The ‘proactive, diligent and rigorous’ patent prosecution offering at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP assists its portfolio of clients in such matters as the management of worldwide patent estates, advising namely on establishment, management, protection and due diligence.In Philadelphia, Louis Beardell harnesses expertise advising life sciences, chemical and defense sector companies as well as venture capital and private equity funds on the array of IP work. Dion Bregman who works from the Silicon Valley hub is described as ’second-to-none’ in patent matters. Bregman and Beardell co-lead the team. Also in Silicon Valley is Gary Williams who focuses his practice on patent prosecution, pre-litigation patent validity, and infringement investigations. ‘Top line’ attorney Stephen Altieri based in Boston is noted for his capabilities providing ’insights both on the patent side and on the science’ to his clients, while the ‘excellent’ Silicon Valley-based Manita Rawat is noted for her ’diligent and high-quality work’. In San Francisco, Christina MacDougall has a focus on life sciences, chemistry and healthcare-related matters. Deping Chai departed from the Philadelphia office to an in-house role in August 2023.

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Testimonials

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‘They are proactive, diligent and rigorous. The partners work and think outside the box to provide solutions.’
‘Dion Bregman is second-to-none! High intellect and incredible soft skills which makes him an attorney both capable of getting results and working with many different teams and technologies to get the mandate done efficiently.’
‘Needless to say, in my opinion, Stephen Altieri is outstanding - far and away the best patent attorney with whom I have ever worked in my 34 years of biotech experience.’
‘Stephen and his team are top line.'
'Stephen is highly skilled. He writes outstanding patent applications with valuable and defensible claim structures. His prosecutions are very effective. Stephen also has an unequaled capacity to understand the nuances of the science presented to him and to identify those aspects that would be most valuable and protectable.'
'Finally, Stephen is readily approachable and always available to speak. I find our conversations to be both informative and fun, with Stephen providing insights both on the patent side and on the science.'
'Stephen is always cheerful and ready to work. As should be obvious from the above, I hold Stephen in high regard and consider him a friend. Please accept my highest recommendation.’
‘Manita Rawat is an excellent patent attorney. I have always been pleased with her diligent and high-quality work. Additionally, she does an exceptional job training her associates.'

Key clients

The Aerospace Corporation
Samsung Electro Mechanics
Becton Dickinson and Company
Replimune
Tanium
DMAT
Energous Corporation
POSCO
Vyaire Medical Inc.

Work highlights

Achieved an against-the-odds victory to defend Replimune’s patent on novel tumor-specific oncolytic immunotherapies before the PTAB.
Filed and prosecuted patent applications with the USPTO to allowance related to The Aerospace Corporation’s various space-related science and engineering tech, such as space satellite communications and antenna assemblies.
Advised DMAT on entity formation and the creation of its patent estate; this technology has been featured in news outlets including MIT News, CNN, Fast Company, and Reuters.