Denise M. Kettelberger, Ph.D.,  Attorney
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Education

Loyola College
B.S., Biology, Education, 1975

University of Maryland, School of Medicine
M.S., Anatomy, 1982; Ph.D., Anatomy, 1987

South Texas College of Law
J.D., Order of the Lytae, 1993

Bar Admissions

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1989
Texas State Bar, 1993
U.S. District Court; Southern District of Texas, 1993
Minnesota State Bar, 1996
United States Supreme Court, 2006

Professional Affiliations

American Intellectual Property Law Association
Amicus Committee, 2006-2007
Board of Directors, 2002-2005
Vice Chair, Patent Law Committee, 2001
Emerging Technologies Committee, Vice Chair 1998, Chair, 1999

Licensing Executives Society

Independent Patent Owners Association (IPO)

Federal Circuit Bar Association

Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association
Board of Directors, 2002

Denise practices general Intellectual Property law with an emphasis on biotechnology and pharmaceutical patents. Her practice encompasses intellectual property portfolio management, including strategic analysis and counseling, worldwide patent procurement, assessment of IP assets, and analysis of patentability, validity, and infringement.

Technical Experience

Research Fellow, Baylor College of Medicine, 1987-1988
Graduate Assistant, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1981-1986
Chemistry/Biology Teacher, Seton High School, 1975-1980
Research Technician, The Johns Hopkins University, 1977-1980

Firm Committees

Chair, ChemBio Practice Group, 2002-2007
Diversity Committee, 2006-2007
Recruiting Committee, 2004-2006
Electronic Business with PTO Committee, 2000-2007

Brief Amicus Curiae

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Metabolite Laboratories, Inc., United States Supreme Court, 2006 (for AIPLA)

Articles Authored

New Patent Rules Preliminarily Enjoined on Eve of Effective Date: What's next?
Intellectual Property Today - December 2007

Personalized Medicine: Paradigm Shift in the Pharma Business
Kowalchyk and Kettelberger, IP Value in the Life Science Industries, Intellectual Asset Management, Supplement p. 21-25 - 2006

Bill has issues all will debate - The Patent Reform Act
Kelber and Kettelberger, The National Law Journal - April 29, 2005

Reaching the summit - prevailing at the Federal Circuit
IP Value 2005 - January 2005

Maintaining Laboratory Notebooks
A Presentation at the MedEdge International Conference - June 2004

Patentability of Transgenic Plants and Animals in Europe - Will the Newest EP Directive Expand Rights in Biotechnology Inventions?
IP Worldwide - 1997

Patents and the Human Genome Project
Smith and Kettelberger, AIPLA Quarterly Journal, 27:60-62 - 1994