Dr. Matthew Hinsch's practice concentrates on patent prosecution, primarily within the field of biotechnology. He has advised clients in multiple technical areas, including personalized medicine, biofuels, stem cells, immunology, plant biology, disease therapeutics and molecular biology. In his practice, Dr. Hinsch represents a wide variety of clients, including academic institutions, startup biotechnology and drug discovery companies, and large pharmaceutical companies. He assists clients with patent prosecution, freedom to operate analyses, validity/infringement opinions, interferences, due diligence reviews and patent portfolio management. Research for his Ph.D. involved plant molecular biology and the study of the molecular basis of disease resistance in plants. In 2010, Northern California Superlawyers Magazine name Dr. Hinsch a "Rising Star" in Intellectual Property Litigation, a distinction awarded to less than 2.5% of Northern California lawyers under the age of 40 based on an evaluation of twelve indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Publications 01 June 2009, Controversy Flares Over Gene Patents Source: Personalized Medicine Coalition, Articles 01 September 2001, How I Ended Up As A Patent Attorney Source: Plant Physiology Vol. 127 No. 1 6-7, Articles Events 24 January 2011, Patent Perspectives in Stem Cells, Events 01 June 2010, Clean Tech Presentations Launch - Silicon Valley, Events 01 January 2010, Patent Landscape of iPSCs, Events 01 June 2009, Controversy Flares Over Gene Patents, Events 01 March 2008, Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Green Tech in Symposium on Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship, Events |