Verrill's patent attorneys specialize in assisting biotech and life science clients at every level from university research, to startups, to mid-market and large corporations. We understand the challenges of leveraging funding for product development from dynamic research programs in a competitive environment. We're experienced in US and foreign patent prosecution, patent litigation, post-grant proceedings, opinions related to non-infringement, invalidity, freedom to operate, inventorship disputes, licensing, portfolio analysis, and competitor analysis.

Our patent prosecutors have extensive experience dealing with patent eligibility matters and work with a wide array of technologies including the following:

  • Antibodies
  • Aptamers
  • Aquaculture
  • Biofuels
  • Cancer therapies and vaccines
  • CAR T-cells
  • Cell culture
  • Chromatography systems
  • CRISPR technology
  • Drug delivery vehicles
  • Drug formulation
  • ELISA
  • Fluorescence in situ hybridization
  • Food science and enzymes
  • Gene therapy
  • Genetic adjuvants
  • Genomics
  • Immunotherapeutics
  • Industrial chemical and biochemical processes
  • Medical diagnostics
  • Microscopy technology and image analysis
  • Modular agricultural systems
  • Nanoparticles
  • Nucleic acids
  • Nutritional biochemistry
  • Probes
  • Proteins
  • Sequencing technology
  • Small molecule pharmaceuticals
  • Spectrometry
  • Stem cells
  • Targeting of drugs and biologics
  • Test kits
  • Transgenic animals
  • Treatment of diabetes and metabolic diseases
  • Viral vectors

Examples of how our patent attorneys have helped their biotech clients include:

  • Quickly established a patent portfolio in the competitive CAR T-cell space to support funding efforts of a biotech startup.
  • Assisted an instrumentation company in an inventorship dispute with its research collaborator, resulting in the company establishing its own patent portfolio.
  • Obtained broad patent coverage for a biologics formulations company to support its partnering efforts.

Firm Highlights

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Litigation Update: Jack Daniels V. Bad Spaniels. Is It Parody or Is It Trademark Infringement?

This week the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in the case, Jack Daniel’s Properties Inc. v. VIP Products LLC, U.S. Doc. No. 22-148, to decide the question: Can we do that? It’s been...

Matter

Elections and Constitutional Law: Successfully Challenged Certification of Initiative Petition

In a victory for consumers and the ride-hailing public, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently barred the Secretary of State from placing on the November ballot initiative petitions proposed by companies such as Uber...

Event

Maine HR Convention: Workshop A: Out of Sight, Out of Mind-Legal Implications of Proximity Bias

Join Verrill's Tawny L. Alvarez at the 2023 Maine HR Convention where she will be presenting Workshop A:Out of Sight, Out of Mind-Legal Implications of Proximity Bias. Proximity bias can raise discrimination issues for...

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Advised Fortune 500 Company on Group Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

We were engaged by a Fortune 500 manufacturing company to provide legal and compliance services regarding its group health and welfare benefit plans. During the course of our representation, we have advised the company...

Event

Maine HR Convention: Workshop C: What Every Plan Sponsor Needs to Know-Your Fiduciary Duties in 2023

Join Verrill's Christopher S. Lockman at the 2023 Maine HR Convention where he will be presenting Workshop C: What Every Plan Sponsor Needs to Know-Your Fiduciary Duties in 2023 . This workshop will review...

Blog

Carolyn Gilbert Nominated to Maine PUC

On March 28, Governor Janet Mills nominated Carolyn “Carrie” Gilbert to serve a six-year term on the Maine Public Utilities Commission. For the past 15 years, Gilbert has worked at Daymark Energy Advisors where...

Blog

HR Power Hour with Sabine Gedeon

News

Verrill's Norman Belanger and Betts Gorsky Featured in Mainebiz Article

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David Lazarus Quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Article Regarding Cryptocurrency Whistleblowing.

Publication/Podcast

Telehealth compliance after the public health emergency

Verrill attorneys David G. Lazarus and Alicia M. Siani recently published an article in Compliance Cosmos titled, “Telehealth compliance after the public health emergency.” In it they discuss how COVID-19 impacted telehealth usage for...

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