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Laura K. Pedersen

Laura K. Pedersen,
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Laura K. Pedersen
Associate
Laura K. Pedersen
lpedersen@fbm.com
San Francisco 415.954.4920
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Services

  • Business Litigation
  • Data Center
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Energy + Natural Resources
  • Engineering, Procurement, and Construction
  • Technology

Education

  • University of California, Davis, School of Law  (J.D., 2016)
    • senior articles editor, UC Davis Law Review
  • Princeton University  (A.B., 2012)
    • summa cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • California

Court Admissions

  • 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Court (C.D. Cal.)
  • U.S. District Court (N.D. Cal.)

Clerkships

  • 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Mary Beck Briscoe

Publications

September 30, 2020 Articles
Battery Energy Storage Systems Series
July 23, 2020 Articles
Breaking up the Patent Monopoly for the Benefit of Batteries
PV Magazine
Laura Pedersen
July 13, 2020 Articles
Artificial Intelligence Can’t Patent Inventions: So What?
IP Watchdog
Stephanie Skaff, James Day, Laura Pedersen, Ashleigh Nickerson
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Publication

Battery Energy Storage Systems Series

The increasing mandates and incentives for the rapid deployment of energy storage are resulting in a boom in the deployment of utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS), presenting both challenges and opportunities for energy developers...

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Breaking up the Patent Monopoly for the Benefit of Batteries

The patent monopoly is at odds with the global need for battery storage technology. As the world mobilizes towards climate change solutions, companies with battery patents will face increasing pressure to share this critical...

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Artificial Intelligence Can’t Patent Inventions: So What?

The USPTO’s  recent landmark decision  ( 16/524,350 ) concluding artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be a named patent inventor perhaps sparked fears of super-robots inventing critical technologies that, alas, receive no patent protection. If an...

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