Emily Miao is Chair of MBHB’s Startups and Entrepreneurs Practice Group. With over 20 years of experience in all aspects of intellectual property practice, clients seek her counsel on a wide variety of intellectual property matters, including:
Dr. Miao specializes in helping entrepreneurs, universities, startups and early-stage companies protect innovations and build patent portfolios that generate long-term value. Dr. Miao has helped several clients build their portfolios from a single patent to global portfolios.
Dr. Miao is an active participant in Chicago’s startup community.
Outside of work, Dr. Miao enjoys hiking and kayaking in northern Illinois. She has also served as a beer judge, where she applied her expertise in porters and stouts.
Chemistry; Thesis: Design and synthesis of mechanism-based enzyme inhibitors of mammalian steroidogenesis and de novo cholesterol biosynthesis; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Postdoctoral Chapman Fellowship
Chemistry and Biology
“What Startups Need to Know About Patent Licensing,” smallbizdaily.com, July 31, 2019.
“What Every Startup Needs to Know to Avoid Common IP Pitfalls,” smallbizdaily.com, November 29, 2018.
“When Final is Not So Final: Strategies for Overcoming Final Rejection,” Westlaw Journal Intellectual Property, Vol. 24, Issue 17, December 5, 2017.
“Why Tiffany Won $15M from Costco,” National Jewelry, October 12, 2016.
“Strategies for expediting the patent process,” Intellectual Property Magazine, April 5, 2016.
“‘Blurred Lines’ artists lose multimillion-dollar copyright lawsuit,” Westlaw Journal Intellectual Property, Vol. 22, Issue 9, August 19, 2015.
“Pursuing foreign patent protection,” Intellectual Property Magazine, April 14, 2015.
“Tips for Developing a Cost-Effective Foreign Patent Strategy,” IPFrontline, March 11, 2015.
“The blurred lines of copyright infringement of music become even blurrier as the Robin Thicke v. Marvin Gaye’s estate lawsuit continues,” Westlaw Journal Intellectual Property, Vol. 21, Issue 1, April 30, 2014.
“The blurred lines of what constitutes copyright infringement of music: Robin Thicke v. Marvin Gaye’s estate,” Westlaw Journal Intellectual Property, Vol. 20, Issue 15, November 13, 2013.
“Tiffany vs. Costco: An analysis,” National Jewelry, August 19-23, 2013.
“The TianRui Group Company Ltd. v. U.S. International Trade Commission: A Powerful New Weapon for Combating Trade Secret Misappropriation Abroad,” Intellectual Property Today, January 11, 2013.
“The Coach Services Case: When Is a Trademark ‘Famous’ for Trademark Dilution Purposes?,” Westlaw Journal Intellectual Property, Vol. 19, Issue 3, October 17, 2012.
“Due Diligence Review in Patent Licensing Transactions,” The Licensing Journal, Vol. 27 (10), November/December 2007.
Emily Miao is Chair of MBHB’s Startups and Entrepreneurs Practice Group. With over 20 years of experience in all aspects of intellectual property practice, clients seek her counsel on a wide variety of intellectual property matters, including:
Dr. Miao specializes in helping entrepreneurs, universities, startups and early-stage companies protect innovations and build patent portfolios that generate long-term value. Dr. Miao has helped several clients build their portfolios from a single patent to global portfolios.
Dr. Miao is an active participant in Chicago’s startup community.
Outside of work, Dr. Miao enjoys hiking and kayaking in northern Illinois. She has also served as a beer judge, where she applied her expertise in porters and stouts.
Chemistry; Thesis: Design and synthesis of mechanism-based enzyme inhibitors of mammalian steroidogenesis and de novo cholesterol biosynthesis; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Postdoctoral Chapman Fellowship
Chemistry and Biology
“What Startups Need to Know About Patent Licensing,” smallbizdaily.com, July 31, 2019.
“What Every Startup Needs to Know to Avoid Common IP Pitfalls,” smallbizdaily.com, November 29, 2018.
“When Final is Not So Final: Strategies for Overcoming Final Rejection,” Westlaw Journal Intellectual Property, Vol. 24, Issue 17, December 5, 2017.
“Why Tiffany Won $15M from Costco,” National Jewelry, October 12, 2016.
“Strategies for expediting the patent process,” Intellectual Property Magazine, April 5, 2016.
“‘Blurred Lines’ artists lose multimillion-dollar copyright lawsuit,” Westlaw Journal Intellectual Property, Vol. 22, Issue 9, August 19, 2015.
“Pursuing foreign patent protection,” Intellectual Property Magazine, April 14, 2015.
“Tips for Developing a Cost-Effective Foreign Patent Strategy,” IPFrontline, March 11, 2015.
“The blurred lines of copyright infringement of music become even blurrier as the Robin Thicke v. Marvin Gaye’s estate lawsuit continues,” Westlaw Journal Intellectual Property, Vol. 21, Issue 1, April 30, 2014.
“The blurred lines of what constitutes copyright infringement of music: Robin Thicke v. Marvin Gaye’s estate,” Westlaw Journal Intellectual Property, Vol. 20, Issue 15, November 13, 2013.
“Tiffany vs. Costco: An analysis,” National Jewelry, August 19-23, 2013.
“The TianRui Group Company Ltd. v. U.S. International Trade Commission: A Powerful New Weapon for Combating Trade Secret Misappropriation Abroad,” Intellectual Property Today, January 11, 2013.
“The Coach Services Case: When Is a Trademark ‘Famous’ for Trademark Dilution Purposes?,” Westlaw Journal Intellectual Property, Vol. 19, Issue 3, October 17, 2012.
“Due Diligence Review in Patent Licensing Transactions,” The Licensing Journal, Vol. 27 (10), November/December 2007.