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Chemical & Pharmacceutical Practice Group

Computers, Electronics & Software Practice Group

Industrial & Mechanical Practice Group

Medical Devices & Life Sciences Practice Group

Chemical & Pharmaceutical Practice Group

Our Chemical Practice Group provides highly-specialized intellectual property legal services for clients involved with industrial chemicals, agricultural chemicals, consumer-product compositions, waste management, nanotechnology, environmental science and many other fields.

Experience gained through extensive litigation and prosecution activities enables our attorneys to develop realistic strategies for growing and managing our intellectual property portfolios and has contributed to the group’s excellent track record in chemical patent infringement cases. In addition, this experience directs our approach towards helping clients procure domestic and international patents and trademarks, as well as obtain technology transfer and licensing agreements.

Our commitment to provide clients with superior intellectual property legal services is accentuated by our specialized technical knowledge in the various complex areas of chemistry and the other surrounding physical sciences. Our attorneys have diverse scientific and technology backgrounds, including biochemistry, chemistry, chemical and environmental engineering.

Our Chemical Practice Group provides services to Fortune 500 companies, established publicly and privately-held companies, universities and other not-for-profit organizations, start-ups, and inventors. The group provides legal services, including litigation, opinions and investigations, patent prosecution, licensing, portfolio management, due diligence, technology transfers and M&A support. Further, the group specializes in the following chemical areas:

  • Additives
  • Adhesives & Coatings
  • Agri-Food Technology
  • Agricultural Biotech
  • Agriculture Chemicals
  • Anti-Microbial Agents
  • BioChemistry
  • Bioenergy
  • Biofuels
  • Carbon Coatings
  • Ceramics
  • Chemical Electrodes
  • Distillation & Fermentation Processes
  • Electrochemical Fuel Cells
  • Food Chemistry
  • Glass
  • Herbicides
  • Inks & Dyes
  • Insulating Materials
  • Lubricants
  • Nanotechnology
  • Nutraceuticals
  • Paper Manufacturing
  • Petrochemicals
  • Petroleum Refining Processes
  • Pharmaceutical Formulations
  • Polymers, Catalysts & Polymerization Processes
  • Propellants
  • Refrigerants
  • Resins
  • Semiconductor Processing Chemicals
  • Silicon Coatings
  • Target Identification
  • Vulcanizing Agents
  • Waste Management

John L. Alex

Louis J. Alex

Betsy J. Derwinski

Joseph T. Harcarik

Steven E. Jedlinski

Andrew G. Kolomayets

Raymond M. Mehler

Paul M. Raya

Daniel M. Riess

Michael D. Zaronias