Andrea Reister
Andrea Reister
Covington & Burling
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-2401
USA
Andrea Reister is a partner in the Washington, DC office of Covington & Burling, and has represented clients in patent litigation matters involving computer and communications technologies, pharmaceutical formulations, hydrostatic transaxles, and footwear. She co-chairs the firm’s patent practice, and regularly advises clients on patentability, validity, and infringement issues, as well as on patent due diligence issues for acquisitions and transactions. Ms. Reister’s diverse technical skills have enabled her to obtain patents in a broad range of technology areas, including telecommunications, software, electronic commerce, life sciences, biomedical, chemical, and mechanical. In addition to being registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Ms. Reister is admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the District Court for the District of Columbia. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Reister was the Chief Engineer at the Naval Undersea Warfare Engineering Station, responsible for undersea weapons testing. During this time, she developed a remote-controlled submarine target, and earned the Meritorious Civilian Service Medal. Ms. Reister served as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Naval Reserve, and qualified as an Engineering Duty Officer.
She is a graduate of the University of Washington (B.S., 1980, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) and the George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1993, with distinction, Top Graduate, Patent Law Specialty Track).
Publications:
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Coauthor, "SanDisk Corporation v. STMicroElectronics, Inc.: The Federal Circuit Expands the Availability of Declaratory Judgment Actions in the Patent Licensing Context",
Covington E-Alert,
4/9/2007
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Coauthor, "E-Commerce Patents",
chapter in E-Commerce Law & Business,
2003
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Coauthor, "American Inventors Protection Act",
Covington Report,
5/23/2001