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Bent, Stephen A.
Foley & Lardner LLP
3000 K Street, N.W.
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: (202) 672-5404
Fax: (202) 672-5399
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Websites associated with this firm:http://www.foley.comSummary
Current Employment Position(s)
Partner
Lawyer Overview
Stephen A. Bent, a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP, is a member of the Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Practice and the Health Care and Nanotechnology Industry Teams. He is the founder and a former co-chair of the Life Sciences Industry Team. Mr. Bent counsels clients on intellectual property disputes and the legal issues associated with pharmaceutical and biotechnology asset valuation and management, venture capital, licensing and technology transfer, and corporate acquisitions. He is a principal in the firm's China initiative and is active in Foley & Lardner's Shanghai office. Mr. Bent has developed an international reputation in biotechnology intellectual property law, with a number of publications to his credit in both scientific and legal journals. The Practical Law Company's Cross Border Life Sciences Handbook has ranked Mr. Bent as one of the top five U.S. life sciences attorneys in the IP category annually since 2004. Since 2007, he also has been selected annually by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for the area of biotechnology law. A graduate of Earlham College (B.S., biology), the University of Connecticut (M.S., 1976), and the George Washington University Law School (J.D., with high honors, 1981), Mr. Bent served as technical assistant to the Honorable Phillip B. Baldwin, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, from 1981 to 1983. He is a member of the editorial board of The Scientist.
Areas of Practice
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical
- Health Care
- Life Sciences
- China
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia, 1981
Professional Associations and Memberships
- The D.C. Bar (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member)
Honors and Awards
- Ranked by The Practical Law Company's Cross Border Life Sciences Handbook as one of the top five U.S. life sciences attorneys in the IP category annually, 2004 - Present
- The Best Lawyers in America
Past Employment Positions
- Honorable Phillip B. Baldwin, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Technical Assistant, 1981 - 1983
Education
- George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia,
1981
J.D.
Honors: With High Honors - University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut,
1976
M.A. - Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana,
1973
B.S.
Major: Biology
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Beta Kappa
Articles
Published Works
- Production of Plant Material under the General Patent Statute: A Sensible Policy at the PTO? B.L.R. 4, March, 1985
- Living Matter Found to be Patentable: In re Chakrabarty CT L. R. 11(2), Winter, 1979
- Patent Protection for DNA Molecules J. Off 64(2), February, 1982
Office Information
Address
3000 K Street, N.W.
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20007
Phones
(202) 672-5404
Faxes
(202) 672-5399