Provide consulting services in intellectual property, in particular as related to Federal Government contracts, grants and other agreements. Current clients include National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Cancer Institute, and National Library of Medicine. I have over 20 years experience in Federal Government intellectual property law and policy. I have extensive knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, particularly Parts 27 and 52 concerning patents and data.… Show more Provide consulting services in intellectual property, in particular as related to Federal Government contracts, grants and other agreements. Current clients include National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Cancer Institute, and National Library of Medicine. I have over 20 years experience in Federal Government intellectual property law and policy. I have extensive knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, particularly Parts 27 and 52 concerning patents and data. I was Counsel for Intellectual Property for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services . Before that I was head of the intellectual property and international negotiations of the Department of Energy. Show less

Intellectual Property and agreements,contracts, FAR

• Expert on Federal Acquisition Regulation • Review, negotiate CRADAs.• Review, draft, negotiate international agreements. Helped draft 1990 and 2001 model intellectual property annex for U.S. international agreements. • Member U.S.- China Policy Forum on Biotechnology and Biomedicine. • Participate in DHHS/United States Trade Representative working group on Drug Access. • Developed intellectual property provisions for plant collection programs in lesser developed… Show more • Expert on Federal Acquisition Regulation • Review, negotiate CRADAs.• Review, draft, negotiate international agreements. Helped draft 1990 and 2001 model intellectual property annex for U.S. international agreements. • Member U.S.- China Policy Forum on Biotechnology and Biomedicine. • Participate in DHHS/United States Trade Representative working group on Drug Access. • Developed intellectual property provisions for plant collection programs in lesser developed countries for the National Cancer Institute.• Member CENDI Copyright Task Group,• Presentations to National Academy of Sciences, National Library of Medicine, Association of Independent Research Institutes, Association of American Medical Colleges. Topics: proposed database legislation, contractor and grantee rights in data and patents, copyright law and the internet.Technology transfer.• Speaker at NIH Acquisition Symposiums: Intellectual Property Rights in Government Contracts Show less

Negotiated IP provisions for DOE contracts and international agreements. Supervised negotiations in Field groups• Supervised negotiation of patent, data, and copyright provisions of DOE contracts, grants and international agreements.• Duties required negotiation with universities, United States industry, foreign businesses and foreign governments. • Negotiated intellectual property provisions for DOE’s international agreements. Negotiated intellectual property provisions for the… Show more Negotiated IP provisions for DOE contracts and international agreements. Supervised negotiations in Field groups• Supervised negotiation of patent, data, and copyright provisions of DOE contracts, grants and international agreements.• Duties required negotiation with universities, United States industry, foreign businesses and foreign governments. • Negotiated intellectual property provisions for DOE’s international agreements. Negotiated intellectual property provisions for the International Thermonuclear Test Reactor (ITER), a quadripartite agreement among the United States, Japan, Russia, and the European Union. Show less