Registered patent attorney with about 20 years of experience who handles numerous intellectual property and corporate matters.Intellectual property experience includes: patent application drafting, patent prosecution, opinion work, due diligence (buy side and sell side), FTO analysis, trademark work, trade secret work, and domain name work.Corporate experience includes: contract drafting and negotiation, business development and deals, insurance, regulatory, SEC, human resources, drafting policies and procedures, and general risk management.

Prepared and prosecuted patent applications worldwide in a timely manner to maximize patent term and market exclusivity for drug substances, drug products, methods of treatment, and formulations.o Supervised foreign associates to coordinate prosecution of client's patent portfolio worldwide.Prepared opinions and advised clients regarding patentability, patent validity, patent infringement, freedom-to-operate, third party patent positions, and the Hatch-Waxman Act to enable use of the client's patent portfolio both offensively and defensively.

Prepared and prosecuted patent applications worldwide in a timely manner to maximize patent term and market exclusivity for drug substances, drug products, methods of treatment, and formulations. o Supervised foreign associates, outside counsel, and in-house patent attorney and patent paralegal to coordinate prosecution of the company's patent portfolio worldwide. Developed and implemented the company's patent strategy. Coordinated with senior management the patent strategy with the company's research objectives and business goals. o Advised several product teams during pre-clinical and clinical product development in order to maximize patent protection and market exclusivity for the company's inventions. Coordinated the intellectual property assets and contracts so that a competitor could perform its due diligence prior to purchasing one of Archemix's drug programs. Prepared opinions and advised senior management regarding patentability, patent validity, patent infringement, freedom-to-operate, third party patent positions, and the Hatch-Waxman Act to enable use of the company's patent portfolio both offensively and defensively. Advised senior management regarding FDA exclusivity issues, import/export issues, insurance issues, human resources issues, immigration issues, trademark issues, and copyright issues. Drafted and negotiated numerous types of contracts, including confidentiality agreements, consulting agreements, material transfer agreements, master service agreements, pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality agreements, license agreements, and clinical agreements in order to achieve the company's research objectives and business goals, while protecting its drug assets and intellectual property assets.

Prepared and prosecuted patent applications worldwide in a timely manner to maximize patent term and market exclusivity for drug substances, drug products, methods of treatment, and formulations. o Supervised foreign associates, outside counsel, and in-house patent agent to coordinate prosecution of the company's patent portfolio worldwide. o Made a novel argument before the USPTO, resulting in issuance of a key patent. Developed and implemented patent strategy. Coordinated with senior management the patent strategy with the company's research objectives and business goals. o Advised several product teams during all stages of product development, for both biologics and small molecules, to maximize patent protection and exclusivity for the company's inventions. Prepared opinions and advised senior management regarding patentability, patent validity, patent infringement, freedom-to-operate, third party patent positions, and the Hatch-Waxman Act to enable use of the company's patent portfolio both offensively and defensively. Advised senior management regarding FDA exclusivity issues, ANDA litigation, product labeling, process patent requests, trademark issues, and copyright issues. Advised and assisted in the preparation of numerous types of contracts in order to achieve the company's research objectives and business goals, while protecting its drug assets and intellectual property assets. o Suggested the purchase of various assets from a supplier that intended to discontinue supplying the company with active pharmaceutical ingredient, which saved the company millions of dollars in future fees and royalty payments. Reviewed numerous in-licensing opportunities in order to expand the company's pipeline.

Prepared and prosecuted patent applications worldwide in a timely manner to maximize patent term and market exclusivity for drug substances, methods of treatment, drug crystals, and research tools. o Supervised foreign associates, outside counsel, and in-house patent agent to coordinate prosecution of the company's patent portfolio worldwide. o Coordinated directly with inventors and business group the prosecution of the company's patent applications with its research objectives and business goals. Prepared opinions and counseled clients regarding patentability, patent validity, patent infringement, freedom-to-operate, third party patent positions, and the Hatch-Waxman Act to enable use of the company's patent portfolio both offensively and defensively. Performed critical due diligence on a competitor's patent portfolio prior to purchasing the competitor. Reviewed many in-licensing opportunities as a member of the inflammatory disease licensing committee. Reviewed and advised in the preparation of license agreements in order to achieve the company's research objectives and business goals, while protecting its drug assets and intellectual property assets.

Prepared and prosecuted patent applications worldwide in a timely manner to maximize patent term and market exclusivity for the client's intellectual property assets. o Supervised foreign associates to coordinate prosecution of the client's patent portfolio worldwide. Coordinated with numerous client's inventors and senior management the prosecution of the client's patent applications with its research objectives and business goals. Prepared patentability, patent validity, and patent non-infringement opinions to enable the client to use its patent portfolio both offensively and defensively. Prosecuted trademark applications to further develop the client's complete intellectual property portfolio.