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Biotechnology
Expanded Description
Specific to our Biotechnology practice, we currently boast two team members with advanced degrees in biotechnology. Additionally, one of our team members, Eggerton Campbell, holds a B.S. in Biochemistry from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and has more than ten years' experience as an Examiner with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
As a former Primary Examiner in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Dr. Campbell specialized in a variety of physiological conditions used for nucleic acid detection via hybridization or staining in cellular extracts, whole cells, toxins, nucleic acid amplification (PCR/LCR), detection of tumor/cancer via mutations, recombinant polypeptides, Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs), bio-sensor devices, pharmaceutical compositions, novel pharmaceutical delivery systems and Bioinformatics.
He was independently responsible for patent application review from 1996, when he was granted Full Signatory to award patents and make Final determination of patentability. During nine years at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office he examined over 1000 complex Biotechnology Utility Patent Applications and issued over 400 U.S. Biotechnology Utility Patents. His written technical analysis and determinations of patentability have been reviewed and affirmed by the U.S. Federal Court, Board of Appeals and Interferences on multiple occasions. He has also examined and processed Written Opinions on over 400 international Patent Cooperative Treaty (PCT) applications.
Further, our other attorneys offer in-depth experience in all aspects of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, employment relationships, and intellectual property litigation. We also offer portfolio management, due diligence reviews, merger and acquisition reviews, freedom to operate, novelty and infringement opinions, and government product approval and compliance. Each of our patent attorneys have significant industry experience and technical degrees, and are registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Patents
Filing and prosecution of patent applications in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as well as in foreign countries
Patent infringement analysis
Patent license negotiation
Assertion/defense of patent rights
Patentability investigations and opinions
Maintenance of patent rights throughout the world
Litigation regarding patent infringement claims
Trademarks
Registration of trademarks and service marks in the PTO and in foreign countries
Enforcement/defense of trademarks
Unfair competitive practices involving trademarks and trade names
Litigation of trademark and unfair competition disputes
Registrability investigations and opinions
Maintenance of trademark rights throughout the world
Trademark licensing
False advertising claims (NAD and television network challenges)
Other Related Offerings
Organization and capitalization of business entities
Governance
Compensation plans
Regulatory compliance
Labor Relations
Employment Litigation
Immigration
Real Estate
Product approval
For more information, please contact:
John M. Naber
Member
734-623-1931 or jnaber@dickinsonwright.com
Dr. Randall L. Shoemaker
Member
248-433-7383 or rshoemaker@dickinsonwright.com