Position:
Vice President For Technology Development at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Work:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Dallas, Texas since Dec 2012
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Vice President For Technology Development
Genentech/Roche
- South San Francisco Feb 2012 - Dec 2012
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Clinical Trials Consulting Attorney
Gilead Sciences
- Foster City, CA Jan 2008 - Oct 2011
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Vice President Intellectual Property
GlaxoSmithKline
- Research Triangle Park, NC Nov 1995 - Dec 2007
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Vice President, US Intellectual Property Biotechnology
Law Offices of Frank P. Grassler
- Denver, CO Aug 1993 - Nov 1995
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Attorney at Law
Merck
- Rahway, NJ Jul 1990 - Jul 1993
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Sr. Patent Attorney
G.D. Searle
- Skokie, Illinois Jul 1987 - Jun 1990
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Patent Attorney
Gates Corporation
- Denver, Colorado May 1985 - Jun 1987
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Patent Attorney
Law Offices of Frank P. Grassler
- Denver, CO Oct 1983 - Apr 1985
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Attorney at Law
Education:
University of Colorado at Boulder 1979 - 1983
J.D., Law
University of Colorado at Boulder 1975 - 1979
BSPharm, Pharmacy
Claremont McKenna College 1973 - 1974
Interests:
New Technology, Business, History, Distance Running
Honor & Awards:
Speaking Engagements
Implications of Government Policy on the Rate of Innovation and Investment, Accelerating IP and Innovation in South Africa, Capetown, South Africa, September, 2011.
How Pharma Companies View Current Hot Topics in Patent Law, Bay Area Pharma and Life Sciences IP Summit, Palo Alto, CA, February, 2010.
Reach-Through Claims and the 271(e)(1) and 271(g) Defenses, American Conference Institute,
San Francisco, CA, December, 2004.
How Big Pharma Views Hot Topics in Biotech Patents, Licensing Executives Society,
Boston, MA, October 2004.
Research Tool/Method Patents & Reach-Through Claims, American Conference Institute,
Boston, MA, March, 2004.
Patent Pools and Business, Licensing Executives Society, Munich, Germany, March, 2004.
US Treatment of Reach-Through Claims and Reach-Through Royalties, American Conference Institute, San Francisco, CA, Oct, 2003.
Generic Pharmaceuticals and Biopharmaceuticals, Law Seminars International,
RTP, NC, May, 2003
Awards:
Exclusivities and Forfeitures in Paragraph IV Litigation
American Conference Institute
Certifications:
Patent Attorney, US Patent and Trademark Office
Attorney at Law, Supreme Court of Texas
Attorney at Law, Colorado Supreme Court
Registered Pharmacist, Colorado State Board of Pharmacy