Sara Leiman, PhD, is an associate in Finnegan LLP’s Boston office. Sara works with domestic and international clients across the life sciences on global patent prosecution, strategic counselling, due diligence, and validity and infringement opinions. She writes and speaks regularly on topics in intellectual property--particularly patent eligibility requirements, case law, and patent office guidance in the US--and co-authored and co-edited the book Patent Subject Matter Eligibility: A Global Guide.