Ronald A. Daignault, Ph.D.,  Attorney
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Education

Providence College
B.S., Chemistry, 1959
M.S., Chemistry, 1961

University of Notre Dame
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, 1964

Seton Hall University
J.D., 1974

Bar Admissions

New Jersey State Bar, 1974
Minnesota State Bar, 1994
District of Columbia Bar, 2004
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2004

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association
American Chemical Society
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association

A Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Ron practices general Intellectual Property law with an emphasis on counseling including opinions on validity and infringement; adversarial matters including interferences and oppositions, filing and prosecuting patents in the chemical and pharmaceutical arts, as well as negotiating and preparing license agreements in these fields. During his 29 years in the pharmaceutical industry, he spent his first five years as a chemist and was involved with developing commercially viable processes for the manufacture of new drugs, including steroids. His patent experience extends to all major areas of therapeutic agents, with particular expertise in preparation and prosecution, litigation (ANDA), licensing and opposition practice worldwide. Prior to joining Merchant & Gould, Ron managed the patent department in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Warner-Lambert Company and was responsible for patent matters and licensing related to the pharmaceutical area of the company with particular focus and service of his client in Ann Arbor, The Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research Division of Warner-Lambert Company.