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

• King Pharmaceuticals Research & Development, Inc. v. Item Development AB, Interference No. 105,620
• Martek Biosciences Corp. v. Nutrinova Inc., No. Civ.A.03-896 (D. Del. filed Sept. 23, 2003)
• BioWa's POTELLIGENT License

West Practice Categories

Copyrights, Intellectual Property Law, International Intellectual Property, Patent Litigation, Patents, Technology Licensing, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks

Bar Admissions

• New York, First Department

Education

• New York Law School

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