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 Studies from UCLA.

Shemekia Brown

Shemekia Brown joined UCLA TDG in June of 2014 as a Patent Prosecution Analyst. She brings over 12 years experience in intellectual property prosecution. Prior to UCLA, she worked for Kilpatrick Townsend as a Patent Prosecution Specialist for 10 years. Shemekia holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from San Jose State.

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.

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