Brian R. Dorn, Ph.D.,  Attorney
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Education

University of Michigan
B.S., Microbiology, 1993

University of Florida
J.D., magna cum laude; Order of the Coif, 2003
Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences, 2003
Concentration: Microbiology/Immunology
M.S., Biomedical Sciences, 1998

Bar Admissions

Minnesota State Bar, 2003
Minnesota Federal Bar, 2003
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2005

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association
Intellectual Property Law Section
American Intellectual Property Law Association
American Society for Microbiology
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Society for Cell Biology

A. Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Brian practices general Intellectual Property law with an emphasis on patent prosecution. Brian advises clients regarding U.S. and foreign patent filing strategy, clearance searching, patentability searching, validity analysis, and infringement analysis. His practice is concentrated in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. Brian has prosecuted patents and worked on opinions regarding stem cells and therapeutic uses, humanized antibodies, small molecule pharmaceuticals and therapeutic uses, antimicrobials, therapeutic peptides, diagnostic and immuno-assays, phage display systems, microarrays, and anti-biofilm compositions. Brian has also authored multiple scientific publications relating to his research in microbiology, human and microbial genetics, and cell biology.

Curriculm Vitae

Selected Scientific Articles Authored

Human Atherosclerotic Plaque Contains Viable Invasive Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology - March 2005

Bacterial interactions with the autophagic pathway
Cellular Microbiology - 2002

Porphyromonas gingivalis Traffics to Autophagosomes in Human Coronary Artery Endothelial Cells
Infection and Immunity - September 2001

Invasion of Human Coronary Artery Cells by Periodontal Pathogens
Infection and Immunity - November 1999

Book Chapter

Trafficking of bacterial pathogens to autophagosomes
Autophagy - 2003

Selected Legal Articles Authored

Chakrabarty in the Era of Genomics
Journal of Technology Law & Policy - 2001