Gary ’s practice focuses on intellectual property management and protection and transactional matters. He specializes in biotechnology and life science-related intellectual property law with particular emphasis in the fields of molecular biology, cell biology and immunology. Gary is experienced in patent application preparation and prosecution, opinion work (invalidity, non-infringement, freedom to operate), due diligence analysis and counseling clients on intellectual property issues related to their business operations. He has extensive experience in technology transfer matters including negotiation, drafting and analysis of licenses and a wide variety of other agreements such as: research collaboration, inter-institutional, sponsored research, material transfer, confidentiality, consulting, service and manufacturing agreements.
Prior to working with Grant Anderson, Gary was General Counsel and Patent Counsel at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and held positions as an intellectual property attorney at three major law firms.
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