Dan Chambers is a Special Counsel in the Firm’s San Diego office and is a member of the Intellectual Property practice group. Mr. Chambers has been registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office since 1990, and he is admitted to practice law in California. He has extensive legal experience relating to patents, opinion letters, and licensing. His research experience draws from his training in biology (BA; University of California, Los Angeles (1985)) and more than four years of molecular biology-based research in academia (UCLA and Duke, 1985-1988) and industry (Amgen, 1988-1989)
With regard to patents, Mr. Chambers has substantial experience in various fields relevant to biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, including molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology, gene therapy, and chemistry, as well as other technology areas, principally medical devices and automotives. He has provided the full range of services, from implementing invention identification and tracking mechanisms to counseling inventors, drafting and prosecuting patent applications (including interference practice), and handling post-issuance proceedings.
In addition to his extensive prosecution experience, Mr. Chambers has also prepared many patentability, non-infringement, validity, and freedom-to-operate opinions. He also is available to mediate patent-related disputes, either before or after litigation has commenced, and he has also served as a patent expert in litigation.