Assistant Training
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MARCIA R. MORTON
Richmond, VA **235
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND AWARDS
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW, J. D., August 1995.
Activities & Honors: Patricia Harris Roberts Fellow; Research
Assistant to professor.
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Postdoctoral Fellow, 1990-
1992.
Activities & Honors: Postdoctoral Women's Society; National
Research Service Award; Merck & Co. Postdoctoral Fellowship.
THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, Ph.D., Chemistry (Biochemistry), December
1989.
Activities & Honors: Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society; President,
Chemistry Club; National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow,
1984-1987; National Research Service Award, 1987-1989; The
Procter & Gamble Co. Graduate Fellowship.
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY, Bachelor of Arts in Biology, May 1984.
Activities and Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Irene Elizabeth
Codrington Award for Highest Academic Average, 1984; Hampton
University's Honors Council Award for Academic Achievement;
Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges;
Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society; Alpha Kappa Mu National
Honor Society; Smithkline and Beckman Award for Outstanding
Achievement in Biological Sciences; Minority Access to Research
Careers (MARC) Undergraduate Fellow, 1983-1984.
BAR ADMISSION
New Jersey Bar, admitted June, 1996; District of Columbia Bar,
admitted May, 1998;
Registered to Practice before the United States Patent and
Trademark Office,
Reg. No. 46,942.
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION, Columbia, MD May
2006 - Jan. 2010
Intellectual Property Attorney: Supervised a patent attorney,
patent agent and assistant; managed the day to day operations of
the IP department; managed the majority of the company's patent
portfolio; prepared and prosecuted patent applications and
managed outside counsel regarding the same; analyzed scientific
literature and third party patents in conjunction with
performing due diligence; performed patentability, validity,
freedom to operate, and product clearance assessments; reviewed
scientific manuscripts and proposed company presentations and
product labels prior to release to ensure IP protection was
secured; served as a member of the Patent Review Committee,
which assessed invention disclosures and made strategic
decisions regarding the geographic scope of patent filings and
subsequently served as chairperson of the IP Committee; advised
clients, including senior management and executives, on patent,
trademark, and copyright matters; managed the company's
trademark portfolio and managed outside counsel in trademark
matters; prepared and reviewed confidentiality agreements and
assisted contract attorneys with preparation of licensing
agreements and material transfer agreements.
Exemplary Technology Areas: food science, emulsions, production
of polyunsaturated fatty acids in plants, animal feed, algal
fermentation and production of lipids, therapeutic uses of omega
3 fatty acids and production of recombinant proteins in algae.
MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK, Memphis, TN Aug.
2004 - Apr. 2006
Senior Patent Counsel: Advised the Biologics Division on
patent, trademark, and copyright matters; managed outside
counsel; assessed invention disclosures; conducted brainstorming
sessions with clients to encourage generation of new inventions;
reviewed IP provisions of agreements; reviewed proposed
publications prior to release. Practice mix included
prosecution of patent applications regarding biological and
biochemical inventions, analyzing third party patents and
preparing validity, freedom to operate, and product clearance
opinions.
Exemplary Technology Areas: biotechnology and medical devices.
SYNGENTA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC., Raleigh, NC
Sept. 2000 - Aug. 2004
Senior Patent Attorney: Provided client counseling on IP
matters relating to microbial
and plant-based expression of enzymes and their use in animal
feed and in industrial
processes; provided training and supervision of a junior patent
attorney during departmental management transition; reviewed
proposed publications prior to release. Practice mix included
preparation and review of patentability, freedom to operate, non-
infringement, and invalidity opinions as well as preparation and
prosecution of patent applications relating to biotech
inventions and review of licensing agreements for the Enzymes
Business Unit.
Exemplary Technology Areas: agricultural biotechnology, enzyme
production, immunology/antibody production, animal feed, food
science, and plant transformation.
BURNS, DOANE, SWECKER & MATHIS, Alexandria, VA
June 1999 - Aug. 2000
Associate: Practice mix included patent prosecution, client
counseling, interference, opinion
preparation and litigation relating to biotechnological,
pharmaceutical and biochemical inventions.
FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, Washington, D.C. Sept.
1995- April 1999
Associate: Practice mix included biotechnological,
pharmaceutical and biochemical patent prosecution, opinion
drafting, interference and litigation work as well as client
counseling; assisted with training of junior professionals as
needed.
Summer 1994
Summer Associate: Conducted legal research and prepared
memoranda on patent law issues; conducted research on scientific
issues relevant to patent applications and drafted a patent
application.
FOLEY & LARDNER, Washington, D.C. Summer 1994
Summer Associate: Assisted with drafting of patent
applications; drafted provisions of a licensing agreement;
prepared amendments; and analyzed patent prosecution file
histories of patents in order to assist in preparing a patent
infringement opinion.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW, Charlottesville, VA
Spring 1994
Research Assistant: Conducted legal research for Professor
Richard Merrill regarding toxic torts; assisted in selecting and
evaluating course materials for the Graduate program for Judges.
FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, Washington, D.C. Summer 1993
Summer Associate: Conducted legal research and prepared
memoranda on patent law issues; prepared patentability opinion;
assisted in preparation of amendments; prepared an article on
current issues in patent litigation; researched scientific
issues relevant to patent applications, amendments, and
litigation; and analyzed prosecution file histories for patent
validity opinions.
MERCK & CO., INC., Rahway, NJ Summer
1992
Legal Intern: Researched legal and scientific issues relevant
to patent applications and prepared memoranda; assisted with
drafting amendments.
SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCE
MIT CENTER FOR CANCER RESEARCH, Cambridge, MA 1990-
1992
Postdoctoral Fellow: Performed molecular biology and
biochemistry studies on the mechanism of regulation of HIV-1
transcription by viral proteins.
MERCK FROST CANADA, INC., Montreal, Canada 1989-
1990
Postdoctoral Fellow: Performed regulatory studies which
culminated in the identification of the nucleotide sequence
responsible for mediating the induction of phase II drug-
metabolizing enzymes by antioxidants.
THE ATLANTA JOURNAL AND CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, GA
Summer 1989
AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellow: Researched
topics, conducted interviews, and prepared science news
articles.
MERCK & CO., INC., Rahway, NJ 1986-
1989
Pre-doctoral Fellow: Isolated and characterized the gene
encoding the glutathione S-transferase Yb1 subunit, one of the
phase II hepatic detoxification enzymes. Also performed
promoter regulatory studies on the Yb1 gene and collaborated on
the characterization and regulation of a gene encoding NAD(P)H:
quinone reductase.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Hampton University, Hampton, VA Fall
1998/Spring 1999
Adjunct Professor of Biology: Classes taught included Cell and
Molecular Biology, General Biology
Laboratory, and Biological Evolution.
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
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REFERENCES
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