Michele C. Bosch
Partner
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner

Ms. Bosch leads the firm’s Chemical and Metallurgical practice group. Her practice includes many areas of intellectual property law with an emphasis on post-grant proceedings, including inter partes review (IPR), post-grant review (PGR) and patent interference proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); portfolio management and analysis; due diligence investigations; pre-litigation analysis; and comprehensive strategic client counseling in the life sciences, consumer product, petrochemical and organic chemical areas.

Mark Hanson
Of Counsel
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner

Mr. Hanson has more than a decade of experience working with both startups and larger companies on the analysis, procurement, and protection of intellectual property in the biotechnology, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. His broad experience includes strategic client counseling, management of U.S. and foreign patent portfolios, technical support with litigation matters before the International Trade Commission (ITC), due diligence analyses, appeals before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and IP licensing matters. Mr. Hanson focuses on strategic client counseling, including U.S. and foreign patent prosecution; due diligence and patent landscape analysis; portfolio monetization and business development strategies; management of IP transfer and license agreements; and freedom-to-operate, validity, and patentability opinions. His technical expertise extends to a broad range of fields across the chemical, biochemical, and biotechnology industries, including chemical and biochemical manufacturing; viral-based gene therapies; RNAi oligonucleotide therapies; organic molecules and pharmaceuticals; gels and aerogels; drug delivery formulations and bioencapsulation; polymers and plastic composites; antibodies and biologics; vaccines; cosmetics; biofuels and renewable energy; petrochemicals; biomedical devices; food chemistry; and carbon sequestration technology.

James T. Masters, Ph.D.
Attorney
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner

Dr. Masters focuses on patent prosecution, opinions and counseling, patent mapping, and patent litigation in the biotechnology, chemical, pharmaceutical, and medical device fields.

Dr. Amanda K. Murphy, Ph.D.
Partner
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner

Dr. Murphy focuses her practice on client counseling and patent prosecution for a range of clients. She prepares new patent applications, prosecutes U.S. and foreign applications, and represents applicants at appeals and oral hearings before the PTAB. She has experience in prosecuting inter partes and ex partes reexamination applications, reissue applications, and patent term extension applications for approved pharmaceuticals, including obtaining supplemental protection certificates in Europe.