Melanie K. Kitzan, Phd, Jd is a Innovative Legal Strategist || Experienced IP and General Legal Counsel || Leader in Team Development at Codexis, Inc.. She possess expertise in patents, intellectual property, patent prosecution, licensing, patentability and 45 more skills. Colleagues describe her as " For nearly a decade I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Melanie Kitzan in the fields of Biomedical Science, Patent Prosecution, and Business Development. In all 3 areas, Melanie’s understanding of the concepts and efforts required to promote any project served her and our company extraordinarily well. In particular, Melanie was able to identify situations and needs in the Business and IP areas that were underdeveloped or undermanaged, then act to address those needs. As we worked together on projects, I personally came to rely significantly on Melanie’s intellect and exceptional memory. In addition, she was a pleasure to work with as an amiable and caring colleague. Given such an opportunity, I would certainly work with Melanie again and so can enthusiastically recommend her to others. " and "I had the pleasure of working with Melanie on a joint cross cultural project. Since my background is not in IP I relied heavily on Melanie's knowledge and experience to guide me through the process. Melanie has an amazing ability to explain issues that initially appear complicated in a very direct and simple manner. She was also very practical in her work, very focused on execution and extremely responsive. Working with Melanie was one of my favorite collaborations and I would gladly do it again!"