Ms. Farina focuses her practice on portfolio management and patent preparation and prosecution in a range of technologies including consumer electronics, automotive systems, computer software, and alternative fuels.
She also provides strategic counseling and litigation support, generates patentability, clearance, validity, and infringement opinions, and provides portfolio valuation and landscapes by leveraging patent analytical tools.
Ms. Farina develops patent strategies for clients ranging from individual entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies.
Industry Experience
Ms. Farina has over a decade of experience at Chrysler and General Dynamics. Her engineering experience is in the technical areas of vehicle aerodynamics, automotive component design, military communication and control systems, vehicle racing, vehicle electronics, and medical devices.
Her project management experience includes contract negotiations, purchasing, component cost optimization, and international product launch coordination.
Honors/Distinctions
DBusiness Magazine’s Top Lawyers – Intellectual Property & Patent Law – 2024
Super Lawyers, Top Women Attorneys – Intellectual Property – 2021, 2022, 2023
Super Lawyer, Rising Star – 2020, 2021, 2022
Dean’s List, all terms, and magna cum laude graduate in BSE, MSE, MBA, JD, and LLM Programs
6 Book Awards (highest grade) and Honors Scholar in JD and LLM Programs
Sigma Gamma Tau Honor Award (Top of Class), Tau Beta Pi inductee, and Notre Dame Scholar in BSE Program
Publications
- Analysis of Martin v. Alliance Machine, State Bar of Michigan Proceedings IPLS
Proceedings Michigan IPLS Proceedings – Volume 23 No. 1 - Analysis of Performance Metrics, Keeping Score, autoMOTIVE Magazine
autoMOTIVE Magazine – P. 76
