• Provides counsel on all intellectual property matters, including patent, trademark, trade dress, trade secret and copyright matters.
• Practice includes all aspects of patent law, including patentability evaluations, clearance evaluations, preparing and prosecuting domestic and foreign utility and design patent applications, with extensive experience in mechanical, electrical, electro-mechanical and electronic-related patents in a wide range of fields, including medical, automotive, consumer goods, control systems, fire fighting equipment and systems, semiconductor, manufacturing and testing equipment, and clean technology.
• Develops global intellectual property strategies.
• Drafts and negotiates settlement and licensing agreements.
• Domestic and international trademark procurement and enforcement, and trademark clearance evaluations.
• IP due diligence reviews for mergers and acquisitions.
• Drafts a wide range of agreements, including license agreements and development agreements.
• Provides guidance for developing intellectual property rights and managing intellectual property portfolios.
• Former patent examiner with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
• Former engineer, supervisor and project engineer in the areas of nuclear engineering and construction.

Representative Projects

• Ms. Collins represented a Michigan medical device company in the intellectual property due diligence for the acquisition of a Illinois preventative care products (~$2 billion).
• Ms. Collins represented a Michigan medical device in the intellectual property due diligence for the acquisition of a Canadian bed manufacturer (~$50-$70 million).
• Ms. Collins represented a Michigan medical device company in the intellectual property due diligence for the merger with a New York mattress manufacturer (~$50-$70 million).
• Ms. Collins represented a Michigan medical device company in the intellectual property due diligence for the acquisition of a Utah based EMS product designer and manufacturer (~$5-10 million).
• Ms. Collins represented a Michigan medical device company in the intellectual property due diligence for the acquisition of assets of a Pennsylvania based patient transfer device product designer and manufacturer (~$5 million).
• Ms. Collins represented a Michigan medical device company in the intellectual property due diligence reviews of multiple medical device targets.
• Ms. Collins represented an Indiana based RV parts manufacturer in Intellectual Property Due Diligence in the $70 million sale of their assets to a strategic buyer.