Gary M. Nath

Founder and Managing Partner

Specializes in all aspects of domestic and international client counseling relating to IP law including patent & trademark prosecution and litigation, and portfolio management. 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, Manager of the Department and Managing Partner of the North Carolina Office. Specializes in IP portfolio evaluation and management; corporate IP strategic decisions; licensing and integration of technologies; due diligence investigations and analysis; preparation and acquisition of U.S. and foreign patent reexamination proceedings; obtaining patent term extensions; conducting Paragraph IV analysis; 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.

Laurie A. Axford

PARTNER, PATENT ATTORNEY

Practice focuses on IP portfolio management and assisting clients in multi-dimensional strategic patent work, prosecution proceedings, international oppositions, due diligence and other advanced-level client counseling tasks. Drafts and negotiates IP licenses. Expert in biotechnology, nanotechnology, biochemistry, polymers, textiles, small molecules, assay devices, therapeutic drug delivery systems. Frequent lecturer. 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 both domestic and foreign patent applications directed to new therapeutic chemical and biological treatments, as well as the preparation of freedom to operate, non-infringement, and validity opinions. Licensed Pharmacist. All around epicurean.

Mihsuhn Koh

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 U.S. and Korean patent attorney. Licensed Korean 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.

Brian S. Sun

Patent Attorney

Practice areas include the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the U.S., conducting due diligence analyses and providing opinion and litigation support. Rock guitarist and basketball fanatic.

David B. Waller

Senior Registered Patent Agent

Practice focuses on preparation and prosecution of patent applications as well as due diligence, infringement, and freedom-to-operate analysis. Areas of expertise include biotechnology, biochemistry, small molecules, drug delivery systems and implantable devices. Explorer, philatelist and enjoys malacology.

Alvin E. Tanenholtz

Senior Registered Patent Agent, 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.