Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property

David E. De Lorenzi | Gibbons P.C.

In the legal industry, a number of interesting trends are converging, indicating that the time might be right again for practice expansion. That expansion has to reflect a given firm’s reality. Any law firm considering expanding a practice, whether through lateral hiring, merger or addition...

Contracts

Lori M. Waldron | Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.

Licensors and licensees enter into agreements with each other all the time with respect to the commercialization of products covered by patent rights or other technology. These agreements can take many forms, including “pure” license grants, R&D collaborations and joint venture...

Healthcare | Life Sciences

Basil S. Krikelis | McCarter & English, LLP

Editor: Please tell us about your background and experience. Krikelis: I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in molecular biology from Purdue University in 1989. After graduating, I joined DuPont and then transitioned to the DuPont Merck joint venture, where I worked primarily with transgenic...