Rachel J. Lin is counsel in the Intellectual Property Group. She focuses on intellectual property strategy in conjunction with business considerations and advises on patents, trade secrets and trademarks.
Rachel handles procurement and management of patents and trademarks in the fields of cosmetics, consumer products, diagnostic imaging, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, chemical compositions and processes.
She also counsels and provides opinions, due diligence, strategy and intellectual property agreements in connection with mergers and acquisitions. In addition, Rachel has litigation experience in pharmaceutical and Hatch-Waxman litigation.
Rachel is an adjunct professor at Fordham University School of Law, supervising patent prosecution and client counseling in the Samuelson-Glushko Intellectual Property and Information Law Clinic.
Prior to joining Tarter Krinsky & Drogin, Rachel was a patent attorney at Colgate-Palmolive Company, where she managed and supported the global patent portfolio for the personal care and home care divisions.
Community Involvement
- Junior League of Bronxville
Education
- Tulane University Law School, J.D 2000
- Princeton University, B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering 1997
Admissions
- New York
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Community Involvement
- Junior League of Bronxville
Memberships
- New York Intellectual Property Association
- New York City Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Catholic Lawyers Guild
- Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
Articles
- Reforming Litigation Practices and Strategies,” NYIPLA Bulletin; 2011
Speaking Engagements
- "Business in a Box: Intellectual Property," Lawline.com; 2013
- “IP Protection of Natural Ingredients - When, Where and on What to Seek Patent Protection,” SpecialChem; 2009
I am a fanatic about:
Reading, the art of the handwritten letter
Quote I live by:
"Well done is better than well said." - Benjamin Franklin
Favorite NY landmark:
Grand Central Station