Ms. Ferguson's practice focuses on copyright, trademark, patent prosecution and intellectual property litigation. She is admitted to practice before all the Courts in the State of California, the US District Court for the Northern District, Central District and Southern District, as well as Federal Circuit Court. Ms. Ferguson is also admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Prior to practicing law, Ms. Ferguson spent over five years working full time in the professional fields of science and biology. She worked for Scripps Institute of Oceanography, UCSD and an International Environmental Group where she assisted with numerous professorial level and Ph.D. research projects in addition to co-authoring scientific journal articles.

Prior to joining Procopio, Ms. Ferguson handled a broad range of Intellectual Property matters for the San Diego law firm of Perkins & Miltner, where her practice also focused on business, environmental, construction, copyright and equine litigation.

Representative Matters

• Successfully defended a guitar manufacturer in trademark/trade dress case

• Successfully resolved a patent infringement action involving nutritional supplements for animal feed

• Obtained patents for such products as storm drain filtration systems, horticultural products, surfboards, medical and veterinary devices, and various sporting goods

• Successfully prosecuted a trademark infringement case involving a domain name dispute in Federal Court

• Successfully defended a claim of trade secret misappropriation relating to a web store selling online first aid and survival supplies

• Obtained foreign patents and trademarks in Australia, the European Union, Canada and Korea