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Areas of Practice Emphasis
Intellectual Property
Prominent Assignments
Co-Chair, Dickinson Wright Intellectual Property Litigation Task Force
Served as lead counsel in numerous patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation and arbitration matters
Extensive experience with Markman hearings
Served as Federal Court Facilitator and Expert Witness
In life sciences, worked extensively in the protection of biotechnology inventions involving novel proteins, new cell lines, antibodies, DNA, RNAi and other related disciplines
Handled matters in the material sciences field involving advanced materials, polymers and semiconductors
Gained national recognition for successfully representing the inventor of a home remedy who tried to save his son from a debilitation nerve disease, popularized in the movie Lorenzo's Oil
Transactional practice focusing on patent opinions, technology licensing and due diligence in mergers and acquisitions
Education
J.D., University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, 1981
B.S., Chemistry, Valparaiso University, 1978
M.S., Molecular Biology, University of Detroit Mercy, 1994
Ph.D. level coursework in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 1995-1997
Admitted to Practice
Michigan, 1982
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1985
Professional and Community Involvement
State Bar of Michigan
Federal Bar Association
Oakland County Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
American Chemical Society
Publications and Presentations
Co-author, Vol. 25A, West's Legal Forms, Copyrights and Trademarks, Third Edition, 2002 (and 2003-2005 updates)
2005 update to Vol. 25 West's Legal Forms, Patents, Third Edition
Why More Biotech Patents are at Risk and What Companies can do to Protect Ownership, IP Today, February 2003
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