Panel on patent law - Wednesday, April 3rd, 4-6pm

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

Hello MIT Postdocs, people at the Whitehead Institute invite you to attend this event.

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Boryana Petrova <petrova at wi.mit.edu<mailto:petrova at wi.mit.edu>>
Dear All,
The whitehead postdoc community and Morrison & Foerster, an international law firm, are presenting an education panel discussion on patent law as alternative career path in science. There will also be a networking opportunity after the talks. Please, join us this Wednesday, April 3rd, at 4-6pm! Cookies and tea/coffee as well as refreshments after the talk will be provided. See more information on the speakers and Morrison & Foerster below.
Are You Interested in Using Your Scientific/Technical Background Beyond the Bench?
Morrison & Foerster (www.mofo.com<http://www.mofo.com/>) is an international law firm with one of the strongest Patent & IP groups in the nation.  We represent a wide array of life sciences and technology clients in such areas as recombinant DNA/genetic engineering, monoclonal antibodies, agricultural technology, medical technology, chemical technology, pharmaceuticals, materials science, biomedical and mechanical engineering, medical devices, nanotechnology, bioinformatics, inorganic and organic chemistry, electronics, software, and telecommunications.  We work with scientific and technological innovators who are on the cutting edge of tomorrow's discoveries.  We are actively hiring multiple scientific and technical analyst interns and full-time patent analysts/agents to join our Patent Prosecution group.  A law degree is not required.  If you are a grad student or post-doc in the life sciences, or an undergraduate/grad student or post-doc in engineering, please join us for a panel presentation to learn about this exciting career.  A networking session will follow the panel.  We look forward to meeting you!
Speaker Info:

*        Dr. Jim Mullen<https://www.mofo.com/people/james-mullen.html> - Dr. Mullen's practice combines his scientific experience with his legal training to craft commercially relevant solutions for his clients' intellectual property challenges. He is the founder and head of the firm's Antibody Patent Group and leads the San Diego office Patent Group.

*        Dr. Pesin-Fulop<https://www.mofo.com/people/jillian-pesin-fulop.html> - Dr. Pesin-Fulop's practice focuses on patent preparation and prosecution, patent portfolio management, and patent due diligence for life science companies and universities in the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, immunology, cancer therapeutics, diagnostics, biofuels, and agricultural biotechnology. Dr. Pesin-Fulop also assists clients in technology transaction matters, including licenses and collaborations for development and commercialization relating to a wide array of life science technologies.

*        Dr. Casale<https://www.mofo.com/people/amanda-casale.html> - Dr. Casale's practice focuses on the prosecution of U.S. and international patent applications in the areas of molecular biology, immunology, chemistry, neuroscience, and machine learning. She also has experience in conducting IP due diligence, including freedom to operate and patentability analyses.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mit-postdocs/attachments/20190401/f726b264/attachment-0001.html
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: MIT Patent Law Presentation (Flyer).pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 116908 bytes
Desc: MIT Patent Law Presentation (Flyer).pdf
Url : http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mit-postdocs/attachments/20190401/f726b264/attachment-0001.pdf