Case Results

Prevnar 13®

As virtual in-house counsel to Wyeth Vaccines, provided on-site patent counsel services for their NC-based research and manufacturing facilities, including seminal patent prosecution and worldwide portfolio management services for Prevnar 13® (the world's best-selling vaccine before COVID-19, wit... Read On

New Uses for Known Compounds

As outside counsel, helped Dynogen Pharmaceuticals, a neuroscience-based pharmaceutical company, build an international patent portfolio around new formulations and indications for known compounds to treat genitourinary and gastrointestinal disorders. Dynogen raised $63M in funding and signed a... Read On

MGI herbicide tolerant soybeans

As outside counsel, provided patent opinion and application services for Syngenta Biotechnology, which formed the basis for a joint venture with Bayer CropScience to commercialize MGI herbicide tolerant soybeans. The stacked trait provides tolerance to mesotrione, glufosinate, and isoxaflutole ... Read On

Device for Learning to Play the Trombone

Assisted a retired engineer who is also from a family of trombone players and teachers in obtaining a patent for an electromechanical device for teaching slide positions to trombone students. The device is currently being marketed and sold as the TromboneBuddy™.  Read On

Cannabinoid-Infused Food and Beverage Compositions

As outside and in-house counsel, provided patent preparation, prosecution, and strategic portfolio management for Lexaria Bioscience, Corp., a startup focused on enhanced delivery of lipophilic active agents, particularly cannabinoids. Built a worldwide patent portfolio of over 60 patent applic... Read On

Microfluidics "Lab-on-a-Chip"

As outside counsel, provided patent preparation, prosecution, and strategic portfolio management services for Advanced Liquid Logic prior to and following its acquisition for $96 Million by Illumina, the world's leading DNA sequencing company. Read On