Sarah Grimaldi

Associate Buffalo
Sarah M. Grimaldi

A member of the firm’s Corporate and Business Law Practice Group and Intellectual Property Team, Sarah focuses her practice on intellectual property protection.

Sarah is an experienced patent attorney, advising clients on a broad array of matters related to intellectual property, including with respect to patents and trademarks. She has a strong understanding of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filings, drafting and coordinating patent applications, advising on patent portfolio management, assessing products and inventions for patentability, infringement, points of novelty and more. Her counsel includes guiding clients through every step of the patent process, with background in navigating responses to office actions and addressing rejections on technical and legal grounds.

Sarah’s educational background allows her to bring a unique perspective and level of expertise to the clients she counsels. Sarah has applied her M.S. in Chemistry to support clients in the chemistry and biotech fields, counseling on patent applications for batteries, carbon capture systems, polymers, food science compositions, pharmaceutical compositions and small molecule drugs. Sarah’s professional experience also includes patent prosecution of mechanical and electrical devices, including medical devices, filtration systems, clutch mechanisms, optical arrays, optical waveguides and semiconductors.

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Honors & Awards

  • Named Upstate New York Super Lawyers® Rising Star, 2024
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Education & Admissions

Education
  • State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2020
  • State University of New York at Buffalo, M.S., 2021
  • State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A., 2017
Admitted to Practice
  • New York
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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Activities & Professional Associations

Present Activities

  • Friends of Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, Board of Directors Member, 2023-present

Past Activities

  • Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute – Young Professionals, Junior Board Member, 2020-2022
  • Buffalo Law Review
    • Publications Editor, 2019–2020
    • Associate, 2018–2019