7,381,804 family, "G-CSF Analog Compositions and Methods" (resulting in third party barrier to entry)

Representative published original patent applications (examples):
US 2008/0045985 A1 "Compositions and Methods for Joining Non-Conjoined Lumens"
US 2010/0317093 A1 "Flexible Pouch and Cartridge with Fluidic Circuits" (provisional)

Representative litigations:

• Amgen v. Chugai and related interferences (RICO, patent infringement)
• Biogen v. Amgen
• Genentech v. Amgen
• Schering v. Amgen
• Amgen v. TKT ( patent inequitable conduct and Hatch-Waxman aspects of case)
• Scripps v. Genentech
• Huse v. Stratagene
• Panavision v. Arriflex
• Variety of patent office administrative proceedings in the US, Europe and elsewhere, both offensive and defensive purposes

Other:

• Litigation involving elder abuse and unfair competition for cancelation of credit life insurance; resulting in favorable settlement for senior citizen (consulting attorney);
• Criminal defense of attempted homicide case, resulting in full acquittal for mother and daughter accused of attempting to kill husband/father (consulting attorney);
• Expert witness, litigation consultant