Of Counsel
Areas of Practice: Patent Portfolio Management, Patent Prosecution.
Ms. SHESTUL is a results-driven Intellectual Property Attorney with 18+ years of experience prosecuting and managing complex patent portfolios across medical devices, semiconductors, telecommunications (3GPP/LTE), artificial intelligence, AR/VR, and advanced display technologies. She has a consistent record of delivering favorable USPTO outcomes for Fortune 500 and Global 100 clients including Ericsson, Samsung, TSMC, Qualcomm, Hitachi, and Hyundai. She combines deep electrical engineering fluency with sophisticated legal strategy to navigate international patent systems, 35 U.S.C. §101 eligibility challenges, IPR proceedings, and multi-jurisdictional portfolio optimization.
Patent Prosecution (US & PCT) 35 U.S.C. §101 Eligibility Strategy Inter Partes Review (IPR) Freedom-to-Operate Analysis Global Portfolio Management European Opposition Proceedings Claim Drafting & Claim Charting Licensing & Patent Sales Contracts Pre-Appeal & Appeal Briefs AI / ML / AR / VR Technologies Semiconductor & Display Technologies Medical Device Patents Telecommunications & 3GPP Standards Re-examination & Reissue Proceedings
Education
LL.M., Taxation I Boston University School of Law
Emphasis: International, Corporate, Partnership & Estate Planning Law
Juris Doctorate (J.D.) I Tulane University Law School
Tax, Corporate, Commercial & Intellectual Property Law I Moot Court, Business Law Society, IP Society
B.S., Accounting I Old Dominion University
Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing & International Economics I Dean’s List – 3 consecutive semesters
B.S./M.S., Electrical Engineering I Sevastopol National Technical University
GPA 3.5/4.0, Graduated with Honors I Digital Design, Microprocessors, Semiconductors, Radio Communications I Dean’s List – 10 consecutive semesters
Languages
English (Professional)
Russian (Fluent)
Ukrainian (Fluent)
Admitted
Virginia
District of Columbia
Colorado
United State Patent and Trademark Office