Mark Murphy, Ph.D. Joins Merchant & Gould's Atlanta Office

(November 2007) -

Intellectual property law firm Merchant & Gould announced that Mark Murphy, Ph.D. has joined the firm as a partner in its Atlanta office.

Murphy was previously a leader of the pharmaceutical practice group at Needle & Rosenberg, worked as a Research Chemist, Group Leader, and inventor for Hoechst Celanese for eleven years, and has several commercialized inventions to his credit. He specializes in pharmaceutical and chemical patent law, including patent drafting and prosecution, opinions, due diligence and early phase litigation.

"We are proud to bring in someone with such a wealth of knowledge and deep understanding of patent law. Mark is sure to have an immediate and major impact in our ongoing efforts to provide outstanding IP legal services to our clients," said Alan Gorman, managing partner of the Atlanta office of Merchant & Gould.