Kari is a senior patent agent registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Kari is experienced in patent application preparation and prosecution and patentability analyses, and in supporting freedom-to-operate, inventorship, due diligence, non-infringement and invalidity analyses. Technology areas she has addressed include biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, protein therapeutics, and medical diagnostics. Kari’s diverse scientific background includes laboratory research in the fields of molecular biology, genetics, plant biology, pharmacology, and immunology.

Kari has been working in the field of intellectual property since 2006 and has been a registered patent agent since 2007.