Molly A. Jones
Overview
Clients turn to Molly A. Jones as a strategic advisor and critical thinker to help optimize their business goals. As part of Crowell’s Litigation and Intellectual Property practices, Molly focuses on helping companies protect their technology assets, drawing on her deep litigation experience that encompasses the full range of intellectual property law, including patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and copyright issues.
Career & Education
- Duke University, B.A., With Distinction, biology, 2008
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., cum Laude, 2014
- California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Molly's Insights
Firm News | 1 min read | 10.01.24
The Daily Journal Names Molly A. Jones Among Top 40 Under 40
The Daily Journal named Crowell & Moring’s Molly A. Jones to its 2024 “Top 40 Under 40” list. The annual list recognizes prominent lawyers in California under the age of 40.
Firm News | 2 min read | 05.24.24
Press Coverage | 05.22.24
Client Alert | 9 min read | 04.24.24
Representative Matters
- Representing the University of California in obtaining a $50 million settlement and public apology from the University of Southern California and one of its faculty members over USC’s 2015 raid on an Alzheimer’s Disease research program at UC San Diego, a result reported on the front page of the Los Angeles Times as a "jaw-dropping conclusion" to "unprecedented litigation" concerning the protection of academic research.
- Confidential Failed ERP Installation Arbitration (San Francisco JAMS ADR, 2019). Represented an international provider of online educational services in a confidential arbitration against multinational software corporation in a recovery action related to a failed Enterprise Resource Management (ERP) software installation. Matter resolved on eve of merits hearing.
- Software License Audit Defense. Represented several software licensees, in numerous industries, in contentious software audits and licensing disputes against global enterprise software providers.
Molly's Insights
Firm News | 1 min read | 10.01.24
The Daily Journal Names Molly A. Jones Among Top 40 Under 40
The Daily Journal named Crowell & Moring’s Molly A. Jones to its 2024 “Top 40 Under 40” list. The annual list recognizes prominent lawyers in California under the age of 40.
Firm News | 2 min read | 05.24.24
Press Coverage | 05.22.24
Client Alert | 9 min read | 04.24.24
Insights
Arthrex v Smith & Nephew: Is The Sky Falling, Or Is It Business As Usual At The PTAB?
|03.18.20
Daily Journal
New Powdered Alcohol Ban Could Prove Difficult to Enforce
|01.06.17
Daily Journal
Loosening the Rules for California Distillers
|05.09.16
Daily Journal
The Economic Value of Nonprofits—Donor and Participant Lists
|06.30.21
Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends
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05.10.21
Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends
Bunch O’ Balloons Trade Secret Dispute Results in Bunch O’ Appeals
|04.06.21
Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends
Florida Lawmakers Seek to Address Corporate Espionage in Proposed Legislation
|03.09.21
Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends
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02.11.21
Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends
Final ITC Ruling in Botox Rival Case Creates More Head-Lines
|01.15.21
Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends
ITC Decision Adds New Wrinkle to Ban of Botox Competitor in Trade Secret Misappropriation Case
|12.18.20
Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends
Court Denies TRO in “The Lost Lincoln” Misappropriation Case
|10.16.20
Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends
Too Much or Never Enough? Another Trade Secret Misappropriation Claim Dismissed
|08.25.20
Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends
Chinese Biotech Researcher Pleads Guilty to Trade Secret Misappropriation
|08.10.20
Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends
Molly's Insights
Firm News | 1 min read | 10.01.24
The Daily Journal Names Molly A. Jones Among Top 40 Under 40
The Daily Journal named Crowell & Moring’s Molly A. Jones to its 2024 “Top 40 Under 40” list. The annual list recognizes prominent lawyers in California under the age of 40.
Firm News | 2 min read | 05.24.24
Press Coverage | 05.22.24
Client Alert | 9 min read | 04.24.24