PATENT PRACTITIONERS WHO SHARE A LOVE OF SCIENCE AND PROBLEM SOLVING

Innovators in life sciences look to our attorneys as a strategic pillar of their business. With a diversity in both talent and perspective, BF&F professionals provide an unrivaled combination of experience in patent law, scientific expertise, and pragmatic counseling skill.

PARTNERS

Karl Bozicevic

Bret Field

Carol L. Francis, Ph.D.

Edward J. Baba

Rudy J. Ng

Brian Davy, Ph.D.


OF COUNSEL

James J. Diehl, Ph.D.

Todd W. Esker

Travis Young, Ph.D.


SENIOR PATENT AGENTS

Shweta Chandra, Ph.D.

Khin Chin, Ph.D.

Kyle Gurley, Ph.D.

James Keddie, Ph.D.

Pamela J. Sherwood, Ph.D.


Mandar Anant Joshi, Ph.D.

ASSOCIATES

David N. Armstrong

Christian S. Hans, Ph.D.


Nicholas D. Cervenka

Darya C. Cheng, Ph.D.

Dana K. Lim

Peter W. Schroen

PATENT AGENTS

Michael J. Blessent, Ph.D.

Jenny Buchbinder, Ph.D.

Andrew R. Guzman, Ph.D.


TECHNICAL ADVISORS

Jonathan Mares

Melissa L. Nakamoto, Ph.D.

Rachana Umbarkar

“Most of our IP professionals hold an advanced-level degree—with more than half holding a doctorate—in life science fields spanning immunology to organic chemistry to neurobiology.”

Bret Field, Partner