Ladas & Parry is proud to act as intellectual property counsel to many universities and research institutions. Our global expertise allows us to address the complexity of IP issues that arise in the university sector. Successful research programs will generate discoveries and it is essential to have realistic and efficient management of IP in order to protect and maximize the value of these discoveries.
Our team includes attorneys with advanced degrees in biochemistry and organic chemistry who have a deep understanding of the business and science behind our clients’ discoveries. We have a uniquely global patent practice with practitioners admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, European Union Patent Office, and British Patent Office, including several of whom are admitted in multiple jurisdictions. Our deep expertise across the breadth of life sciences industry sectors allows us to serve universities and research institutions, based in the United States and abroad, in relation to all of their discoveries, spanning from biotechnology and pharmaceuticals to medical devices and agricultural chemicals.