GARY M. NATH

FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER

Specializes in all aspects of domestic and international client counseling relating to IP law including patent, trademark & copyright procurement, prosecution and litigation. Former Patent Attorney and Patent Counsel for three Fortune 500 corporations – FMC, NL Industries, and Warner-Lambert. Outside Patent Counsel and Board Member for over 15 technology-based startups, of which 7 were taken public. Collector of fine art, antique books and fancy pens.

JOSHUA B. GOLDBERG

PARTNER, PATENT ATTORNEY

Partner and Manager of the Department. Specializes in IP portfolio evaluation and management; corporate IP strategic decisions; licensing and integration of technologies; due diligence investigations and analysis; preparation, prosecution and acquisition of U.S. and foreign patents, reexamination proceedings; providing legal opinions, and patent portfolio valuations. Gourmet cook.

SUSANNE M. HOPKINS

PARTNER, PATENT ATTORNEY

Has practiced IP law since 1987, primarily in the biotechnology, chemistry, pharmaceutical, biomaterial and medical devices area. Former inhouse General Counsel. Over eighteen years experience in protein chemistry, microbiology, tissue engineering, medical devices, diagnostics, molecular genetics and immunology. Amateur photographer.

William E. Beaumont

PARTNER, PATENT ATTORNEY

Practice entails patent application drafting; prosecution in the U.S. and abroad; opinions relating to validity, infringement and freedom-to-operate; and technology licensing. Areas of particular emphasis include drug delivery systems, manipulation of enzymatic reactions, peptide analogues, synthesis of chiral molecules, and genetic engineering. Studies ancient history and enjoys horticulture.

Suzanne E. Ziska, Ph.D.

PARTNER, PATENT ATTORNEY

Practice areas include US and international patent prosecution and management of patent portfolios. Specializes in university and small-medium company practices. Previous Senior Staff Fellow at the National Cancer Institute conducting cancer research and prior Primary US Patent Examiner in the technologies of transgenic plants and animals, gene therapy, cancer therapy and tissue/cell transplantation. Traveler at heart.

Laurie A. Axford

PARTNER, PATENT ATTORNEY

Practice focuses on intellectual property portfolio management, including prosecution and licensing, and assisting clients in multi-dimensional strategic patent work, post-prosecution proceedings, international oppositions, due diligence and other advanced-level client counseling tasks. Also drafts and negotiates IP licenses. Expert in biotechnology, nanotechnology, biochemistry, polymers, textiles, small molecules, assay devices, therapeutic drug delivery systems. Lectures frequently on IP and licensing topics. Sailing enthusiast.

TANYA E. HARKINS

PATENT ATTORNEY

Practice areas include U.S. and international patent prosecution and managing patent portfolios for pharmaceutical companies. Proficient in nutritional, nutriceuticals, vitamins, supplements, and "designarounds" for pharmaceutical formulations. Loves living on the Chesapeake Bay.

CHARLES D. NIEBYLSKI, Ph.D.

PATENT ATTORNEY

Expert in developing strategies for extending patent portfolio protection, conducting due diligence and patent landscape analysis for M&A activities, product development, importation, and beyond. Teaches fly-fishing and fly-tying.

SHELDON M. MCGEE

PATENT ATTORNEY

Practice areas include acquisition of U.S. and foreign patents and the preparation of patentability and validity opinions. Specializes in portfolio management, analysis and general IP business advice. Explorer and avid cyclist.

ARI G. ZYTCER

PATENT ATTORNEY

Practice areas include the preparation and prosecution of patent applications worldwide, particularly for new therapeutic chemical and biological treatments. Licensed Pharmacist.

ROBERT M. JOYNES

PATENT ATTORNEY

Practice areas include prosecuting and filing of patent applications in the United States, conducting freedom to operate searches, performing due diligence analyses, and negotiating license agreements in the technical areas of vaccines, small molecule technologies and pharmaceutical formulations. Amateur photographer and golf enthusiast.

MIHSUHN KOH

U.S. ATTORNEY,
KOREAN PATENT ATTORNEY

Practice areas include the preparation and prosecution of patent applications, patent searching and preparation of legal opinions on freedom to operate, invalidity, and non-infringement. She practiced patent law and worked as a pharmacist for a large Korean pharmaceutical company. Registered Korean patent attorney and pharmacist.

LEE C. HEIMAN

OF COUNSEL, PATENT ATTORNEY

Practice areas include patent preparation and prosecution, providing legal opinions, strategic positioning of intellectual assets, monitoring competitive activities, IP valuation, technology licensing, and managing patent portfolios. VP and Board Member of AUTM. Scuba diver.

David B. Waller

Senior Registered Patent Agent

ALVIN E. TANENHOLTZ

REGISTERED PATENT AGENT,
SENIOR PATENT SEARCH SPECIALIST

Former USPTO Examiner responsible for prosecuting and granting three of The Century's Top Ten Patents that Changed the World. Expert in fermentation chemistry and molecular biology. Golf enthusiast.