Laurie A. Axford passed away suddenly on January 15, 2014. She is survived by her husband Stephen Burgdorf, step-children Anne and William along with three grandchildren and a brother Keith.
Laurie earned her masters in microbiology, was a real estate agent and went on to earn her law degree becoming a well respected patent attorney.
She loved to travel, sailing and all things Borzoi.
A celebration of her life will take place in the spring. Laurie had a deep love of animals, so in lieu of flowers, please send donations to the San Diego Zoo or the San Diego Humane Society.
~ Published in U-T San Diego on Jan. 21, 2014
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From a childhood interest in bugs to her position as the Nath Law Group's leader of the Intellectual Property Prosecution Group may seem like quite a leap for Laurie Axford. But after putting her M.S. in Biotechnology to work, a patent case involving her scientific work made her realize she was "tired of sloshing around smelly chemicals." It was so long, beakers and lab coats, and hello, law school.
She was in a "great, happy practice," focusing primarily on intellectual property prosecution and licensing at the time of her death.
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Laurie A. Axford handled a broad range of legal issues concerning the biotechnology industry, with a particular emphasis on intellectual property. Her focus included strategic management of complex patent portfolios, as well as assisting start-up companies in establishing their initial patent protection. Ms. Axford represented companies in many different fields, such as diagnostics, therapeutics and medical devices. She received her M.S. degree in Molecular Biology in 1983 from San Diego State University and received her JD degree from Thomas Jefferson University School of Law in 1992. Ms. Axford began her legal career as Patent Counsel at Molecular Biosystems, Inc., where she established and administered an in-house intellectual property program, then moved into private practice in 1995. Most recently, Ms. Axford was a partner at Foley & Lardner, where she established their intellectual property practice group in San Diego.
Laurie earned her masters in microbiology, was a real estate agent and went on to earn her law degree becoming a well respected patent attorney.
She loved to travel, sailing and all things Borzoi.
A celebration of her life will take place in the spring. Laurie had a deep love of animals, so in lieu of flowers, please send donations to the San Diego Zoo or the San Diego Humane Society.
~ Published in U-T San Diego on Jan. 21, 2014
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From a childhood interest in bugs to her position as the Nath Law Group's leader of the Intellectual Property Prosecution Group may seem like quite a leap for Laurie Axford. But after putting her M.S. in Biotechnology to work, a patent case involving her scientific work made her realize she was "tired of sloshing around smelly chemicals." It was so long, beakers and lab coats, and hello, law school.
She was in a "great, happy practice," focusing primarily on intellectual property prosecution and licensing at the time of her death.
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Laurie A. Axford handled a broad range of legal issues concerning the biotechnology industry, with a particular emphasis on intellectual property. Her focus included strategic management of complex patent portfolios, as well as assisting start-up companies in establishing their initial patent protection. Ms. Axford represented companies in many different fields, such as diagnostics, therapeutics and medical devices. She received her M.S. degree in Molecular Biology in 1983 from San Diego State University and received her JD degree from Thomas Jefferson University School of Law in 1992. Ms. Axford began her legal career as Patent Counsel at Molecular Biosystems, Inc., where she established and administered an in-house intellectual property program, then moved into private practice in 1995. Most recently, Ms. Axford was a partner at Foley & Lardner, where she established their intellectual property practice group in San Diego.
Laurie A. Axford passed away suddenly on January 15, 2014. She is survived by her husband Stephen Burgdorf, step-children Anne and William along with three grandchildren and a brother Keith.
Laurie earned her masters in microbiology, was a real estate agent and went on to earn her law degree becoming a well respected patent attorney.
She loved to travel, sailing and all things Borzoi.
A celebration of her life will take place in the spring. Laurie had a deep love of animals, so in lieu of flowers, please send donations to the San Diego Zoo or the San Diego Humane Society.
~ Published in U-T San Diego on Jan. 21, 2014
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From a childhood interest in bugs to her position as the Nath Law Group's leader of the Intellectual Property Prosecution Group may seem like quite a leap for Laurie Axford. But after putting her M.S. in Biotechnology to work, a patent case involving her scientific work made her realize she was "tired of sloshing around smelly chemicals." It was so long, beakers and lab coats, and hello, law school.
She was in a "great, happy practice," focusing primarily on intellectual property prosecution and licensing at the time of her death.
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Laurie A. Axford handled a broad range of legal issues concerning the biotechnology industry, with a particular emphasis on intellectual property. Her focus included strategic management of complex patent portfolios, as well as assisting start-up companies in establishing their initial patent protection. Ms. Axford represented companies in many different fields, such as diagnostics, therapeutics and medical devices. She received her M.S. degree in Molecular Biology in 1983 from San Diego State University and received her JD degree from Thomas Jefferson University School of Law in 1992. Ms. Axford began her legal career as Patent Counsel at Molecular Biosystems, Inc., where she established and administered an in-house intellectual property program, then moved into private practice in 1995. Most recently, Ms. Axford was a partner at Foley & Lardner, where she established their intellectual property practice group in San Diego.
Laurie earned her masters in microbiology, was a real estate agent and went on to earn her law degree becoming a well respected patent attorney.
She loved to travel, sailing and all things Borzoi.
A celebration of her life will take place in the spring. Laurie had a deep love of animals, so in lieu of flowers, please send donations to the San Diego Zoo or the San Diego Humane Society.
~ Published in U-T San Diego on Jan. 21, 2014
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From a childhood interest in bugs to her position as the Nath Law Group's leader of the Intellectual Property Prosecution Group may seem like quite a leap for Laurie Axford. But after putting her M.S. in Biotechnology to work, a patent case involving her scientific work made her realize she was "tired of sloshing around smelly chemicals." It was so long, beakers and lab coats, and hello, law school.
She was in a "great, happy practice," focusing primarily on intellectual property prosecution and licensing at the time of her death.
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Laurie A. Axford handled a broad range of legal issues concerning the biotechnology industry, with a particular emphasis on intellectual property. Her focus included strategic management of complex patent portfolios, as well as assisting start-up companies in establishing their initial patent protection. Ms. Axford represented companies in many different fields, such as diagnostics, therapeutics and medical devices. She received her M.S. degree in Molecular Biology in 1983 from San Diego State University and received her JD degree from Thomas Jefferson University School of Law in 1992. Ms. Axford began her legal career as Patent Counsel at Molecular Biosystems, Inc., where she established and administered an in-house intellectual property program, then moved into private practice in 1995. Most recently, Ms. Axford was a partner at Foley & Lardner, where she established their intellectual property practice group in San Diego.
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