Practice Focus

Education

  • Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 1998, Order of the Coif, Associate Editor of Law Review, Law, Technology & Management Certificate, College of Law Scholarship and McCrillis Scholarship
  • State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, B.S. in Chemistry, 1995

Admissions

  • State of Ohio
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • U.S. District Courts (Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; Eastern District of Texas)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit

Jenny L. Sheaffer

Partner

JENNY focuses her practice on patent law. She has experience in all aspects of patent litigation, from pre-filing investigation to settlement agreements in various jurisdictions throughout the United States. In addition, she has experience in appellate and oral argument briefings before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Her experience also includes other types of IP litigation, such as trademark and trade secret litigation.

She advises clients on matters involving patent drafting, preparing patent applications, prosecution and re-examination proceedings, freedom-to-operate opinions and due diligence. Jenny also has experience with patent infringement, validity and enforcement issues.

Jenny’s experience includes significant work with chemical patent matters, encompassing polymers, pharmaceuticals, organic chemistry, electroplating and synthetic chemistry. She also has been involved in mechanical and computer science matters.

She has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars. She is a member of the Cleveland-Akron Intellectual Property Law Association, the Federal Circuit Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the American Chemical Society.

Jenny joined Calfee in 2011.