Protect Your Ideas: Intellectual Property Basics

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Join us on Wednesday, July 14th at 12:00 pm as Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP discusses how to secure and protect your intellectual property.

Event Speakers

Janet Reed, Ph.D.	Robert Ward, Ph.D.
Partner	Associate
Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP	Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP
Dr. Janet E. Reed is the head of the firm’s intellectual property transactional and counseling practice. Though she counsels in all aspects of intellectual property, Janet focuses her practice on patents related to biotechnological inventions in food, medicine and agriculture. Her clients span a variety of industries and include large and small pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, agricultural and food companies, and academic institutions. Janet has extensive experience in domestic and foreign patent prosecution, patent portfolio management and strategic planning, evaluation of new technology, drafting of license and other commercialization agreements, conducting and responding to due diligence inquiries, and preparation of opinions on patentability, infringement and freedom to operate. In addition to her law degree, Janet holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry and a Master’s degree in plant pathology. Prior to entering patent law, Janet accumulated ten years of laboratory experience in biochemistry, molecular biology and plant physiology/pathology, in graduate-level research and as a visiting postdoctoral research scientist at DuPont.	Dr. Robert D. Ward's practice includes patent and trademark preparation and prosecution; non-infringement opinions; due diligence; and intellectual property licensing. Technical areas of Rob’s practice include biotechnology (such as biochemistry, cell biology, microbiology, bacteriology), plant genetics, pharmaceuticals, pesticides and herbicides, screening and diagnostic assays, drug delivery devices, and treatment methods. In addition to his law degree, Rob holds a Ph.D. in cellular and molecular biology. Prior to entering patent law, he acquired over 10 years of laboratory experience in molecular biology, developmental biology and endocrinology in graduate-level research and as a postdoctoral fellow at the Baylor College of Medicine.

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