CAREER
HIGHLIGHTS
Dickinson Wright, PLLC, Washington, DC - 2011-2018
Member
Patent portfolio management and client counseling. Expert witness for district court litigation concerning obviousness. Litigation support on matters before the U.S. District Courts in the Western District of TX and the District of DE. Represent a veteran pro bono before the Board of Veteran’s Appeals.
Perkins Coie LLP, Washington, DC - 2009-2011
Of Counsel
Patent prosecution with an emphasis in biotechnology, and the pharmaceutical and life science industries. Prepared motions for interference proceedings before the USPTO Board of Appeals and Interferences. Litigation support on matters before the International Trade Commission and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of TX. Preparation of experts and their reports for district court litigations. Expert witness in litigations involving patent office procedure and obviousness.
Proskauer Rose LLP, Washington, DC - 2009
Senior Counsel
Patent group merged with Perkins Coie LLP in July 2009
Patent prosecution and litigation support. American Arbitration Association panelist. Pro bono representation of a client for political asylum before the Department of Homeland Security.
Venable LLP, Washington, DC - 2006-2009
Partner
Patent prosecution and client counseling with an emphasis in biotechnology, and the pharmaceutical and life science industries. Conducted patent interferences and authored briefs for ex parte appeals before the USPTO Board of Appeals and Interferences. Litigation support on matters before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the International Trade Commission and U.S. District Court, District of NV. Expert witness in litigations involving inventorship and reduction to practice. Managed, trained and mentored associates. Represented veterans pro bono before the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and the Board of Veteran’s Appeals.
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United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1987-2006
Administrative Patent Judge, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (1995-2006).
Rendered decisions in both inter partes and ex parte appeals involving biotechnology. Served as a member of the Trial Section. Authored over 200 ex parte decisions and 50 inter partes decisions. Member of the selection committee for judges for the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Mentored law students from the University of Maryland School of Law. Served as a judge for the annual Giles S. Rich Moot Court competitions.
Patent Examiner (1987-94).
Evaluated patent applications in biotechnology and trained junior examiners. Detail assignments to the Office of Petitions and the Board of Appeals and Interferences. AIPLA Examiner of the Year Award 1994.
RESEARCH POSITIONS
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The Rockefeller University, Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology 1985-1987
Faculty member, Research Topic: Structure and expression of the knob-associated, histidine-rich protein of Plasmodium falciparum.
Developed, managed and implemented the complete study of a human malaria gene. Designed experiments, supervised and trained laboratory personnel and coordinated a collaboration with scientists at the National Institutes of Health.
New York University, School of Medicine: Molecular Parasitology and Biochemistry Departments
Post Doctoral Fellow 1983-1985
Research Topic: Isolation and characterization for the circumsporozoite gene of Plasmodium falciparum.
Experimental design and cloning of a human malaria gene. Member of a scientific team to produce a malaria vaccine. Wrote grant applications and obtained research funding; authored annual progress reports and scientific publications. Prepared and delivered lectures to the NYU medical students.
New York University, School of Medicine: Graduate student and teaching fellow 1979-1983
Ph.D. Thesis: Cloning and expression of the circumsporozoite gene of Plasmodium knowlesi.
The Rockefeller University, Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology
Research Associate 1978-1979
Research Topic: Activation of macrophages to induce killing of Trypanosoma cruzi. Developed a system for the extraction and cultivation of mouse Kupffer cells.