BIOGRAPHY
Ms. Shahpar is a partner in the Intellectual Property practice. Prior to joining Tiffany & Bosco, Ms. Shahpar was an attorney with
Snell & Wilmer LLP and Lewis and Roca LLP in Phoenix, Arizona. Prior to that, Ms. Shahpar was an electrical engineer with Motorola Inc.
and interned with Hewlett-Packard Company and IBM Corporation.
Ms. Shahpar's practice involves counseling in patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, internet issues, licensing, due
diligence in business transactions, and intellectual property litigation including:
PATENT
- Patent preparation and prosecution in the United States and internationally
- Patent appeals, reexaminations, and reissue proceedings
- Patent non-infringement opinions and related preliminary infringement evaluation
- Patentability and clearance search evaluation and opinions
- Patent licensing and agreements
- Patent litigation and related counseling
- Technical patent experience includes aviation technology, biomedical devices, business methods, cancer and cardiac therapies, computer
hardware and software, dental medical devices, electronics, electromechanical and mechanical devices, financial services, internet based
technologies, medical devices and therapies, optical medical devices, semiconductor processing, and telecommunications
TRADEMARK
- Trademark preparation and prosecution in the United States and internationally
- Trademark appeals, oppositions, and cancellation proceedings
- Trademark availability search and evaluation opinions
- International trademark filing and counseling under the Madrid Protocol International Registration
- Trademark litigation and related counseling
- Trademark licensing and agreements
INTERNET ISSUES
- Domain name and cyber-squatting disputes
- Website audits and counseling
COPYRIGHT
- Copyright registrations
- Copyright litigation and related counseling
- Copyright licensing and agreements
TRADE SECRET
- Trade Secret identification and protection
- Trade Secret licensing and agreements
BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
- Counseling and negotiating intellectual property issues in business acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, and other related
business transactions
- Due diligence in business acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, and other related business transactions
Communitity Activities
Ms. Shahpar's community activities include:
- Arizona Road Racers Running Club
- Arizona State University Activities Board (Art Committee)
- Biltmore Networking Group (Founder and Chair)
- Good Samaritan Emergency Room Volunteer
- Homeless Legal Assistance Program
- Iranian Cultural Organization (Founder and President)
- Tempe Sister Cities Octoberfest Volunteer
- Toastmasters (Hewlett-Packard based group)
- Volunteer Lawyers Program
Languages
Court and Other Admissions
Ms. Shahpar is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Arizona and the United States District Court, District of Arizona.
Ms. Shahpar is also a registered patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Bar and Engineering Related Affiliations
Ms. Shahpar is a member or prior affiliate of the following organizations:
- American Bar Association (Business Law, Intellectual Property, and Litigation)
- Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society (Chair of Committees, Outstanding Member Award)
- Maricopa County Bar Association (International Law)
- State Bar of Arizona (Animal Law, Business Law, and Intellectual Property)
- Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society (Public Relations and Corresponding Secretary, National Convention Delegate)
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