Licata & Tyrrell P.C.
   ...translating science into invention®...

Licata & Tyrrell P.C. concentrates in intellectual property and FDA law. We have a particularly strong expertise in biotechnology and medical patent law.

We work with universities, premier biotech companies and large, multinational companies in the preparation, filing and/or prosecution of patent applications in the U.S. and abroad. We also handle copyright and trademark matters, assist in the licensing of technology and provide assistance in obtaining FDA approval to market drugs, devices and biologics in the United States. We also have experience in highly technical biotechnology infringement litigation and can provide assistance in selecting and preparing expert witnesses for deposition and trial in this field.

Strong Technical Expertise

When you choose a patent attorney to translate disclosures into patent applications, you want to be sure the attorney has a firm grasp of the technology.

Licata & Tyrrell P.C. possesses technical sophistication, legal expertise, and an understanding of the biotechnology industry. Our firm's personnel have years of experience in intellectual property law including patent prosecution, PCT practice, technology transfer and licensing. We assist leading research universities, major pharmaceutical companies and start-up companies in obtaining patent protection worldwide for a broad range of biotechnology inventions such as genetic engineering techniques, molecular diagnostics and antisense therapeutics.

Licata & Tyrrell P.C. was ranked number two in the country in successful prosecution of biotech patent applications. Results of the survey, performed by PatentRatings LLC, were published in the March 2003 edition of IP Law & Business. (Friedlander, "Power Prosecutors: The Firms that Prosecuted the Best Patents in 2002," IP Law & Business: March 2003)

Special Expertise with University Clients and Technology

Licata & Tyrrell P.C. understand the needs and constraints in protecting, developing and licensing technology created in the university setting. We work with over a dozen universities. To facilitate working together, we have put systems in place to meet the requirements and needs in identifying and protecting technology created in an academic setting. We are accustomed to working under imminent filing deadlines and can prepare and file cases under tight schedules. We also assist in drafting and negotiating research and license agreements with commercial and government sponsors.

Extensive PCT Experience

Our foreign filing specialist has been a member of our firm for years. Consequently, we have a well established network of foreign agents experienced in handling complex biotech applications.

From concept...to patent...to FDA approval...to market...
with one law firm

Biotechnologies can be handled from concept, to patent, to Food and Drug Administration approval, to market by our firm because we are geared toward this industry.

We know the FDA programs and procedures for investigational drugs and biologics that are essential in gaining market approval. Our firm continuously monitors FDA issues for clients. In addition, we counsel medical universities and hospitals with regard to regulatory compliance and ethics.

Cost-Effective Services is our Goal

We employ a support staff of prosecution paralegals for both U.S. and foreign prosecution, allowing for efficient and cost-effective service.

...providing protection for your biotechnology or medical invention and bringing your biotechnology product, device or drug to market.