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Dunlap Codding Shareholder Emily E. Campbell Quoted in an Article on Copyright Office Inquiry into Licensing of Photos, Illustrations
Posted May 1, 2015 at 9:41 am See More

Emily Campbell was quoted extensively in an April 28, 2015, Bloomberg BNA article published by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., written by Anandashankar Mazumdar.  The article summary stated, “The Copyright Office is reviewing how certain visual works, particularly photographs, graphic artworks, and illustrations, are monetized, enforced, and registered under the Copyright Act.”

The Federal Register, on April 24, had published the Office’s call for public comments on obstacles facing creators of visual works in monetizing their creations.  Emily was quoted as saying that the process seemed “like medicine, where we are trying to take preventative steps to maintaining our health.  It seems like the Copyright Office is trying to take preventative measures to protect rights with regard to digital images.”  Typically, those holding copyright interest in visual works have had only reactive measures to turn to, such as relying on “copyright enforcement groups out there enforcing rights of third parties.”  Emily commented that the initiative was a good start in prompting thinking about how to protect rights from the beginning.

The article noted that, according to the notice, “Even when creators of visual works successfully license use of their works, the resulting uses can result in their credit information and other embedded copyright management data being stripped away.”

Emily explained that copyright holders, their lawyers and potential users or licensees of visual works do not currently have access to a comprehensive, centralized database of visual works. 

“Currently there’s a database that’s in place, but copyright law has always had a challenge of chasing technology,” Campbell said. “So we face these issues of trying to conduct a search on the Library of Congress site and we face a limitation in that we can’t view the works.”

Emily suggested that something akin to the Creative Commons database would be helpful in overcoming some of the obstacles faced.

Douglas J. Sorocco Guest Blogs on Thomson Reuters Legal Current
Posted Apr 29, 2015 at 12:07 pm See More

Fish Are Friends, Not Food. What About Sharks, Can They Be A Trademark?

While Katy Perry’s ongoing attempt to conquer and rule all things “shark” has run into a couple of snafus the last couple of weeks, one thing is for certain: This battle is not the Waterloo being heralded by many Internet commandos.

The Internet’s angst has arisen by Ms. Perry’s attempts to obtain trademark protection covering the antics of one of her backup dancers during the 2015 Super Bowl halftime show who appeared a bit out of step with the famous singer.

To read the full post, with video and visuals, click Fish Are Friends, Not Food.  Or, here is a downloadable pdf.

Douglas J. Sorocco is a director and shareholder at Dunlap Codding. He practices in the areas of intellectual property, technology, licensing, life sciences and patent law and is involved in counseling and transactional work involving all aspects of intellectual property. He is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

The New World of Patent Post-Grant Proceedings—Dunlap Codding Article Featured in Paradigm Magazine
Posted Apr 1, 2015 at 13:29 pm See More

Dunlap Codding Associates Ann Robl and Lewis Craft co-authored an article published in the Spring 2015 issue of Paradigm, the magazine of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms.  The article, “The New World of Patent Post-Grant Proceedings:  Positioning Your Company to Win,” addresses the rising popularity and pitfalls of patent post-grant proceedings. 

Ann focuses her practice in the areas of patent post-grant proceedings, patent drafting, patent prosecution, patentability analyses, infringement analyses, prior art searching, and technology licensing.  Lewis concentrates his practice in the areas of drafting and prosecuting patent applications, patentability analyses, prior art searching, invalidity opinions, freedom-to-operate opinions, post-grant proceedings, and technology licensing.

MCCA Names Dunlap Codding Shareholder Douglas J. Sorocco A Minority Rainmaker
Posted Mar 5, 2015 at 13:35 pm See More

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA – March 5, 2015 – Dunlap Codding is pleased to announce that Douglas J. Sorocco, who was born with spina bifida, was one of 15 minority rainmakers recently selected by MCCA (Minority Corporate Counsel Association) for inclusion in its annual, nationwide list and featured in Diversity & The Bar.  

MCCA was founded in 1997 to advocate for the expanded hiring, retention, and promotion of minority attorneys in corporate law departments and the law firms that serve them. Dunlap Codding is unusual among intellectual property law firms, typically composed largely of male attorneys with engineering degrees, in that over fifty percent of its fee-earning professionals are females. The firm is committed to advancing diversity and inclusion in the legal profession as evidenced by its membership in and support of the MCCA’s Firm Affiliate Network (FAN). Dunlap Codding is the only Oklahoma law firm member of FAN. 

Dunlap Codding P.C., with offices in Austin, Chicago, Oklahoma City, and Washington, D.C., serves sophisticated international, national, and regional clients.  Established in 1957 as Oklahoma’s original intellectual property firm, Dunlap Codding remains the region’s largest and most versatile IP boutique providing counsel in the areas of patent, trademark, copyright, and entertainment law as well as related litigation and licensing services. 

Dunlap Codding Director Jordan Sigale Named a 2015 Illinois Super Lawyer
Posted Jan 29, 2015 at 8:14 am See More

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – January 21, 2015 – Dunlap Codding is pleased to announce that Jordan Sigale has been selected by attorney peers for inclusion in Illinois Super Lawyers 2015 for Intellectual Property Litigation and for Intellectual Property.  Sigale has been listed as a Super Lawyer since 2014 for Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, and for Media Law. 

Jordan Sigale practices in intellectual property, computer and patent law with a focus on patent and trade secret litigation and alternative dispute resolution. His work also extends to client counseling on issues of corporate and strategic planning involving copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets. He is extensively involved in patent prosecution for a variety of clients with specific focus on the interface between computers and end-users in an array of situations and transactions. 

Jordan has served as lead litigation and trial counsel in district courts throughout the U.S. involving a variety of intellectual property issues including computer intrusion, copyright infringement, false advertising, design and utility patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation and trademark infringement. He has also served as lead litigation and trial counsel on a variety of antitrust claims, usually focused on the antitrust – intellectual property interface. Jordan has been extensively involved in coordinating foreign intellectual property litigation strategy in Australia, China, Europe, and Hong Kong. 

Dunlap Codding P.C., with offices in Austin, Chicago, Oklahoma City, Wilmington, and Washington, D.C., serves sophisticated international, national, and regional clients.  Established in 1957 as Oklahoma’s original intellectual property firm, Dunlap Codding remains the state’s largest and most versatile IP boutique.  For the past 50 years, the firm has obtained more patents, trademarks, and copyrights than any other firm in the region.

Dunlap Codding Senior Associate Julie L. Langdon Named an Illinois Rising Star 2015
Posted Jan 29, 2015 at 8:11 am See More

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – January 21, 2015 – Dunlap Codding is pleased to announce that Julie L. Langdon has been named to the IllinoisRising Stars 2015 list for Intellectual Property Litigation as one of the top up-and-coming attorneys in Illinois. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in a state receive this honor.  Langdon has been listed as a Rising Star since 2012. 

Langdon’s practice encompasses a number of areas of intellectual property law, including litigation, licensing, counseling, and asset prosecution. Her primary practice is patent litigation with a concentration in the areas of biotechnology and life sciences, chemical, and pharmaceutical arts, including Hatch-Waxman issues. She represents plaintiffs and defendants in patent-related litigations involving infringement and other disputes arising over patent rights.  She also has experience with trademark portfolio protection and maintenance before the USPTO and international bodies. Prior to joining Dunlap Codding in 2015, Langdon was an associate attorney at Loeb & Loeb LLP and at Ladas & Parry LLP.  

Dunlap Codding P.C., with offices in Austin, Chicago, Oklahoma City, Wilmington, and Washington, D.C., serves sophisticated international, national, and regional clients.  Established in 1957 as Oklahoma’s original intellectual property firm, Dunlap Codding remains the state’s largest and most versatile IP boutique.  For the past 50 years, the firm has obtained more patents, trademarks, and copyrights than any other firm in the region.

Dunlap Codding Adds Intellectual Property Litigator Julie L. Langdon in Chicago
Posted Jan 29, 2015 at 8:03 am See More

January 28, 2015 (Oklahoma City, OK) – Dunlap Codding, a law firm concentrated on intellectual property law and ensconced in Midwestern values, has added IP litigation attorney Julie L. Langdon, formerly with Loeb & Loeb in Chicago.  

The addition of Langdon continues the strategic growth of the firm, deepening its focus on IP litigation, and growing its Chicago office.  Langdon’s practice encompasses a number of areas of intellectual property law, including litigation, licensing and counseling. Her primary practice is patent litigation with a concentration in the areas of biotechnology and life sciences, chemical, and pharmaceutical arts, including Hatch-Waxman issues. She represents plaintiffs and defendants in patent-related litigations involving infringement and other disputes arising over patent rights.  She also has experience with asset prosecution, specifically, patent and trademark portfolio protection and maintenance before the USPTO and international bodies. Prior to joining Dunlap Codding in 2015, Langdon was an associate attorney at Loeb & Loeb LLP and at Ladas & Parry LLP.

Langdon received her J.D. for DePaul University College of Law and her M.S. in Forensic Science with a focus on biotechnology from Florida International University.  She received her B.S. in Cellular Biology and Biotechnology from the State University of New York. 

She has been selected by attorney peers for inclusion in Illinois Rising Stars 2015 for Intellectual Property Litigation, and has been listed since 2012.  In 2013, she was named to the Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Executive & Emerging Leaders by Diversity MBA Magazine.

Dunlap Codding P.C., with offices in Austin, Chicago, Oklahoma City, Wilmington, and Washington, D.C., serves sophisticated international, national, and regional clients.  Established in 1957 as Oklahoma’s original intellectual property firm, Dunlap Codding remains the state’s largest and most versatile IP boutique.  For the past 50 years, the firm has obtained more patents, trademarks, and copyrights than any other firm in the region.

Dunlap Codding Adds Intellectual Property Litigation Attorney Jordan A. Sigale
Posted Nov 13, 2014 at 7:16 am See More

November 13, 2014 (Oklahoma City, OK) – Dunlap Codding, a law firm concentrated on intellectual property law and ensconced in Midwestern values, has added IP litigation attorney Jordan A. Sigale, formerly a partner with Loeb & Loeb in Chicago.  Sigale reunites with his long-time friend and former law colleague, Douglas J. Sorocco, a director at Dunlap Codding, and will serve on the firm’s Board of Directors and Co-Chair the firm’s litigation practice. Dunlap Codding is also laying down roots at Chicago’s historic Merchandise Mart—more recently home to high tech companies such as Google, eBay, and the city’s game-changing tech incubator 1871.com.

The addition of Sigale highlights the strategic growth of the firm, deepening its focus on IP litigation. Sigale has served as lead litigation and trial counsel in a wide variety of intellectual property matters including computer intrusion, copyright infringement, false advertising, design and utility patent infringement, trade secrets and trademark infringement.  Sigale has also served as lead litigation and trial counsel on a variety of antitrust claims, particularly focused on the antitrust-intellectual property interface.  He has extensive experience coordinating foreign intellectual property litigation strategy in Australia, China, Europe, and Hong Kong.

“At Dunlap Codding, we’re benefitting from clients’ renewed interest in doing business with boutique and regional firms.  The irony of this new trend of moving away from Big Law is that it’s also an old one. The rise of the huge, bill-by-the-hour law firm came during the second half of the twentieth century. Prior to that, lawyers worked in smaller firms, often on flat fee retainers, and provided personal service to clients. So, what’s old is new again,” said Sorocco. He added, “Jordan, personally and professionally, is one of the most highly regarded IP litigation attorneys in Chicago. He will greatly enhance the capabilities of our IP Litigation practice, and he fits right in with our deeply rooted Midwestern values.”

“Returning to my IP boutique roots with a firm that shares my values and client-focus was a no brainer,” Sigale says. “I’m excited to join forces with such a diverse group of individuals who have deep technical knowledge combined with legal acumen and business sense. It feels like I am coming home.”

Sorocco adds,  “For 60 years Dunlap Codding’s philosophy has been simple: To listen and respond to each client’s unique needs with micro-customized services in order to help them create and protect robust intellectual property portfolios, vigorously pursued and properly grounded in science and law.”

Sigale received his JD from the University of Illinois College of Law, magna cum laude, in 1992.  He also received his BS from the University of Illinois College of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1989, where he was nominated to the Electrical Engineering Honors Society, Eta Kappa Nu.

About Dunlap Codding
Founded in 1957 as Oklahoma’s original intellectual property firm, Dunlap Codding remains the region’s largest and most versatile boutique IP firm serving a global and sophisticated client base.  Home to a group of professionals with diverse scientific and legal acumen, the firm is large enough to provide depth and experience in almost any field, and small enough to provide personalized, responsive legal representation.

Dunlap Codding Shareholder Emily E. Campbell Named A Rising Star
Posted Oct 12, 2014 at 12:18 pm See More

OCTOBER 12, 2014—Dunlap Codding is pleased to announce that Emily E. Campbell has been named to the 2015 Oklahoma Rising Starslist as one of the top up-and-coming attorneys in Oklahoma. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in a state receive this honor. 

Campbell provides strategic counsel to clients on trademarks, copyrights, internet law, and licensing. She has served as the head of the firm’s Trademark, Copyright, Internet and E-Commerce Practice Group since 2012, and was recently elected to Dunlap Codding’s shareholder ranks. She is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Campbell graduated from Oklahoma City University School of Law in May 2007. Prior to law school, she received her B.S. in Industrial Engineering in December 2003 from the University of Oklahoma.  Campbell currently serves on The University of Oklahoma’s College of Engineering Industrial & Systems Engineering Advisory Board and was the inaugural chair of Ignite Oklahoma City, where she continues to serve on the board of directors. She is also a member of the Junior League of Oklahoma City, and as such contributed more than 30 hours of volunteer service in the past year. 

Dunlap Codding P.C. is an Oklahoma City-based law firm serving regional, national and international clients. Established in 1957 as Oklahoma’s original intellectual property firm, Dunlap Codding remains the state’s largest and most versatile IP boutique. Dunlap Codding represents a substantial number of sophisticated client companies, and for the past 50 years has obtained more patents, trademarks and copyrights than any other firm in the region.

Dunlap Codding is a member of Primerus, an International Society of Law Firms.

Dunlap Codding Elects Emily E. Campbell To Its Shareholder Ranks
Posted Sep 3, 2014 at 10:55 am See More

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—September 3, 2014—Dunlap Codding is pleased to announce that Emily E. Campbell has been elected to the firm’s shareholder ranks.  She has been an associate at the firm, an intern during law school, and the first undergraduate technical specialist hired by the firm at the urging of the University of Oklahoma’s then Acting Dean of the College of Engineering.  Emily has served as the head of the firm’s Trademark, Copyright, Internet and E-Commerce Practice Group since 2012, providing strategic counsel to clients. Nick Rouse, the firm’s managing shareholder said, “We are proud to welcome Emily to firm ownership. Her election signals the esteem in which we—and the firm’s clients—hold her.”  Campbell said, “I am honored to become part of the ownership ranks at a firm I have long considered to be my second family.”  

Campbell is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She graduated from Oklahoma City University School of Law in May 2007. Prior to law school, Campbell received her B.S. in Industrial Engineering in December 2003 from the University of Oklahoma.   She currently serves on The University of Oklahoma’s College of Engineering Industrial & Systems Engineering Advisory Board and was the inaugural chair of Ignite Oklahoma City, where she continues to serve on the board of directors.  She is also a member of the Junior League of Oklahoma City, and as such contributed more than 30 hours of volunteer service in the past year.  In her free time, Campbell enjoys spending time with her husband, Robert Campbell, also a practicing attorney, and their two-year-old daughter, Ellie.

Dunlap Codding P.C. is an Oklahoma City-based law firm serving regional, national and international clients. Established in 1957 as Oklahoma’s original intellectual property firm, Dunlap Codding remains the state’s largest and most versatile IP boutique. Dunlap Codding represents a substantial number of sophisticated client companies, and for the past 50 years has obtained more patents, trademarks and copyrights than any other firm in the region.

Dunlap Codding is a member of Primerus, an International Society of Law Firms.

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DC On Film Row

About DC on Film Row

DC on Film Row is a free event space open to everyone in our community.

We like to say that the space is a “home for creatives and innovators, home builders and the homeless, celebrators and the celebrated” so people understand that we are inclusive and want everyone from throughout our community using our space.

Our goal is to celebrate the incredible diversity of creativity, innovation, and passion within Oklahoma City and to provide a venue—free of charge—to those groups and individuals working to bind us all together and make our home a cooler and better place. No strings attached—no extensive rules to follow. We simply ask that all of our neighbors be honored and that all viewpoints be respected. Our criteria for use is simple: If the event, group, or meeting is something which strengthens our community and brings us all together, the space is available for use.

The space has hosted everything from charitable fundraisers to an underground nightclub party to celebrate Canterbury Choral Society’s 45th anniversary season. We host dinners for the OKC homeless population most Monday evenings where upwards of 250 people are served—we provide the space and soft drinks and a local church provides the food. We’ve hosted university planning retreats and monthly local rock concerts.

Every Wednesday, we open up the courtyard for lunch, invite a local food truck to set up outside our gates, and welcome our downtown neighbors into the space for a bit of socialization.

Our never-ending soda fountain seems to be the biggest hit with some of our neighbors while others spend time playing pool or simply chatting about what is happening on the weekend.

For October we turn the space into a haunted house and invite the neighborhood children to come out and trick-or-treat.

Got an idea for how to use the space? Just ask us – we’re almost certain to say yes!

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Industries Served

Pharmaceuticals

LIFE SCIENCES AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Leveraging Patent Portfolios

Our professionals routinely assist legacy and start-up companies in the acquisition and exploitation of patent portfolios of cutting edge research in the areas of pharmaceuticals, drug formulation, medical technology, drug screening, inflammation inhibitors, regulation of skin pigmentation, testing for environmental pollution, novel treatments of septic shock, and water and food quality testing.  We have an exceptional track record in identifying and protecting inventions involving:

  • Pain regulation
  • Tissue grafting
  • Cloning/gene expression/protein production, isolation and characterization
  • Cell surface expressional
  • Medical/surgical anesthetic devices
  • Biocidal formulations and coatings
  • Toxicity screening
  • Enzymatic activity assays
  • Drug delivery systems
  • Developing Portfolio Strategy

We believe that a pragmatic and strategic approach is necessary to ensure that every portfolio is strong on defense as well as on offense. Whether it is a core, a platform, a fence-picket or a poker-chip technology, Dunlap Codding has the depth of experience and tools necessary to help our clients determine whether it is an asset or simply just an expense.

Chemistry and Chemicals

Chemistry is one of the fundamental foundations of science and technology. Emerging chemical research and experimentation continually produce innovations that shape the field of raw materials and affects the lives of every person on the planet.

Dunlap Codding is fortunate to work with and contribute to the success of many of the leading researchers and entrepreneurs in these areas. From nano-fibers to synthetic and recombinant polymers, Dunlap Codding consistently provides clients with broad-based, cost-effective patent prosecution in the chemical arts.

The depth of our skill and experience is unmatched in our region. We represent several of the largest chemical companies in the world and have shepherded the development of complex patent portfolios and transactional items.

Selected Clients

Invista S.a.r.l. is one of the world’s largest integrated fibers and polymers businesses. The company has a powerful portfolio of some of the most recognized global brands—Lycra®, Stainmaster®, Cordura®—for example. Built on a heritage of innovation, Invista owns more than 700 unique pending or granted U.S. patents, with corresponding patents in nearly all the countries where they have a business presence. We were honored to be one of Invista’s preferred providers of intellectual property services supporting their chemical intermediates and performance fiber initiatives. As part of these efforts, we wrote and prosecuted patents on hundreds of Invista technologies and provided strategic planning and facilitated innovation services to maintain Invista’s technological lead. Notably, Invista relied on our chemical engineering and chemistry expertise for transactional matters requiring complex reviews of freedom to operate, infringement, and invalidity concerns. Recently we provided Invista with the due diligence analysis and opinions required for the placement and construction of a chemical plan requiring a capital investment of more than $1 billion dollars.

Cristal USA Inc. is the United States arm of Cristal Arabia, one of the largest titanium dioxide and performance chemicals producers in the world. As part of our representation of Cristal, we are responsible for the strategic development and management of Cristal’s intellectual property portfolio, including the patent assets of Millennium Inorganic Chemicals—a wholly owned subsidiary of Cristal. Cristal and Millennium’s technologies encompass titanium dioxide, titanium metal, performance chemicals, and DeNOx technologies for removing nitrous oxide from the exhaust of internal combustion engines. We have developed a proprietary process for the identification of patenting opportunities, and use the process in facilitated sessions with technical and business personnel of Millennium. This proprietary process currently tracks more than 100 companies and approximately 1,000 intellectual property documents.

We work with DuPont Performance Elastomers to facilitate the development of new technologies and patenting strategies around DPE’s core elastomer technologies. In addition to such strategic planning, we provide assistance and guidance to DuPont’s in-house legal staff and technical champions.

Technology Focus:
Nanotechnology

We obtained multiple patent families for Dr. Daniel Resasco, a University of Oklahoma professor of chemical engineering. Dr. Resasco’s pioneering work in sulfur tolerant catalysts and nanotechnology resulted in the first method for making carbon nanotubes in commercial quantities.

Surface Technology

We represent international chemical companies such as SDC Technologies Inc., a world leader in the development and manufacturing of polymeric high-performance abrasion resistant coating systems for application to plastic and glass materials. Dunlap Codding helped SDC develop patent portfolios involving several chemical arts such as nanotechnology, material sciences, and state of the art functional surface coating technologies. SDC’s considerable patent portfolio secured its position as a world-wide industry leader providing the chemical marketplace with enhancements required for the materials of tomorrow.

Polymers

We work extensively with clients involved with polymers, polymeric coating compositions and resinous compositions having enhanced color, optical clarity, thermal shock, and impact resistance. Dunlap Codding obtained patent protection for Dr. William Franks’ innovative methods for polymerizing soybean oil. Dr. Franks’ methods led to the development of the first commercially available one hundred percent soybean oil based inks. Dunlap Codding also has expertise in the areas of petrochemicals and water repellent compositions for cellulose containing materials.

Environmental & Green Technologies

We have procured patent rights in various fields of environmental science. Dunlap Codding obtained patents for one of the first water-based inks that is completely free of volatile organic compounds. These inks are water-resistant upon curing and can be printed on polymer films. The inks have won numerous awards and accolades for the impact they have had on environmental quality and safety. Dunlap Codding was also privileged to successfully prosecute the patent that protects the state of the art technology for using sophisticated surfactants to remediate underground pollution. This new technology may also revolutionize the household detergent industry.

The challenges inherent in the specialized field of procuring and protecting chemical intellectual property rights mandate working with legal experts who are well versed in the chemical arts. Our diverse and knowledgeable team of patent attorneys and agents includes former research chemists with extensive chemical background at the doctoral level, a wealth of scientific knowledge gained from industry experience and a former corporate patent general counsel having responsibility for a chemical subsidiary of a major corporation.

Life Sciences

We provide the insight and practical advice required by innovative companies to compete effectively in the marketplace.

Over the past 20 years, life sciences, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical ventures set new records for research and capital investment. Just as the life sciences are the building blocks of life itself, new biotechnologies consistently push the intellectual property envelope, requiring highly specialized and focused representation. Dunlap Codding assists many of these emerging growth companies in the development of their business plans, as well as securing strategic life science patent portfolios that are used for offense as well as defense.

Our life sciences and pharmaceutical practice has grown with the evolving needs of our clients. This evolution is evident in the increased number of Ph.D. level scientists moving into the field of patent prosecution. Along with our experienced patent professionals, top caliber technical advisors having varied academic and industry backgrounds complete our Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals Practice Group.

Our proficiencies are a reflection of our extensive legal and scientific backgrounds including Doctorate and other advanced degrees in Chemistry, Botany, Plant Physiology, Population, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. We have also served as adjunct faculty members at several universities including the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Oklahoma City University School of Law.

Our clients benefit from our professionalism, efficiency, and devotion to their individual intellectual property needs. We provide advice and counseling to medical and biotechnology companies including high-tech startups, university laboratories, research institutions, and established biotechnology pioneers.

We provide the personal attention that results in successful patent portfolios. Dunlap Codding’s expertise extends into all areas of biotechnology including glycobiology, biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, virology, genetics, developmental biology, cell biology, molecular biology, pharmaceutical compositions, molecular diagnostics and techniques, and medical devices and equipment.

A Strategic Partnering Example—Medical Devices/Biotechnology
For a client with a medical device designed to maintain blood flow, we performed a complete state of the art search, analyzing more than 300 references. The current “map” contains more than 1,000 references—patent, technical, and literature.

  • We brainstormed with engineering, legal, business and marketing teams to develop a hierarchy of chokepoints and “white space.”
  • We facilitated innovation strategy meetings and currently maintain an online and proprietary database including visualization tools focused on the information collected and analyzed.
  • We helped the client develop a patent strategy with a specific goal of market entry.  Market entry was achieved within 18 months of project initiation.
Additional highlights of include:
Cutting Edge Biotechnology

We were instrumental in securing intellectual property protection for the first process for producing individual endogenously loaded soluble HLA molecules and on the first recombinant methods for producing hyaluronic acid, chondroitin, and heparin. These patent portfolios have led to the creation of five biotechnology companies in several Oklahoma and Texas metroplexes.

We were instrumental in securing broad platform intellectual property protection for preconditioning and treatment of an intrinsic cardiac nervous system using an implantable electrical stimulus.

Immunology

We secured pioneering intellectual property protection for the first process for producing individual endogenously loaded soluble major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules. Our deep experience and skill in this area also extends to methods and processes for producing T Cell Receptor-mimics (TCRm) and the use of such mimics for the creation of peptides and antibodies for use in vaccines as well as assaying the potency of vaccines. We are pleased to have represented more than 12 U.S. and/or international companies in the field of immunology and we prosecute more than 100 patent applications worldwide per year on immunology-linked inventions.

We also have specific knowledge and experience in the areas of immune modulation, including the induction of targeted immune responses and the induction of specific immune tolerance, and antibody removal for transplantation technologies.

Oncology

We treat the field of oncology with a multi-disciplinary approach. Most biochemical inventions either have or hope to have some impact on the field of oncology. As such, our approach is to create a team of professionals with diverse backgrounds who can effectively and proactively protect a client’s oncology innovations. For example, we prosecuted and obtained the patent portfolio covering the fire recombinant methods for producing hyaluronic acid, chondroitin, and heparin. These glycosaminoglycans show excellent promise for oncological applications and we have extended the portfolio to cover their use as therapeutic and diagnostic tools. Additionally, many of our immunology clients perform research in the field of oncologic therapeutics—including the use of antibodies, cytolytic delivery of peptides, or conjugates for the targeting and treatment of specific forms of cancer, as well as other methods of upregulating the immune system to recognize cancerous cells as foreign. We are also experienced in diagnostic oncologic technologies, including the use of biomarkers and other diagnostic platforms for identification, progression, metastasis and prognosis.