Chheda, Jennifer J. Ph.D.

Jones Day
222 East 41st Street
New York, NY 10017-6702
Phone: 1.212.326.3886 (Business Phone)
Fax: 1.212.755.7306 (Business Fax)
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Current Employment Position(s)
Of Counsel
Lawyer Overview
Dr. Jennifer Chheda has extensive experience working on intellectual property matters with a focus in biotechnology. Dr. Chheda's current practice comprises patent procurement, opinion, and consulting work. She worked at Pennie & Edmonds for five years prior to joining Jones Day, and her experience includes: the preparation and prosecution of patent applications; patentability, invalidity, noninfringement, and freedom-to-operate opinions; licensing agreements; due diligences; inventorship analysis; and portfolio design and management.
Dr. Chheda's scientific experience encompasses the interrelated fields of molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, and genetics, with particular emphasis in the areas of signal transduction, virology, and cell biology. She is extremely knowledgeable in: antibodies (chimeric, humanized, human), anticancer therapies, Alzheimer's disease, gene therapy, high-throughput drug discovery, drug delivery systems, biomedical diagnostics, enzyme replacement therapies, viral genomes and antiviral drugs, antibacterial drugs, anti-inflammatory therapies, anti-angiogenic drugs, recombinant DNA, gene patents, EST libraries, stem cells, transgenic animals, and pain therapeutics.
Areas of Practice
- Intellectual Property
- Patent Litigation
- Patent Prosecution
- Licensing & Technology Transactions
- Life Sciences
Representative Cases
- Genencor defends against patent infringement claims brought by Novozymes over enzymes used in ethanol fuel production , (2009)
- King Pharmaceuticals faces Item Development AB in patent interference involving myocardial dysfunction , (2009)
- Martek Biosciences wins across-the-board victory in biotech dispute before five-judge Federal Circuit panel , (2009)
- MedImmune licenses in IP on antibodies that target IL-5 receptor , (2009)
West Practice Categories
Copyrights, Intellectual Property Law, International Intellectual Property, Patent Litigation, Patents, Technology Licensing, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York
Education
- New York Law School
- New York University
- U of Connecticut
Office Information
Address
222 East 41st Street
New York, NY 10017-6702
Phones
1.212.326.3886 (Business Phone)
Faxes
1.212.755.7306 (Business Fax)
Emails
Contact Us (Business Email)



