约瑟夫·P·米拉博士为化工、制药及生物技术行业的客户提供国内外知识产权战略咨询。他担任本所化学、生物技术与制药业务部、医疗保健与生命科学及能源业务部、食品饮料行业团队的合伙人。

Joe’s practice extends to all aspects of IP portfolio management, patent procurement, non-infringement, freedom to operate and invalidity opinions, due diligence, and licensing. In addition, Joe has been actively involved in appeals to the board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as well as ex parte reexaminations and Patent Office Trials, serving as lead counsel for inter partes review proceedings both opposing and defending patents.

Joe’s practice spans a wide array of technical areas including pharmaceuticals and drug delivery, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and personalized medicine. He has extensive experience in renewable energy technology including biofuels and batteries, and in chemical and biochemical fields such as peptides, proteins, modified nucleotides and oligonucleotides, organic and enzymatic synthetic methods, catalysts, electrochemistry, composites, adhesives, and polymers.

Joe’s scientific experience includes several leadership positions at Molecumetics, Ltd., a start-up pharmaceutical company, where he served as intellectual property manager, project leader, and senior scientist. His research involved the design and synthesis of protease inhibitors, including antithrombotics and antibacterials. His chemical knowledge includes organic and peptide synthesis, combinatorial chemistry, and the use of solid-phase and high-throughput synthesis techniques in the creation of complex heterocyclic compounds.