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Dianna El Hioum

Partner & Chef Growth Strategist

Fox Rothschild

Dianna El Hioum is the Chief Growth Strategist at Fox Rothschild LLP. A former Chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Department, she centers her practice on global patent prosecution, licensing and opinion work.

With a background in biotechnology, chemistry and large-scale drug manufacturing, she understands the development of drugs and medical devices, from early-stage research and patenting to FDA-approval, production and marketing. In addition to her experience in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, Dianna handles intellectual property issues in the area of shooting sports.

A skilled negotiator and persuasive writer, Dianna has a proven record of obtaining valuable patents, including Orange book listings, and resolving disputes before and during litigation.

Dianna counsels clients on a variety of issues, including post-grant proceedings, inter partes review, licensing (drafting, negotiation and dispute resolution), freedom to operate investigations and assessments of noninfringement, invalidity, patentability and enforceability issues.

Recent Articles by Dianna El Hioum

‘AISITAs’ and Written Description Requirements: Considerations and Guidance for AI Patent Applications

Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, touching nearly every aspect of our daily lives, including how we work, communicate, shop, travel and more. The term “AI” is generally understood to encompass computerized systems that perform tasks ordinarily perceived as requiring some form of human intelligence. Many AI-based systems are able to recognize trends, patterns and connections, test hypotheses using available data sets, and continuously improve decision trees based on user input. As such, AI has been shown to have near endless applications, driving a surge of inventions and related patent application filings.