Runyan Law

Owner, 2008 - present

Senior Counsel Patents, 2006 - 2008

Actively managed a patent portfolio containing more than 500 patent families, provided technology legal counseling to Drug Eluting Stent business and Biologics business, managed new patent filings for these businesses.

Patent Counsel, 2005 - 2006

Actively managed a patent portfolio contaiing more than 500 patent families, provided technology legal counseling to Drug Eluting Stent business and Biologics business, managed new patent filings for these businesses.

Associate, 2003 - 2005

All facets of intellectual property law including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret litigation and licensing. Actively manage patent portfolios for clients and advise clients with respect to patent strategies. Prepare invalidity and non-infringement opinions related to pharmaceutical compositions, surgical equipment, intravascular stents and implantable polymer compositions (intraocular lens). Prosecute and draft patent applications in many areas such as natural product pharmaceuticals (including anti-cancer compositions) and nutraceuticals, purified microbes, drugs, medical devices such as intravascular stents (and pharmaceutical and polymer coatings for those stents), intraocular lens materials, semiconductor processing methods and equipment, medical/surgical equipment, software, and industrial scale polyolefin polymerization and polymerization catalysts.

Attorney, 2000 - 2003

Counseled technology groups regarding patent and trade secret issues and intellectual property asset management. Managed intellectual property agreement work including nondisclosure and research agreements while providing legal support to computing management and lab data management teams.

Associate, 1998 - 2000

Prosecuted and drafted patent applications in many areas such as natural product pharmaceuticals (including anti-cancer compositions) and nutraceuticals, purified microbes, drugs, semiconductor processing methods and equipment, and software.

Patent Intern, 1996 - 1997

Prepared and prosecuted patent applications.