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Our Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical attorneys are trained in technical disciplines that include molecular and cellular biology, biophysics, pharmaceuticals, chemistry, immunology, virology, genetics and agricultural biotechnology. Our expertise includes counseling clients in protection strategies, protecting trade secrets, procuring patent protection, assuring patent rights through interference actions, defending or enforcing patents in litigation, securing licenses and transferring technology. We are particularly well versed in drafting claims to ensure the broadest possible coverage. We also have a long established expertise in handling patent interference proceedings that may be critical to determining basic patent rights in new areas of the biotechnological and pharmaceutical industries.

From science fiction to reality - gene splicing, vaccines for fatal diseases, genetically altered animals and plants with improved immunity to infestation, drought or disease - we protect a universe of ideas that could not have been conceived of a generation ago. Over just the past decade, scientific breakthroughs have catapulted biotechnology and pharmaceutical developments into uncharted territory. The sheer number of advances has come close to overwhelming a regulatory framework designed to ensure the orderly determination and recognition of patentable rights. At Sughrue, our substantive knowledge and experience enable us to navigate the complexities of this rapidly changing area and effectively meet our commitment of protecting our clients' innovations.