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At McKee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C. our patent attorneys in the biotechnology group have degrees in life sciences. Our attorneys practice in the following areas:
  • Agricultural biotechnology
  • Animal sciences
  • Biochemistry
  • Cell biology
  • Genetics
  • Immunology
  • Molecular biology
  • Transgenic animals and plants
  • Virology
  • Vaccine development

McKee, Voorhees & Sease provides services such as:

  • Patentability search and opinions
  • Freedom-to-operate analysis
  • Due diligence
  • Portfolio planning

Clients we have worked on biotechnology matters for include:

  • APC, Inc.
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
  • Immunom Technologies, Inc.
  • Integrated DNA Technologies
  • Invitrogen Corporation
  • Iowa State University
  • Link Pharmaceuticals
  • MegaBase Research Products
  • New York Medical College
  • Pioneer Hi-Bred International
  • ProdiGene, Inc.
  • Proliant, Inc.
  • Restoragen, Inc.
  • Stoddard Cancer Research Institute
  • Sygen International
  • The Pennsylvania State University
  • University of Iowa
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • University of North Dakota
  • University of Zurich
  • Zinpro Corporation

Representative Patents

U.S. Patent No. 5,509,444
Flow through pressure regulator
U.S. Patent No. 5,618,987
Inbred maize line PH42B
U.S. Patent No. 5,840,318
Methods and compositions for modulating immune systems of animals
U.S. Patent No. 5,849,727
Compositions and methods for altering the biodistribution of biological agents
U.S. Patent No. 5,914,123
Vaccines expressed in plants
U.S. Patent No. 5,939,264
Genes and genetic markers for improved reproductive traits in animals
U.S. Patent No. 6,077,834
Receptor ligand-facilitated delivery of biologically active molecules
U.S. Patent No. 6,255,466
Purified plant expansion proteins and DNA encoding same
U.S. Patent No. 6,472,186
High speed process and apparatus for amplifying DNA
U.S. Patent No. 6,988,446
Purified nitric oxide synthase
U.S. Patent No. 7,141,394
More stable analog of isopropyl thiogalactoside for induction of protein expression
U.S. Patent No. 7,183,432
Synthesis of ynamides
U.S. Patent No. 7,189,834
Oligoribonucleotides alert the immune system of animals to the imminence of microbial infection
U.S. Patent No. 7,507,874
Genetic loci associated with phytophthora tolerance in soybean
U.S. Patent No. PP17,687
Climbing rose plant named `WEKamrav`

 

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