Sponsor 06.05.23
2023 BIO International Convention
12:00PM - 5:00PM EDT
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
415 Summer St.
Boston, MA 02210
John Wetherell stands out as a true business partner, counseling not only on the technical merits of a patent, but also considering the utility and business value of the same.
John Wetherell, Ph.D., has 25+ years' experience closing IP deals and securing U.S. and international patents for biotechnology companies.
John’s counseling experience includes intellectual property acquisition, transactional due diligence, patent infringement and validity analyses, and freedom-to-operate opinions, as well as licensing and strategic counseling. His patent prosecution experience includes obtaining U.S. and foreign protection in biotechnology areas such as molecular biology, immunology, nanotechnology, medical diagnostics, microbiology and pharmacology. He also evaluates intellectual property portfolios for both companies and investors.
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At Pillsbury, John is the partner in charge of the Intellectual Property practice in the San Diego office, and co-leader of the National Life Sciences Group. He is also the leader of the Stem Cell Outlook and Planning Effort (SCOPE), a group established to provide multidisciplinary legal services to clients in this promising new area of technology.
John received a B.S. in Chemistry, and a Ph.D. in Microbiology/ Immunology, both from the University of Florida, and a J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law. He conducted postdoctoral research, including studies on the humoral and cellular immune responses in periodontal disease, at The Forsyth Institute in Boston, where he concurrently held an NIH post-doctoral fellowship and a Young Principal Investigator’s award. Before becoming an attorney, he gained extensive experience as a research scientist and manager during his five-year tenure in the biotechnology industry.
He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
John has written and lectured extensively for organizations and institutions around the world on patent law, biotechnology patent law, IP strategy, and related IP transactional issues.
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Education
J.D., Seton Hall University School of Law
Ph.D., Microbiology and Immunology, University of Florida
B.S., Chemistry, University of Florida
Admissions
California
District of Columbia
Courts
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office