Marianne R. Timm-Schreiber

Assistant:

Rebecca Krueger
rkrueger@merchantgould.com
612.336.4791

Education

Bar Admissions

Professional Affiliations

Presentations

Publications

Acknowledgments

Marianne is an associate in our Denver Office and is a member of the firm's Chem/Bio Practice Group and the Diversity Committee. Marianne practices intellectual property law with an emphasis on patent prosecution and client counseling. She has also performed trademark and copyright prosecution. Marianne helps clients in the biotechnological, chemical, and pharmaceutical field meet business objectives. Her practice encompasses intellectual property portfolio management, worldwide patent procurement, patentability analysis, product clearance, validity analysis, and infringement analysis. Marianne has prepared and prosecuted patent applications related to assaying techniques, recombinant proteins/peptides, antibodies, gene therapy vectors, pharmaceutical compounds, polymeric fine fibers, nanotechnology, food technology, mechanical systems, semiconductors, computer software, computer hardware, graphic terrain displays, satellite communication, antennas, and antenna communication.

Marianne has broad experience in the fields of genetics and nanotechnology. She has performed genetic research to determine the cause of cleft palate in humans, during which she found an unknown synonymous mutation in the human gene Jagged 2. Marianne has also worked on several different congressional grants relating to gene and nanotechnology patent research and analysis (e.g., Complex Genetic Disorders and Intellectual Property Rights and NER: Nanotechnology and Intellectual Property). Further, she has published intellectual property articles relating to the fields of genetics and nanotechnology.

Education

University of Iowa
B.S., Biology, with Honors, 2001

Chicago-Kent College of Law
J.D., 2005

Bar Admissions

Nebraska State Bar, 2007
Illinois State Bar, 2005
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2005
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2005

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association
Omaha Bar Association
Illinois Bar Association
Nebraska Women's Bar Association

Presentations

"Spotting Potential Patent Issues For Your Clients: Patent Basics", CLE presented for the Nebraska Women's Bar Association, August 4, 2010.

Publications

Marianne R. Timm et al., Nano Torsion Probes for the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), MN Nano ENewsletter, Issue 5, (Nov. 2009).

Marianne R. Timm, Cima Nano Tech's Commercially Viable SANTETM Product Line , MN Nano ENewsletter, Issue 3, (April 2009).

Marianne R. Timm and Ryan T. Grace, The War Against Obviousness, 12:1 Nebraska Lawyer 5 (2009).

Marianne R. Timm, Ramifications Of The Net MoneyIN Inc. Decision, IP Law360, (2009).

Marianne R. Timm and Ryan T. Grace, Strategies In The War Against Obviousness, IP Law360, (2009).

Marianne R Timm et al., Nanotechnology and the Intellectual Property Landscape, Nanoscale: Issues and Perspectives for the Nanocentury, 239-257 (2007).

Marianne R. Timm, Nanotechnology: U.S. State Government Promotion through Legislation, Nanolougues, Series 3, (2006).

Acknowledgments

Medical Sequencing of Candidate Genes for Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip and Palate , 1:6 PLoS Genetics 0651 (2005).

Patents on Human Genes: Analysis of Scope of Claims , 307 Science 1566 (2005).