Gene Yao provides clients with a multifaceted national and international practice in the areas of biotech, chemical and pharmaceutical intellectual property law and pharmaceutical regulatory law. Gene notably served as in-house patent counsel for a major pharmaceutical company, which gives him a unique perspective when dealing with the issues his clients face on a daily basis.

Gene’s practice includes virtually all aspects of IP law, including domestic and international patent preparation and prosecution, patent enforcement and litigation, counseling, opinion rendering, due diligence, post-grant patent practice, IP licensing, agreement work, and patent portfolio management.

Credentials

Education

  • Dartmouth College, B.A. , molecular biology and biochemistry
  • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D.

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • New York
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