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Lindsey Lewis-Spees
Associate
Patents and Innovations
San Diego
llewisspees@wsgr.com

D858-350-2357

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Lindsey Lewis-Spees is an associate in the San Diego office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she is a member of the patents and innovations group. Her practice focuses on patent prosecution and intellectual property counseling, serving clients in a wide range of technology fields, including the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

Lindsey serves as co-chair of the firm’s Animal Health Working Group which supports the representation of animal health sector clients focused on important and developing fields, such as comparative oncology, gene editing and associated applied technologies, veterinary pharmaceuticals, and wildlife conservation and restoration.

During her time at Notre Dame Law School, Lindsey served as President of the Intellectual Property Law Society and as a staff editor for the Journal on Emerging Technologies. She also competed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Offices’ Patent Drafting Competition where her team placed second in regionals. Additionally, Lindsey gained hands-on experience as a legal intern at Whirlpool Corporation, as a student representative in the Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic, and as an Intellectual Property Intern at Dexcom.

Prior to law school, Lindsey worked for a biotech start-up in San Diego.

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Lindsey Lewis-Spees is an associate in the San Diego office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she is a member of the patents and innovations group. Her practice focuses on patent prosecution and intellectual property counseling, serving clients in a wide range of technology fields, including the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

Lindsey serves as co-chair of the firm’s Animal Health Working Group which supports the representation of animal health sector clients focused on important and developing fields, such as comparative oncology, gene editing and associated applied technologies, veterinary pharmaceuticals, and wildlife conservation and restoration.

During her time at Notre Dame Law School, Lindsey served as President of the Intellectual Property Law Society and as a staff editor for the Journal on Emerging Technologies. She also competed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Offices’ Patent Drafting Competition where her team placed second in regionals. Additionally, Lindsey gained hands-on experience as a legal intern at Whirlpool Corporation, as a student representative in the Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic, and as an Intellectual Property Intern at Dexcom.

Prior to law school, Lindsey worked for a biotech start-up in San Diego.

Education
  • J.D., Notre Dame Law School, 2023Cum Laude
  • B.S., Physiology and Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego, 2018Minor in Psychology
Admissions
  • State Bar of California
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Credentials
Education
  • J.D., Notre Dame Law School, 2023Cum Laude
  • B.S., Physiology and Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego, 2018Minor in Psychology
Admissions
  • State Bar of California
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Biological Sciences and Biotechnology

  • Cell biology
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Therapeutics and Drug Discovery

  • CRISPR
  • Gene editing
  • Gene therapy

Diagnostics and Medical Devices

  • Diagnostics
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  • miRNA detection
  • Point-of-care testing (POCT)
  • Wearable analyte sensors

Genomics and Data Analysis

  • Functional genomics

Miscellaneous

  • Design patent
  • Physiology
  • Psychology
Technical Fluency

Biological Sciences and Biotechnology

  • Cell biology
  • Cellular biology
  • Epigenetics
  • Genetics
  • Genomics
  • Molecular biology
  • Molecular genetics
  • Neurobiology

Therapeutics and Drug Discovery

  • CRISPR
  • Gene editing
  • Gene therapy

Diagnostics and Medical Devices

  • Diagnostics
  • Medical devices
  • miRNA detection
  • Point-of-care testing (POCT)
  • Wearable analyte sensors

Genomics and Data Analysis

  • Functional genomics

Miscellaneous

  • Design patent
  • Physiology
  • Psychology
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  • Animal Health
  • Biotech
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Wilson Sonsini Advises K18 on Intellectual Property, Licensing, and Corporate Matters Related to Acquisition by Unilever

On December 22, 2023, Unilever, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire premium biotech haircare brand K18. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is advising K18 on intellectual property, licensing, and corporate matters related to the transaction.

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