Experience

CARGO Therapeutics

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President, Intellectual Property & Transactions

  • Oct 2023 - Present

  San Mateo, California, United States



Hoffman Biotechnology Law, Inc.

• Proprietor

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  HBLI provides a wide range of cost-effective legal services to early stage biotechnology companies, from patent strategy to contract drafting and negotiation, setting up internal legal operations, and advising on venture investments and partnerships. Email info@hoffmanbiotechlaw.com for a free consultation.



Cartography Biosciences

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP Legal

  • Jan 2023 - Apr 2023

  South San Francisco, California, United States

• Consulting Patent Attorney

  • Nov 2020 - Jan 2023

  South San Francisco, California, United States



bit.bio

• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Intellectual Property

  • Apr 2020 - Jan 2023

  Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom Led all aspects of the intellectual property function for the company, including but not limited to: (1) Conducted comprehensive review of the company’s patent portfolio, including multiple freedom-to-operate assessments and licensing strategy; (2) Developed forward-looking patent strategy aligned with commercial goals; (3) Managed patent estate, including filing, examination, drafting/filing new applications in collaboration with outside counsel; non-infringement and invalidity… Show more Led all aspects of the intellectual property function for the company, including but not limited to: (1) Conducted comprehensive review of the company’s patent portfolio, including multiple freedom-to-operate assessments and licensing strategy; (2) Developed forward-looking patent strategy aligned with commercial goals; (3) Managed patent estate, including filing, examination, drafting/filing new applications in collaboration with outside counsel; non-infringement and invalidity assessments; and (4) Managed trademark estate, including filing, examination, and negotiating a worldwide settlement of a trademark opposition initiated in the US; right-sized trademark portfolio to align with the company’s commercial goals and reduce outside counsel spend. Managed the company’s contracting function in partnership with stakeholders in R&D, commercial, QA/QC, manufacturing, and human resources; drafted and negotiated a wide variety of contracts, including materials transfer agreements, services agreements, supply agreements, joint development agreements, joint venture intellectual property agreements, non-disclosure agreements, license agreements and associated term sheets, sponsored research agreements, employment and consulting agreements, confidential information and employee assignment agreements, and the like; legal and contracting team included a Senior Contracts Manager and a consultant with in-house experience as a general corporate and technology transactions attorney. Show less



Meatable

• Netherlands
• Food Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consulting Patent Attorney

  • Jul 2020 - Oct 2022

  Delft, South Holland, Netherlands Provided guidance on patent strategy; worked with company scientists to conduct a hybrid landscape/freedom-to-operate analysis in the area of cultured meat; provided advice on certain company critical contract negotiations.



Immunai

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consulting Patent Attorney

  • Jul 2020 - Aug 2022

  Tel Aviv District, Israel Provided guidance on patent strategy; worked with company scientists to conduct various freedom-to-operate searches for prospective immunotherapy targets; provided advice on data sharing and privacy issues relevant to compiling a database of single cell immune profiling data from human clinical samples.



Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director of Intellectual Property

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2020

  San Francisco, CA Developed and implemented early stage global patent strategy for a complex, multi-institutional collaborative non-profit research institute funding basic, translational, and clinical research in immune oncology (funding projects studying, e.g., immune checkpoint inhibition, CAR T cells and other adoptive cell therapies with engineered and/or gene-edited T cells, methods of neoepitope prediction, methods of reinvigorating exhausted T cells, the impact of the gut microbiome on treatment with… Show more Developed and implemented early stage global patent strategy for a complex, multi-institutional collaborative non-profit research institute funding basic, translational, and clinical research in immune oncology (funding projects studying, e.g., immune checkpoint inhibition, CAR T cells and other adoptive cell therapies with engineered and/or gene-edited T cells, methods of neoepitope prediction, methods of reinvigorating exhausted T cells, the impact of the gut microbiome on treatment with immunotherapy) at seven affiliated research institutions (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Stanford University, University of California-Los Angeles, University of California-San Francisco, University of Pennsylvania, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center); drafted and negotiated a Data Sharing Charter governing sharing of clinical data across the Institute and publicly via a cloud-based data repository; chaired the Institution’s Technology Transfer Committee; reviewed, revised, filed, and occasionally prosecuted patent applications in collaboration with the technology transfer staff at each affiliated research institution and outside counsel; conducted due diligence assessments in support of potential investments in immune oncology and platform-technology-related companies; worked with founders and business development team to spin out a new company founded by several Institute-affiliated researchers; advised and educated affiliated researchers on questions of patent law; and supported business development team in partnering and out-licensing intellectual property managed by the Technology Transfer Committee. Show less



Genomic Health

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Corporate Counsel, IP & Transactions (Director)

  • Nov 2013 - Jan 2016

  Redwood City, California Managed global patent portfolio drawn to methods of assessing likelihood of cancer progression and likelihood of chemotherapy benefit, including global patent prosecution, appeals and oppositions; managed one patent attorney and one patent legal assistant; conducted freedom-to-operate assessments and due diligence reviews of potential commercial partners; conducted non-infringement and/or invalidity analyses; responded to offers-to-license from non-practicing entities; negotiated and drafted a… Show more Managed global patent portfolio drawn to methods of assessing likelihood of cancer progression and likelihood of chemotherapy benefit, including global patent prosecution, appeals and oppositions; managed one patent attorney and one patent legal assistant; conducted freedom-to-operate assessments and due diligence reviews of potential commercial partners; conducted non-infringement and/or invalidity analyses; responded to offers-to-license from non-practicing entities; negotiated and drafted a variety of contracts, including clinical trial agreements, MTAs, commercial services and supply agreements, in- and out-license agreements, and common interest/joint privilege agreements; cleared posters, abstracts, and journal articles before public disclosure; reviewed marketing and promotional materials for compliance with applicable laws; educated scientific and commercial staff on various aspects of intellectual property law. Show less



Bavarian Nordic

• Denmark
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Patent Counsel; Senior Patent Counsel

  • Aug 2010 - Oct 2013

  Mountain View, California Managed patent portfolios in the area of immunotherapy and therapeutic cancer vaccines; assessed competitive landscape in the vaccine arts; conducted freedom-to-operate and patentability searches; drafted and prosecuted patent applications in the US and worldwide; prepared various agreements, including MTAs, CDAs, and licenses.



Morrison Foerster

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • Sep 2007 - Jul 2010

  Managed patent portfolios; drafted patent applications; prosecuted domestic and foreign patent applications at various stages of prosecution in a variety of jurisdictions; drafted non-infringement and invalidity opinions; involved in pre-litigation counseling and due diligence review of patent portfolios.



Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • Sep 2004 - Aug 2007

  Member of trial team for an active patent infringement action pending in the N.D. Cal.; participated in all aspects of discovery and in the drafting of various motions and briefs (e.g., defending against a motion for preliminary injunction; summary judgment; CAFC appeal briefs) drafted provisional patent applications; prosecuted domestic and foreign patent applications at various stages of prosecution in a variety of jurisdictions; drafted non-infringement and invalidity opinions; participated… Show more Member of trial team for an active patent infringement action pending in the N.D. Cal.; participated in all aspects of discovery and in the drafting of various motions and briefs (e.g., defending against a motion for preliminary injunction; summary judgment; CAFC appeal briefs) drafted provisional patent applications; prosecuted domestic and foreign patent applications at various stages of prosecution in a variety of jurisdictions; drafted non-infringement and invalidity opinions; participated in buyer-side due diligence review of patent portfolios. Show less



Mintz

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Associate

  • 2002 - 2002

  Assisted members of the Intellectual Property practice group in a variety of tasks, including filing of new PCT applications, drafting of responses to Office Actions and assessment of freedom-to-operate.