Tristan A. Fuierer is an intellectual property attorney having more than fifteen years of experience in the chemical, materials science, biotechnology, and the semiconductor manufacturing arts. Dr. Fuierer focuses her practice on patent preparation, prosecution, opinion work, and patent portfolio management, and she has represented large corporations, universities, and start-up companies. Dr. Fuierer also has significant experience with international patent prosecution.

Prior to law school, Dr. Fuierer taught Chemistry for four years at Western Carolina University, teaching everything from freshman General Chemistry to Physical Chemistry to graduate level classes. She is presently an adjunct professor of law at the UNC School of Law and Campbell Law School, co-teaching a patent preparation and prosecution course.

Dr. Fuierer’s practice has included work in the following areas:

• Chemistry
• Materials science
• Biotechnology
• Semiconductor manufacturing