Head of IP and Senior Analyst
Greater Los Angeles Area
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- Patents & Trademarks Manager at Qualitest Pharmaceuticals
- Senior Analyst & US Patent Agent at Janus Patents & IP Consulting, llp
- Past
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- Professor of Chemistry at Irvine Valley College
- Chemical Patent Specialist at Pfizer
- Chemical Science Advisor at Goodwin Procter
- Director of the Nucleic Acid Facility at University of Pennsylvania
- Education
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- Clemson University
- University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business
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Gary Plourde, Ph.D.’s Summary
Prior to my current position as the head of the IP department in one of APAX's pharmaceutical company holdings, I was an Adjunct Professor of Chemistry and was working full time as the Senior Analyst for Janus Patents. I started Janus Patents, an IP consulting firm, in 2005 in California while I was in Business school at the Paul Merage School of Business.
My goal is to finish law school at a top 20 law school. While attending law school, I'd like gain in-house pharmaceutical experience; or alternatively, gain experience in a legal firm managing pharmaceutical client's patent portfolios and providing litigation support. Eventually, I'd like to pursue an International Consulting career specializing in Intellectual Property.
Gary Plourde, Ph.D.’s Specialties:
- US Patent Agent (Reg.No. 58,608)
Work Experience, 14 years:
- 2002-2009: 7 years experience in several areas of IP: analysis and diligence, licensing, prosecution, and managing IP portfolios.
- 1995-2002: 7 years of medical research. The focus of my doctoral and postdoctoral research was the design, synthesis and biological evaluation of cancer drugs capable of protein modulation. I have worked with research teams at Rockefeller, Harvard Medical, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Gary Plourde, Ph.D.’s Experience
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Patents & Trademarks Manager
Qualitest Pharmaceuticals
(Privately Held; Pharmaceuticals industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year)
• Manage outside trademark and patent counsels.
• Diligence for R&D related to infringement of formulations, invalidity of brand patents, freedom-to-operate (FTO), litigation risk (risk of infringement), paragraph III & IV certifications. Also working on portfolio valuation and competitive intelligence.
• Leveraging the value of Qualitest Pharmaceutical company via supporting R&D, Business Development & Licensing, and Regulatory with patent landscape reports for new drugs in our product development pipeline.
• Claim analysis and design-around proposal for VPs of R&D and BD&L.
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Senior Analyst & US Patent Agent
Janus Patents & IP Consulting, llp
(Legal Services industry)
October 2004 — Present (4 years 10 months)
Prosecuting Intellectual Property (IP) applications before the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) for US and foreign patent filings.
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Professor of Chemistry
Irvine Valley College
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2006 — December 2007 (2 years)
Teach chemistry to University students.
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Chemical Patent Specialist
Pfizer
(Public Company; PFE; Pharmaceuticals industry)
August 2003 — August 2004 (1 year 1 month)
Hired as a liaison between IP attorneys and scientists. My group was designed to improve prior-art review and efficiently alert IP attorneys to any significant roadblocks in their drafting of new applications for their clients.
• Main responsibilities were assisting with licensing diligence and patent applications for both US and foreign filings.
• Prepared IP reports that were critical to expediting client’s analysis of branded pharmaceutical patents relating to prior-art, patentability and novelty issues for potential patent prosecution, competitive intelligence, and licensing.
• Also prepared over 50 reports related to: prior art searches, US and foreign patent application (patentability, FTO, and non-infringement), diligence, and assessing licensing opportunities.
• Note: Turned down permanent position with Pfizer to relocate to California to attend the Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine. -
Chemical Science Advisor
Goodwin Procter
(Partnership; Law Practice industry)
August 2002 — August 2003 (1 year 1 month)
Participated in pharmaceutical patent litigation support by completing extensive prior-art analysis relating to infringement and invalidity of existing patents covering branded pharmaceuticals for use in developing generic drugs. Prepared research and analysis reports documenting findings and conclusions for patent litigators' use in preparing opinions.
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Director of the Nucleic Acid Facility
University of Pennsylvania
(Educational Institution; Research industry)
August 2001 — August 2002 (1 year 1 month)
MANAGEMENT AT PENN: Penn’s Cancer Center, Nucleic Acid Facility.
● Managed campus-wide consultation inquiries regarding DNA synthesis
● Supervised a technical team consisting of PostDoc and Technicians
● Supervised synthesis of DNA / RNA and modified Oligonucleotides
● Active involvement in technology transfer at PENN kindled my move to NYC to work in IP; first at a law firm, and then in Pfizer's Corporate legal division.
Gary Plourde, Ph.D.’s Education
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Clemson University
Ph.D. , Medicinal and Organic Chemistry , 1995 — 2000
• Magna Cum Laude
• GPA: 3.82 of 4.0
• Awarded Teaching Assistantship
• Awarded Greenville Hospital Biomedical Research Fellowship
• Awarded NIH Fellowship: Visiting Research Scientist, Northeastern
• After Diploma, Offered Clinical & Research Fellowship at Johns Hopkins- Activities and Societies:
- American Chemical Society
Division of Organic Chemistry, American Chemical Society
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University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business
Executive MBA , Health Care
- Activities and Societies:
- Elected as Class Representative.
Additional Information
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Gary Plourde, Ph.D.’s Interests:
1. Outside Interests: Sailing, Hiking, Camping, Tennis, Wine Tasting, and International Travel. 2. I am studying two languages: Russian (basic) and German (intermediate).
Gary Plourde, Ph.D.’s Groups:
1. Class Representative: University of California, Irvine, Paul Merage School of Business. Health Care Executive MBA '08 (HCEMBA).
2. ACS: American Chemical Society, San Gorgonio Section
3. LES: Licensing Executive Society, Southern California Chapter, Professional Recruiting
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Health Care Executive MBA Network
Gary Plourde, Ph.D.’s Honors:
Magna Cum Laude
Dean's Honor List
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