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John Resek Joins Nelson Mullins' Growing Intellectual Property Team
BOSTON (July 26, 2011) – John F. Resek, Ph.D., an experienced intellectual property attorney has joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough as a partner in the Boston office. Dr. Resek, a registered patent attorney in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, concentrates his practice in the areas of small molecule pharmaceuticals and chemical biology.
Dr. Resek became interested in pursuing a career in patent law while working in industry as a drug discovery scientist. By that time he had extensive training in organic and medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, biochemistry and chemical biology. He earned his Ph.D. in Biochemical Pharmacology from the University of Wisconsin and was a post-doctoral fellow at M.I.T. where he studied with Nobel Laureate H. Gobind Khorana. He was the author/co-author on several scientific research articles and reviews published in journals such as Biochemistry, The Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Organic Chemistry and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. His drug discovery work resulted in two issued U.S. patents.
Dr. Resek is a graduate of Fordham Law School and is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey. He has over ten years experience in client counseling, patent procurement, drafting opinions, and due diligence evaluations with a particular focus on organic and medicinal chemistry, chemical synthesis, the solid state chemistry of drugs, pharmaceutical formulations and chemical biology. Dr. Resek is experienced at advising clients on Hatch-Waxman issues. He is also skilled in bringing complex patent interference matters before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
"I am pleased to be joining a growing office and a dynamic Intellectual Property Group," said Dr. Resek, who is moving to Boston from a New York intellectual property firm.
The Firm's Intellectual Property group includes more than 70 attorneys and technical specialists representing clients ranging from start-up companies to institutions to Fortune 500 companies in technology areas. Attorneys and technical specialists in the group are scientists, engineers, and mathematicians, many with Ph.D. degrees, masters and bachelor degrees in technical disciplines such as electrical engineering, computer science, biology, biochemistry, chemistry, immunology, and mechanical engineering. The group includes both former Patent Examiners as well as a number of former Federal Circuit law clerks.
Five of the nation’s largest companies have named Nelson Mullins as their Go-To Law Firm for its intellectual property and litigation work. The Boston Business Journal recently ranked Nelson Mullins 22nd in the Area's Largest IP Law Firms and 8th in the number of patents obtained.
Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins has more than 420 attorneys and government relations professionals practicing from 12 office locations in the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, and West Virginia. For more information on the Firm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com, or call 803.255.9794.
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