Latoya Jenkins supports the intellectual property practice with an emphasis on Medical Device & Mechanical Engineering Patent Prosecution. Her responsibilities include management of client portfolios related to U.S. and international patent prosecution and other department support.

Before joining Polsinelli, Latoya started as an IP paralegal at a boutique firm in Dallas, Texas. She has been in the legal field for more than 10 years and has a strong intellectual property background. She assisted in several U.S. and international patent prosecution matters, including but not limited to the below.

  • Coordinating and filing of U.S. non-provisional applications
  • Provisional applications
  • Design applications
  • U.S. national stage filings
  • PCT filings
  • PCT nationalization filings
  • Convention filings
  • Patent prosecution filings in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • Payment of annuities in domestic and foreign paten prosecution

Education

  • Louisiana State University (B.A., 2009)
    • Political Science
  • Louisiana Technical College (A.A.T., 2001)
    • Office Systems Technology