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Kathleen Tyrrell

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Kathleen A. Tyrrell has a strong technical background in biology and chemistry, with an emphasis in pharmacology and toxicology, having received her B.S. from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science in 1987. While working toward her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law, Class of 1993, Kathleen worked as a research scientist for a major pharmaceutical company in the department of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics. As an inventor herself, Kathleen has a keen understanding of all the effort, care and time that goes in to conceiving and reducing to practice an invention. She will treat your patent application as if it were her own and is 100 percent committed to your success. Ms. Tyrrell's practice is focused primarily on patent preparation and prosecution and trademark preparation and prosecution with particular expertise in patents relating to drug development and methodologies, molecular therapeutics and diagnostics, pharmaceutical formulations and drug delivery systems and uses thereof, vaccines, cell therapies, tissue engineering, antibody technologies, global environmentally sustainable systems and methodologies, nutritional supplements, medical devices and polymer chemistries. Ms. Tyrrell is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and is a registered patent attorney.

Education

Experience

J.D. 1993 Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, NJ

                                 

B.S. 1987 Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science, Philadelphia

Co-Founder, Licata & Tyrrell. P.C., Marlton, NJ - 2000 to present

  • Extensive experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, chemical and medical device patent drafting and prosecution in the United States and abroad

  • Research and draft patentability and freedom to operate opinions

  • Perform infringement analyses

  • Prosecute trademark applications

  • Manage administrative staff and oversee billing    


Associate Patent Attorney, Law Offices of Jane Massey Licata , Marlton, NJ - 1993 to 2000

  • Drafted and prosecuted biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device patent applications in the United States and abroad

  • Researched and drafted patentability and freedom to operate opinions

  • Performed infringement analyses

  • Provided litigation support

  • Prosecuted trademark applications


SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, King of Prussia, PA - 1986 to 1993

Law Clerk, Corporate Patents - U.S. 1992-1993

  • Drafted and prosecuted patent applications in the chemical/biochemical pharmaceuticals arts

  • Researched and drafted legal memorandum

  • Provided litigation support

Senior Scientist, Department of Drug Metabolism 1990 - 1992

  • Designed, established and supervised a variety of studies including enzyme induction/inhibition, pharmacokinetic, toxicokinetic and protein binding

Scientist, Department of Drug Metabolism 1988 - 1990

 

Associate Scientist, Department of Drug Metabolism 1986 - 1988 

  • Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office

  • Licensed to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania

  • Admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  • Event Leader and Participant of Relay For Life of the American Cancer Society for over 20 years

  • Chef for Lasagna Love and Pete’s Pantry both feeding families in need since 2021

Professional

Other Interests

CONTACT US

66 E. Main Street
Marlton, NJ 08053

Email: info@licataandtyrrell.com
Tel:  (856)810-1515

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