Patience Ren

Patience Ren is a licensed patent attorney who focuses on intellectual property disputes encompassing a wide range of industries including internet commerce, mobile device technologies, clean energy, and biotechnologies.

She has handled complex civil disputes for businesses and individuals at the trial and appellate levels in both state and federal courts. That experience also lends to her expertise in managing prelitigation disputes, due diligence, and other business risks.

Prior to joining Holland Law, Patience was a patent litigation associate at Latham & Watkins LLP and clerked for the Hon. Beth Labson Freeman in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. She had also previously worked at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP as a civil litigation associate. Prior to law school, Patience was a patent agent at Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP, where she prepared and prosecuted patent applications in the fields of molecular array technology, enzyme engineering, and bioinformatics.

Patience has also been an active member of various legal communities. As a member of the California Lawyer Association, she served as a member of the American Bar Association House of Delegates during 2021 Annual Meeting, as well as a delegate to the 2021 ABA Young Lawyers Division Assembly. She was also a webinar speaker hosted by IEEE Santa Clara Valley Section and participated in International Trademark Association in various capacities, including as a moderator of table discussions.

Before entering the legal field, Patience studied protein misfolding and its relationship to neurodegenerative diseases when she was a doctoral student at Stanford University. Patience applies her background as a scientist to analyze legal issues and to provide creative solutions specific to highly technical subject matter.

Notable Engagements

• Defended and counseled an internet commerce company in patent infringement and trademark matters concerning consumer goods.
• Represented a manufacturer of automobile parts in multiple disputes concerning patent, trademark, trade secrets, and unfair competition.
• Represented and counseled individuals and companies on intellectual property issues, including ownership, due diligence, contract negotiations, and enforcement.
• Represented a startup mobile application company in a patent infringement suit against a competitor in the television and entertainment space.
• Defended a GPS-technology company in a patent infringement suit.
• Represented top international pharmaceutical companies in patent infringement disputes involving biologic and small molecule drugs.
• Represented biotechnology companies in disputes with their competitors concerning patents, trade secrets, and breach of contract.
• Represented a global trading firm against major banks in civil suits involving mortgage-backed securities.
• Counseled a startup publishing company on copyright ownership of films and educational materials and related license negotiations.