Jonathan's private practice has focused on patent counseling, procurement, opinions, litigation, and diligence matters on behalf of large, small, emerging, and academic clients. Because he has worked on major patent litigations on behalf of biotechnology, pharmaceutical, high-tech companies, he provides a cautious, honest, and real-world perspective to his clients.

Jonathan practiced in-house where he managed patent portfolios and invention disclosures. He also provided freedom to operate guidance, patent landscape analyses, and cleared publication requests. Furthermore, he assisted with patent licenses, material transfer agreements, and non-disclosure agreements. Moreover, he served on in-house litigation and investigation teams and provided other general corporate legal services.

The details of Jonathan's experience are provided below:

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor (2001)

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
Doctor of Philosophy, Microbiology (1997)
Master of Philosophy, Microbiology (1994)
Master of Arts, Microbiology (1992)

CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN LUIS OBISPO
Bachelor of Science, Microbiology (1991)

BAR ADMISSIONS

United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2000
New York, Second Judicial Department, 2002
California, 2003
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2002
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2002
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 2003

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

DANISCO US, GENENCOR DIVISION, Palo Alto, California,
Director, Senior Intellectual Property Counsel (2010-2011)

MEDAREX, INC., Milpitas, California,
Intellectual Property Counsel (2007-2010)

MORRISON & FOERSTER, Palo Alto, California
Patent Litigation Attorney (2003-2007)

FISH & NEAVE, New York, New York
Patent Attorney (2001-2003)
Patent Agent/Technical Advisor (1997-2001)