Cindy Ahn is a partner of Global IP Law Group where she works on all
aspects of monetizing intellectual property through sales, licensing and
litigation. Ms. Ahn brings a broad base of intellectual property knowledge
founded on experience in both large law firm private practice, as well as inhouse
practice. Ms. Ahn’s experience includes litigating and managing
complex patent litigations, IP counseling, and strategic management of patent
and trademark portfolios, as well as general corporate matters. Ms. Ahn works in Global IP’s Chicago office.
Prior to joining Global IP Law Group, Ms. Ahn was the General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Vice President of Legal
for Third Wave Technologies, Inc., a publicly traded molecular diagnostic company. At Third Wave, she managed all legal
matters, including enabling a $580 million acquisition by successfully defending a critical patent infringement litigation.
Prior to moving in-house, Ms. Ahn engaged in private practice first at the patent boutique firm of Finnegan, Henderson,
Farabow, Garrett and Dunner and then at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where she was a partner in the intellectual property group.
Ms. Ahn specialized in patent litigations involving various technologies such as bio-chemical compounds, DNA diagnostic
and sequencing technology, Internet and e-commerce networks, electronic trading networks for financial futures,
electronic gaming devices, electronic ballast technology, and semiconductor lasers.
Ms. Ahn obtained her J.D., with honors, from The Washington College of Law at American University where she was the
Federal Circuit Editor of the American University Law Review. She holds a B.S. in Biology from the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. Ms. Ahn is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and is
licensed to practice in Illinois, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin.
Contact: cahn@giplg.com 312-241-1508 |
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