The Life Sciences Practice Group at Merchant & Gould provides intellectual property services to the chemical engineering and biotechnology industries in the United States and around the globe. The clients with whom we work create innovations related to polymers, specialty chemicals, sanitizing products, food and agricultural products, pharmaceuticals, environmental remediation, petroleum products and processes, coatings, cosmetics, and colors and dyes.
Our many chemical engineering and biotechnology clients appreciate our broad range of service offerings and our Midwestern price structure. The intellectual property services we provide to our chemical engineering clients include:
- Strategic planning for intellectual property protection
- Domestic and international patent preparation and procurement
- Due diligence
- Product clearance
- Patent validity opinions
- Patent valuation
- Licensing
- Non-compete agreements
- Patent protection and patent infringement litigation
- Unfair competition litigation
- Alternative dispute resolution for intellectual property disputes
- Litigation and appeals
Intellectual Property Attorneys With Advanced Degrees
In most cases, the attorneys in our Life Sciences Group possess an undergraduate degree, advanced degree or doctorate in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering or a closely related field. In addition, many have substantial real-world industry experience developed prior to becoming intellectual property lawyers. Others have acquired knowledge in particular areas through years of representing entrepreneurs and businesses in these matters. As a result, clients can expect nothing less than comprehensive, well-considered guidance and break-through thinking — no matter what challenges or new endeavors the future brings.
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Merchant & Gould is one of the nation's preeminent intellectual property law firms, with offices in eight U.S. cities. We invite you to contact us to consult with a team of our intellectual property professionals.