Colette Woo

Ms. Woo is a partner with significant experience representing clients in complex patent disputes, with a particular focus on inter partes review (IPR) and ex parte reexamination (EPR) proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and related appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She regularly advises clients on PTAB strategy, has led all phases of IPR and EPR proceedings, including briefing and motions practice and the taking and defense of expert depositions, has conducted examiner interviews, and has presented numerous oral arguments before the Board. Ms. Woo’s PTAB practice has been recognized nationally. She was ranked by Patexia among the top-performing patent owner-side IPR attorneys nationwide during the 2020-2025 period, placing just outside the top 50 based on objective performance metrics, including outcomes and activity before the PTAB.

Ms. Woo earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Illinois College of Law, where she served as Articles Editor of the Journal of Law, Technology & Policy. She received her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University. During law school, she participated in the Intellectual Property Law Clinic, and prior to her legal career, she worked as an EMT in New York City.