I'm a former researcher and professor turned patent lawyer. I'm at home speaking with a scientist to understand her invention or to a corporate executive to explain a patent risk issue. Excellent relationship builder, educator and advocate. Strong communicator and leader. Broad scientific background. Superb counseling skills. A team player. Comfortable operating in dynamic and fast-paced environments. Patent drafting and prosecution skills are current.Skills and Experience include:• Counseling wide variety of business and technical clients on tactical and strategic IP issues• Negotiating and drafting collaborative research, license, material transfer, confidentiality and other commercial agreements• Managing outside research and licensing relationships• Conducting freedom-to-operate evaluations and drafting FTO opinions• Advising clients on design around/in licensing/patent challenge strategies• Preparing patentability, non-infringement and invalidity opinions• Drafting and prosecuting US, PCT and foreign patent applications• Directing and supervising patent prosecution of US and foreign outside counsel• Preparing and working with outside counsel to develop European opposition filings• Participating in oral and opposition proceedings at the European Patent Office in Munich and The Hague• Performing and drafting due diligence evaluations for acquisitions and licensing• Clearing manuscripts, poster presentations and seminars for publication• Managing patent and IP litigation and pre-litigation activities• Training corporate clients on various IP issuesFormer medical school professor with experience directing and managing a biomedical research laboratory, and teaching medical and graduate students.