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Ned Israelsen 12790 El Camino Real |
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Legal Areas of Emphasis Intellectual Property Due Diligence Interferences Practice Licensing Patents Right-to-Practice Opinions Technical Areas of Emphasis Biotechnology Chemical Medical Devices and Procedures Pharmaceuticals Electromechanical and Embedded Control Systems Professional Profile Ned A. Israelsen is the managing partner in our San Diego office. His major areas of practice include advising startup companies and established businesses in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical areas, including worldwide patent protection strategies; avoidance of third party intellectual property; portfolio building; due diligence; intellectual property opinions; and licensing. His clients include venture-financed startup companies; newly-public companies; major biopharmaceutical companies; not-for-profit institutions and educational institutions; and governmental research organizations. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Israelsen served as a law clerk and technical advisor to the Honorable Jack R. Miller of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which has jurisdiction over all patent appeals in the U.S. Mr. Israelsen joined the firm in 1983 and became a partner in 1985. Education George Washington University National Law Center (J.D. 1981) high honors top 10% Order of the Coif First Place, Northeast Region, Giles S. Rich Moot Court (1980) George Washington Law Review Utah State University (B.S. Chemistry and Biochemistry 1978) magna cum laude, top 1% Phi Kappa Phi College of Science Outstanding Student Chemistry Department Outstanding Student Sigma Xi Research Fellowship National Merit Scholar American Academy of Achievement National “Student Leader of the Year” (1973) Clerk Experience Honorable Jack R. Miller of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Admissions/Qualifications State Bar of California U.S. Supreme Court Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Federal District Courts for the Central and Southern Districts of California Supreme Court of California Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Professional Memberships & Affiliations American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association (SDIPLA) San Diego Bar Association Orange County Bar Association Federal Circuit Bar Association American Chemical Society (ACS) UCSD Connect Articles, Speeches & Seminars “Making, Using, and Selling Without Infringing: An Examination of 35 USC Section 271(e) Ad The Experimental Use Exception to Patent Infringement,” AIPLA Quarterly Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3 & 4, 1988-1989 “Festo and Biotechnology Patent Prosecution: Consequences for the Practical Patent Practitioner.” 21 Biotechnology Law Report 540, No. 6, December 2002. Ned Israelsen and Christopher Sweeney, “New Opportunities Beckon for Big Pharma,” www.managingip.com, March 2005. “Protecting Biotechnology Inventions with Patents: Permissible Subject Matter and Scope of Claims.” Lecturer at Utah State Bar Mid-Winter Institute seminar Awards & Honors In a survey of his peers, Mr. Israelsen was selected by Super Lawyers magazine in the category of intellectual property law in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Based on an international survey, Euromoney Legal Media Group named Mr. Israelsen as one of the top patent law experts in the Guide to the World’s Leading Patent Law Experts in June 2003. In 2007 and 2008, Mr. Israelsen was selected as one of the San Diego Top Intellectual Property Attorneys by the San Diego Daily Transcript, based on a survey of his peers. |
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