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Jane T. Gunnison
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Ropes & Gray
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New York, NY 10036-8704

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+1 212 596 9282 secretary
jane.gunnison@ropesgray.com




Jane works with a wide range of biotechnology and pharmaceutical clients on strategic portfolio development and management, world-wide patent prosecution, opinions, search-based analyses including freedom to operate advice, USPTO interferences, foreign oppositions and IP diligence.

Jane is able to provide invaluable experience to her clients, with expertise that includes patent matters on technologies including genomics, vaccines, transgenic animals, assays and high throughput genomics and proteomics systems, discovery genetics, diagnostics, personalized medicine, gene silencing and diverse biologics. Jane is a recognized expert on issues relating to obtaining world-wide protection for antibodies.

Representative Matters

  • Jane represented Amgen (and previously we represented Abgenix) on a patent portfolio relating to the XENOMOUSE® technology, one of the most significant developments in the last quarter century in making available therapeutic antibodies for human therapy
  • Jane represents Eisai in intellectual property matters, including opinions, counseling, search-based analyses and patent prosecution


Honors & Awards

  • PLC Which Lawyer (2010-2011)



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Education
  • JD, Columbia University School of Law, ; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
  • MS (Biology), New York University,
  • BA (Cell Biology), Smith College, ; with Honors


Bar Admissions
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office


Courts
  • Supreme Court of the United States, 2005
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2001
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1994
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1994


Memberships & Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • New York State Bar Association


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