Nanotechnology promises to change the future of virtually every area of science and technology. Helping clients develop and commercialize nanotechnology applications requires lawyers who have skills that span a broad spectrum of science and technology as well as business and industry.
Fish & Richardson’s 400 attorneys are particularly well-suited to serve the legal needs of a multidisciplinary field such as nanotechnology because our attorneys hold PhD’s in every field of science and technology applicable to nanotechnology. We provide a full range of legal services to clients working in nanotechnology: our Nanotechnology Group includes attorneys from our Corporate & Securities, Patent, Regulatory, and Litigation practice groups.
Corporate and securities
Fish & Richardson’s Corporate and Securities Group provides nanotechnology clients with a broad spectrum of corporate, securities, and transactional services. We offer unique expertise in those areas that lie at the intersection of corporate and intellectual property law. Because our corporate and securities lawyers, some of whom are scientists and engineers in their own right, work closely with our intellectual property lawyers, our clients tend to realize considerable efficiencies by using Fish & Richardson over its less technically proficient competitors.
Fish & Richardson’s corporate and securities services complement the firm’s traditional intellectual property and technology law practice. Counseling clients on intellectual property strategy requires that the strategy fit into the client’s overall business plan. Effective counseling on business issues requires an understanding of the strength of a client’s intellectual property. We now combine these areas of expertise to offer our clients corporate and securities advice that is enriched by our history and culture of understanding our clients’ technology.
The attorneys in the Corporate and Securities Group are experienced in a broad range of financings important to nanotechnology initiatives in search of commercial potential, including Public Offerings, Private Placements, Venture Capital Financings, and Secured Transactions. Our Mergers & Acquisitions experience includes Public and Private Acquisitions, Spin-offs, and Dispositions.
Commercialization & Licensing
We have broad experience with all forms of corporate partnering deals, from commercializing specific items of intellectual property to broad strategic collaborations and joint ventures. Our Corporate Partnering experience includes Technology Licensing, Strategic Alliances, and Joint Ventures. Our General Corporate Counseling services include advice on issues concerning Corporate Governance, SEC Compliance, Business Formation, Business Contracts, and Executive Compensation. We have particular expertise in intellectual property “due diligence” in connection with mergers and acquisitions.
IP strategy and planning
Our Nanotechnology Group provides patent portfolio planning and patent portfolio analysis in connection with financing, evaluating, and acquiring technology. We also help clients with assessment and surveillance of competitive and other third-party patent positions. We provide opinions on freedom to use, infringement, validity, and patentability.
Patents
Fish & Richardson has an unparalleled understanding of the complexities of patent laws. We are among the top firms in the country in number of patents obtained each year, with almost 1400 patents. We file over 4,000 patent applications each year; 150 of our attorneys are admitted to the patent bar. Our patent prosecution group includes 54 PhD’s with particular expertise in a variety of technical areas that are important to nanotechnology research, including nanoparticles, solid state physics, MEMS technology, atomic force microscopy, carbon nanotubes, optics, biotechnology, electronics, materials, chemistry, and sensors.
Regulatory
Fish & Richardson’s regulatory practice group
provides legal advice for clients who manufacture, distribute, and sell products regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Food & Drug Administration (FDA). The group’s attorneys also have significant experience practicing before regulatory agencies in many countries outside of the
United States.
Litigation
Fish & Richardson has a broad based complex litigation practice. We are the only firm in the nation to have achieved five National Law Journal “top verdicts” in civil litigation in the past six years. For two straight years, Fish & Richardson has handled more patent litigation than any other law firm. In addition to patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret litigation, we handle a wide range of related commercial litigation matters.
Nanotechnology Attorneys
Bing Ai
Peking University (Beijing, China) B.S. Physics 1985
University of Southern California Ph.D. Physics 1995
University of San Diego J.D. 2002
Frank J. Albert, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine B.A. Physics 1997 cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Honors in Physics, Deans Undergraduate Research Award in physics
Cornell University M.S. and Ph.D. Physics 2001, 2002
University of California, Hastings College of the Law J.D. 2006 magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Thurston Society
Executive Managing Editor Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal
Richard G. A. Bone
University of Cambridge B.A. Natural Sciences 1988 First Class Honours
University of Cambridge Ph.D. Theoretical/Computational Chemistry 1992
Santa Clara University School of Law J.D. 2002
Editorial Board Member, Santa Clara University Law Review
John F.T. Conroy
Duke University B.S.E. Biomedical Engineering 1990 cum laude
University of Utah Ph.D. Bioengineering 1996
University of San Diego School of Law J.D. 2005 magna cum laude
Sean P. Daley
University of Massachusetts B.S. Chemistry 1989 summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D. Physical Chemistry 1994
Suffolk University Law School J.D. 1999 cum laude
Roberto J. Devoto
University of Michigan B.S. Electrical Engineering 1993 summa cum laude
Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.S. Electrical Engineering 1996
Harvard Law School J.D. 1999 cum laude
Tonya Drake
Purdue University B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering 2001 with Honors
Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.S. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 2003
Boston University School of Law J.D. 2007 cum laude
Mark S. Ellinger
Augsburg College B.A. Biology 1971 magna cum laude
University of Minnesota Ph.D. Developmental Biology 1976
Harvard Law School J.D. 1989
J. Peter Fasse
Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.S. Bioelectrical Engineering,
May 1983, and B.S. Life Sciences, December 1983
George Washington University J.D. 1987
J. Patrick Finn III
Pennsylvania State University B.S. Biology 1991 with distinction
University of California, Los Angeles Ph.D. Microbiology and Immunology 1997
William Mitchell College of Law J.D. 2002 cum laude
John J. Gagel
Bowdoin College A.B. Chemistry 1983 summa cum laude
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D. Physical Chemistry 1988
Suffolk University Law School J.D. 1993
David J. Goren
University of California at Berkeley B.A. Physics 1989 with high honors
Georgetown University Law Center J.D. 1994
J. Kevin Gray
University of Oklahoma B.S. Medical Microbiology 1985
Oklahoma City University School of Law J.D. 1991 cum laude
Michael T. Hawkins
University of Minnesota B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2000 with high distinction
University of Minnesota Law School J.D. 2004 magna cum laude
Managing Editor, Minnesota Law Review
Charles Hieken
Massachusetts Institute of Technology S.B., S.M. Electrical Engineering
1952 Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu
Harvard Law School LL.B. 1957
Cheng (Jack) Ko
Trinity University B.S. Engineering Science summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
University of California, Santa Barbara M.S. and Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of Michigan Law School J.D. magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
Teresa A. Lavoie
Providence College B.S. Chemistry 1989 summa cum laude
Princeton University M.A. Chemistry 1993
Princeton University Ph.D. Chemistry 1996
University of Minnesota Law School J.D. 2002 magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
David Loretto
Bristol University B.Sc. Physics 1983
The University of Birmingham Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering 1988
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law J.D. 2002 cum laude, Order of the Coif
Articles Editor, Cardozo Law Review
Andrew T. Meunier
Georgia Institute of Technology B.Ch.E. 1991
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law J.D. 1995
Wes Musselman
University of Virginia B.S. Mechanical Engineering 1981, with high distinction, Tau Beta Pi
University of Virginia School of Law J.D. 1987
Marc M. Wefers
University of Toronto B.S. Chemical Physics 1991 highest distinction
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D. Physical Chemistry 1996
Suffolk University Law School J.D. 2002 magna cum laude
Nanotechnology Technology Specialists
Kimberlynn Becnel Davis
Michael Kevin Henry
Baylor University B.S. Physics, Mathematics Minor 2003 summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D. Nuclear Science and Engineering 2007
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law J.D. expected 2012
Nimisha G. Mukherjee
Virginia Commonwealth University B.S. Biomedical Engineering 2002
Georgia Institute of Technology Ph.D. Bioengineering 2008
Phil Nickson
University of Central Lancashire B.S. Biomedical Science 2000 with honors
University of Manchester Ph.D. Molecular Virology 2005
Dan Vacar
Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Romania B.S. Physics 1990
University of Miami, Florida M.S. Physics 1993
University of California at Santa Barbara Ph.D. Physics 1997
Joseph P. Valentino
Villanova University B.S. Electrical Engineering 2000 magna cum laude
Princeton University M.A. and Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, 2003, 2007
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