Erica Spence, PharmD
Associate
Services & Specializations
Admissions
California;
US Patent & Trademark Office
Address
12544 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400, San Diego, CA 92130
Office Tel.
858.480.8228
Overview
Erica serves clients in the life sciences industry providing various intellectual property services. She brings industry and academic experience as a licensed pharmacist in California, having worked for many years worked in the retail pharmacy field. She is also a registered patent agent. Erica joined Procopio in 2021 as a summer associate and later became a law clerk assisting the firm’s patent prosecution attorneys in drafting patent claims and responding to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office non-final actions.
- Justice Anthony Kennedy Scholar, California Western School of Law
- JD (Law Review Editor and Associate Writer), California Western School of Law, San Diego, CA, 2023
- PharmD, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, 2020
- BS (Biological Science: Molecular Biology and Biotechnology), California State University Fullerton, 2015
- Co-author. “Artificial Intelligence the Focus of New USPTO Patent Examiner Guidance,” February 20, 2024.
- Co-author. “USPTO Provides Guidance in Light of Amgen v. Sanofi,” January 18, 2024.
- Co-author. “Expedited Examination Programs at the USPTO: What To Know to Secure Your Patent Promptly,” August 16, 2022.
- Co-author. “USPTO Introduces Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program,” June 30, 2022.
- “Existing Patent Laws Promote Competition and Lower Drug Prices, But is This Appropriate for COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines?” 59 CAL WESTERN L. REV. 1, 183, 2022.
