Luis Martinez Sanchez joined UCLA’s Technology Development Group in February 2025 as a Patent Prosecution and Compliance Coordinator.
Prior to UCLA, Luis was working at Canon USA as Patent Coordinator for their Intellectual Property Division. He also has experience as a legal assistant in Workers’ Compensation Compliance from his time at Park Guenthart in Brea, CA. He holds a B.A. in Political Science & History from UC Santa Barbara, and a paralegal certification from Fullerton College.
Jennifer Fan
Jenn Fan joined UCLA's Technology Development Group in January 2025 as a Patent Prosecution Analyst. She provides patent support to business development officers, patent attorneys, inventors, and licensees by assisting in the management of patent portfolios. Prior to UCLA, Jenn was a Patent Specialist at UC San Diego's Office of Innovation and Commercialization, assisting with patent prosecution and sponsor compliance matters. She was also an IP Practice Assistant at Sheppard Mullin. Jenn holds a B.A. in Global Studies from UC Santa Barbara.
Lucy Yin
Stella Huang
Stella joined UCLA TDG in July 2023. She is currently a third-year undergraduate majoring in Computational & Systems Biology and prospectively minoring in Statistics at UCLA. In her role as Patent Prosecution & Compliance Assistant, Stella acts as an intermediary between UCLA and patent attorneys, assisting with invention disclosure, patent application, and federal funding matters.
Alvin Fong
Tamara Alcaraz
Lily Yu
Lily Yu joined UCLA’s Technology Development Group in March of 2015 as a Patent Prosecution Analyst. She provides patent support to the business development officers, inventors, and licensees by managing their extensive patent portfolios. In addition, she handles all of the annuities for UCLA. She began her intellectual patent career in 2011 at Ladas & Parry. Prior to working in the patent field, she worked in education and nonprofit. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Bachelor of Arts in Asian American S
Charanjit Arora, J.D., PhD
Charan joined UCLA TDG in December 2013. Prior to UCLA, he was a patent attorney at a New York City law firm where he drafted and prosecuted patent applications. He holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Cornell University, a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, and a B.S. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from UCLA.
