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IP Firm Expands its Biotech and Pharma Practice

CHICAGO, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., is pleased to announce the expansion of its Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Group with the addition of four experienced patent attorneys from Pfizer, Inc.

"We are excited to add this tremendous talent and experience to our group," said Jeffery M. Duncan, chair of the firm's BioPharma Group. "Collectively, they bring more than 35 years of in-house patent experience and perspective from world-class companies like Pfizer and Lilly. This experience and perspective will provide immense value to our biotech and pharma clients."

With these additions, the BioPharma Group at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione now includes 39 attorneys and six scientific advisors, including 15 individuals with advanced technical degrees (Ph.D. or M.S.). All four attorneys have joined Brinks' Ann Arbor office as counsel.

"The addition of these attorneys to the firm's Ann Arbor office expands the capabilities of this office to provide local support for clients in broad categories of leading edge technologies," said Steven L. Oberholtzer, managing partner of the Ann Arbor office of Brinks. "These seasoned professionals will most definitely enhance the firm's biotech and pharma practice representing clients globally."

The new counsels are:

Eric J. Baude, Ph.D., joins Brinks with more than eight years of experience in patent law as in-house counsel at Pfizer and at the law firm, Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, in San Francisco. He has prosecuted global patent portfolios and analyzed patent issues relating to pharmaceuticals, therapeutic proteins and molecular biology. Dr. Baude has provided business-focused patent counsel to R&D teams around clinical trial candidates in inflammation, bacterial infections and dermatology. He earned his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, his
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