VP, Intellectual Property

• Nov 2022 - Present

Director Of Intellectual Property

• Apr 2018 - Nov 2022

Exec. Director of Intellectual Property

• Dec 2006 - Dec 2016

Sole in-house patent practitioner responsible for drafting over 50 US patent applications and for prosecuting all patent applications (a docket of over 150 pending and issued patents), managing academic and corporate partner collaborations; reviewing publications and presentations to safeguard proprietary information; handling material transfer agreements. Provided input and guidance to management team for portfolio management. Practice areas include antibody technology, core antibody production platform for generating antibodies to small bioactive lipids; reagents and kits; treatment methods; clinical and pre-clinical drug development compounds.

Executive Director of Patents

• 1991 - 2005

Responsible for the antisense biology docket as Isis’ portfolio grew to over 1200 issued patents (over 650 in US) and approximately 1600 pending cases. Practice includes antisense to numerous gene targets, core antisense/RNA technologies, clinical drug development compounds (including areas of metabolics, cancer and inflammation), and other technologies. Experience includes extensive patent drafting experience, as well as oversight of patent prosecution (US and foreign) for a large docket. Responsible for the antisense biology docket as Isis’ portfolio grew to over 1200 issued patents (over 650 in US) and approximately 1600 pending cases. Practice includes antisense to numerous gene targets, core antisense/RNA technologies, clinical drug development compounds (including areas of metabolics, cancer and inflammation), and other technologies. Experience includes extensive patent drafting experience, as well as oversight of patent prosecution (US and foreign) for a large docket.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

• 1987 - 1991

Research on biochemistry, structure and calcium-regulated contraction of striated fibers and their major component, caltractin, in green algae

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

• 1987 - 1991

Research on molecular biology of photosynthetic oxygen evolution; research on biochemistry, structure and calcium-regulated contraction of striated fibers and their major component, caltractin, in green algae.