Janet S. Hendrickson, Ph.D.

Experience

Counselled start-up company developing enzyme immobilization technology for use in carbon capture and biofuel cell products by procuring IP protection in the US and foreign jurisdictions and providing freedom-to-operate analysis for lead products and processes.

Prepared and prosecuted patents in the US and foreign jurisdictions for a start-up pharmaceutical company for a polymeric potassium-binding drug from the discovery phase through FDA approval and supported ANDA litigation in the US and market authorization in several foreign jurisdictions.

Prepared legal opinions to support Paragraph IV certifications for Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDA) under the Hatch-Waxman Act.

Procured patent protection for agents for enhancing and improving methods of oil and gas recovery.

Procured patent protection for processes for preparing seed oils having high concentrations of highly unsaturated fatty acids and uses of the seed oils in food products.

Drafted and filed IPR on behalf of a start-up carbon capture company resulting in invalidation of several patent claims.

Challenged the validity of patents and opposed grant of patent applications in the US, China, and Europe.

Worked with clients in a wide range of technologies, including fuel cells, therapeutic polymer potassium-binding agents and phosphate-binding agents, small organic molecules for treating pain, cancer and other indications, contrast agents for use in MRI imaging, herbicide formulations, bioactive glass and bionanocomposites as hernia and knee ligament grafts.

Worked as an area chemist at the DuPont Company, providing analytical and process chemistry support for an agricultural chemical manufacturing plant in La Porte, Texas.

Taught chemistry as an assistant professor of chemistry at College of the Mainland in Texas City, Texas.

News

Speaking Engagements

Panelist, "The Grit and Growth Mindset: Traits of Successful Lawyers," John Marshall Law School Chicago, IL, March 2019

Course Planner and Moderator, "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Patent Case Law, A Year in Review," ABA 31st Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference, Bethesda, MD, April 2016

Presenter, "Strategic Patent Portfolio and Lifecycle Development for Pharma & Biotech," Knowledge Group Webinar, March 2016

Course Planner and Moderator, "Patent Legislation 2.0: Patent System Improvement?" ABA 29th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference, Arlington, VA, April 2014

Publications

"Is the Big Blue Marble Getting Greener?" Landslide, pg. 22, September-October 2011