Turning intellectual power into patent power is a team effort between scientists, engineers and patent attorneys. This effort requires a patent attorney who is at home not only among the legalities of patent law but also in the laboratory. Townsend’s life sciences practice is comprised of a diverse group of scientists and lawyers with expertise spanning a broad range of disciplines. Many of the attorneys in the group have Ph.D.’s, other advanced technical degrees and academic or industrial research experience in addition to their legal education.
Among the 40+ professionals with expertise in the life sciences:
- All have at least one graduate or undergraduate degree in the sciences;
- 59% have Ph.D.s in the sciences;
- 51% have undergraduate or graduate degrees in chemistry, biochemistry or chemical engineering;
- 53% have undergraduate or graduate degrees in biology, molecular biology or microbiology;
- Other undergraduate and/or graduate degrees include botany; immunology; neuroscience; genetics; pharmacology; and zoology.
Townsend’s vast technical expertise is applied to our work with clients in numerous areas, including:
- Agriculture
- Agricultural chemistry
- Analytical instrumentation
- Biochip technology
- Bioinformatics
- Biotechnology
- Cell biology
- Chemical engineering
- Chemical process technology and plant design
- Chemistry
- Diagnostics
- Gas analysis including pre-concentrators using metal organic framework molecules
- Gene therapy
- High-throughput screening
- Immunology
- Immunotoxins
- Medical devices
- Metallurgy
- Molecular biology
- Nanotechnology
- Pharmaceuticals and drug delivery
- Plant molecular biology
- Polymer chemistries
- Proteomics
- Small molecule chemistry
- Semiconductor fabrication
- Stem cells
- Transgenic animals
- Waste management and environmental remediation
Townsend’s life sciences lawyers specialize in helping start-up companies develop their patent portfolios quickly and strategically, to achieve the strongest possible market positions for their technologies. As small start-ups evolve into larger, successful ventures, we provide a variety of patent-related legal services. Our attorneys can help secure enforceable patent rights both in the United States and throughout the world. We help you manage your company’s patent portfolio and in developing a corporate patenting strategy. We have extensive experience in:
- Litigation
- Interferences
- Oppositions
- Appeals
- Due diligence
- Patentability searches
- Freedom-to-operate searches
- Validity analyses
- Infringement analyses
- Agreements and contracts relating to patents, such as license agreements, research and development agreements, and nondisclosure agreements, including both preparation and review.