Marianne R. Timm,  Attorney
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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

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.

Publications

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

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

Acknowledgements

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).