Companies and innovators looking for creative solutions to complex intellectual property issues trust Shannon Lentz to think outside the box. Whether it is looking for ways to challenge or defend existing patents, or procuring new ones, Shannon has helped craft strategies that mitigate risk and maximize return on intellectual property investments.
Shannon helps clients challenge or defend patents in District Courts as well as before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office through post-grant review proceedings. She also advises clients looking to avoid adversarial proceedings while still achieving their business goals.
While Shannon’s practice primarily focuses on pharmaceutical technologies, she has wide-ranging experience in cell and molecular biology, genetics, organic chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, polymer chemistry, metallurgy, medical devices, biologics, coatings, adhesives, nanomaterials, research tools, and drug delivery technologies.
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Shannon worked in the Functional Genomics group of the Biological Defense Research Directorate of the Naval Medical Research Center, where she sequenced bacterial and viral genomes using next-generation sequencing technologies.
Education
- University of Maryland School of Law, J.D.
- University of Maryland, College Park, B.S. Molecular Biology and Genetics
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