Alaina Pak

Alaina enjoys working on a variety of intellectual property matters, with a focus on litigation, patent prosecution, and design patents. She assists clients with the development and management of patent portfolios, including the preparation and prosecution of utility and design patent applications before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Her experience includes helping clients secure protection for innovative product designs and advising on intellectual property strategies that align with broader business objectives.

Alaina also has experience counseling clients on worldwide design patent protection strategies and prosecuting design patent applications covering a wide range of product designs. She works closely with clients to identify protectable visual features, develop coordinated filing approaches, and obtain meaningful intellectual property protection that complements utility patents, trademarks, and other intellectual property assets. Her understanding of both prosecution and litigation considerations helps clients build design patent portfolios positioned to support future enforcement and business needs.

Alaina is a graduate of USC Gould School of Law, where she studied various topics in intellectual property law and litigation. During her first summer of law school, Alaina participated in the Patent Pilot Program at the U.S. District Court, Central District of California. There, she externed for six judges, drafting tentative orders and bench memos for an assortment of patent cases. During her second summer of law school, she was a summer associate for Banner Witcoff.

Before law school, Alaina used her biomedical engineering background at the Silicon Valley United States Patent Office where she conducted patent research and drafted office actions for medical devices. She also worked at a global biologics company where she analyzed cancer-targeting drugs.