Dr. Amy A. Dobbelaere assists clients with all aspects of patent prosecution for life sciences inventions. Trained as a molecular biologist, Dr. Dobbelaere represents numerous universities and life sciences companies and focuses her practice on areas such as molecular biology, gene therapy, virology, genetics, immunology, stem cell technology, antisense technology, pharmaceutical sciences, transgenic plants and animals, diagnostic assays and genomics. Dr. Dobbelaere has experience preparing and filing U.S. provisional, utility, and international patent applications, preparing patentability opinions, and strategically planning and maintaining patent portfolios in these areas. She also has experience providing intellectual property litigation support.
Dr. Dobbelaere previously worked as a patent agent and scientific advisor for another major law firm where she assisted both academic and corporate clients in obtaining patents and with managing patent portfolios for inventions in a variety of technology areas across the life sciences spectrum.
Industry Detail
Trained as a molecular biologist having extensive experience in molecular biology and virology research, and possessing broad background knowledge in the fields of genetics, gene therapy, molecular biology, and virology.
Particular expertise in molecular and virology techniques including recombinant DNA technology, PCR, yeast-based screening technology, construction and screening of cDNA libraries, gene therapy vector construction including viral vector construction, mammalian cell transfections, analyzing nucleic acid, protein and scientific literature databases, and hands-on experience with recombinant protein expression, microbiological procedures, and RNA manipulation.
Publications and Speeches
Lecturer, Lecture Series for Entrepreneurs (How To Start a Business in the Field of Biotechnology) (February, 2009).
Speaker, Women Pioneers in Biotechnology Luncheon (April, 2009).
Speaker, Akerman Senterfitt’s Annual Patent Seminar, Washington, D.C., 2008 (“U.S. Biotechnology Patent Law”).
Author, “Written descriptions make patents more challenging work,” Daily Business Review, (Tuesday Oct 13, 2009).
Practice Areas
Admissions
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Education
- State University of New York at Stony Brook, Ph.D. Molecular Genetics
- University of Miami, B.S. Biology with minor in Chemistry with honors
- Stetson University, Biology
Professional Affiliations
- Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
- BioFlorida