First Admitted: 2007, Texas

Professional Webpage: https://www.foleyiplaw.com/our-team/sarah-foley

Bar/Professional Activity:

National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP), Member, 2024
Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Member
American Mensa, Member
Dallas Association of Women Lawyers, Member
American Intellectual Property Law Association, Member
State Bar of Texas
United States Patent & Trademark Office
ChIPs Network Member, 2024
Module Co-Chair for Center for American and International Law (CAIL) Annual IP Conference, 2024
Member - Intellectual Property Law Section, Dallas Bar Association, 2023
Member - Dallas Bar Association , 2023
Module Co-Chair for Center for American and International Law (CAIL) Annual IP Conference, 2023
Module Co-Chair for Center for American and International Law (CAIL) Annual IP Conference, 2022
ChIPs Network, Member, 2019
The Honorable Barbara M. G. Lynn IP Inn of Court, Barrister

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Registered Patent Attorney, 2008-Present, 2024

Pro bono/Community Service:

Vickery Trading Company, Board of Directors
Dallas Baptist University, Mu Delta Alpha (pre-med society), Former Member
National Charity League, Patroness
Volunteer with Refugee Services of Texas

Honors/Awards:

Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2010
Selected as the Plano IP attorney for the annual publication., Premier IP Lawyer for Plano, TX, Premiere Intellectual Property Lawyers publication, 2019
Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2021
Top Women Attorneys 2020, Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2020
Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2020

Educational Background:

Dallas Baptist University, B.S., Biology

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Webinar presented by ChIPs Accelerators, hosted by UnitedLex, April 25, 2024 (online), Co-Presenter, “Transform Your Patent Prosecution: Effectively Managing Search Demand”, Intellectual Property, 2024
A Copyright Revolution: Protecting the Famous Photograph of Che Guevara, 13 L. & Bus. Rev. Am. 687 (2007)
Considerations for hospitality industry expansion in the Middle East and North Africa, Travel Law Quarterly, June 2011
“Intellectual Property Practice Tips and Documents” at the University of Houston CLE Program on Advising Businesses in a Troubled Economy in June of 2009 (Dallas session)
“Patent Law Update: AIA” at The State Bar of Texas, Texas Minority Counsel Program in November of 2013 (Dallas, TX)
“The Role of a Patent Attorney in the Patent Application Process” at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Texas Regional Inventors Conference in January 2016 (Dallas, TX)
“Hybrid & Remote Workplaces and the Impact on IP Protection and Venue” at the State Bar of Texas 36th Annual Advanced Intellectual Property Law conference, February 23-24, 2023 (Houston, TX)
Presentation for US Patent Practitioners on drafting patent applications for international prosecution, exploring the different jurisdictional requirements and challenges for various technology and subject matter areas and how to draft to address the same., Speaker, National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP) 25th Annual Meeting and Conference (Denver, CO), Drafting for International Prosecution, 2022
Article addressing the recent case law on venue decisions where hybrid and remote work are factors. This paper will be published as part of the State Bar of Texas Advanced Intellectual Property Law conference, held Feb. 23-24, 2023 in Houston, TX., Co-Author, The Room Where it Happens: Venue Impact of Hybrid and Remote Work, 2023

Sarah B. Foley