Biotechnology involves biological innovations that include biological agents (such as protein-based agents like antibodies and enzymes, and nucleic-acid based agents that include various forms of RNA and DNA, for example, that have been used as therapeutic agents, as diagnostic agents, and for improving agricultural production), diagnostic tests, and tools that enable the study of biological systems (bioreactors, microfluidics, three-dimensional cell culture systems, automatic robotic culture systems, for example).
Biotechnological innovations such as these drive competitive multidisciplinary advantage across many fields, including healthcare, agriculture, industrial microbiology, research, and life sciences. Strong IP strategies in these fields demand attorneys who possess deep technical fluency in molecular biology, genetic engineering, protein engineering, genetics, cellular biology, biochemistry, and biological systems.
Strong biotechnology IP protection requires navigation of complex scientific landscapes and evolving regulatory frameworks, making it essential to craft strategies that capture innovation while satisfying stringent requirements and delivering meaningful commercial protection.
Our Biotechnology Experience
Our doctorate-level team holds advanced degrees with extensive hands-on laboratory and research experience. We evaluate genetic mechanisms, molecular mechanisms, cellular mechanisms, analyze experimental data, and assess a variety of biological systems to build IP strategies that withstand challenges and deliver enforceable protection.
Since biological technologies began transforming medicine and agriculture, innovators have relied on Thomas Horstemeyer to protect their life sciences inventions and support their path to market and beyond.
Examples of our biology experience include:
- Biological Therapeutics: Antibody therapeutics, recombinant proteins, gene therapies, CRISPR-based treatments, cell-based treatments, bacterial therapies, and pharmaceutical formulations advancing human and animal health.
- Medical Diagnostics and Devices: Diagnostic assays, biomarkers, detection methods, medical instruments, and technologies enabling disease diagnosis and patient monitoring.
- Genetic and Molecular Technologies: Gene editing systems, sequencing methods, expression systems, synthetic biology, chromosomal editing, and molecular tools driving research, industrial microbiology, and clinical applications.
- Agricultural and Veterinary Biotechnology: Crop improvements, plant genetics, plant breeding, animal health innovations, pest and plant disease control, and agricultural technologies enhancing food production and sustainability.
- Biochemistry and Laboratory Methods: Research techniques, analytical methods, purification processes, and laboratory innovations supporting scientific discovery and development.
- Complex Biotechnologies: Biotechnology advances frequently involve interdisciplinary intersection that combines our biotechnology expertise with our expertise in materials or chemical technologies, software, mechanical or device engineering, and electrical engineering. Our approach to protecting these inventions involves tight collaborations among our interdisciplinary team, drawing on strengths in these technologically-diverse areas.
Protecting Biotechnology Innovations That Matter
We approach our clients’ biotechnology innovations with dedicated commitment and technical expertise. Our mastery of biotechnology allows us to build intellectual property that safeguards ownership, reinforces competitive advantage, and captures the true value of your inventions.