Tracy Aquilla, PhD

Current

Patent Attorney at Aquilla Patents & Marks, PLLC

Past

Patent Attorney at Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP
Patent Attorney at Brown & Michaels, PC
Patent Law Clerk/Patent Agent at Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg, LLP

Molecular Biologist (Independent Contractor) at National Institute of Mental Health
Summer Associate/Law Clerk at Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Vermont College of Medicine

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Education

The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
University of California, Riverside
University of Vermont

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Tracy Aquilla, PhD’s Summary

Registered Patent Attorney providing a complete spectrum of services in intellectual property law, including counseling, opinions, procurement, licensing, conveyance and enforcement of patents, trademarks and copyrights worldwide. Professional relationships with numerous attorneys on six continents enable us to provide global intellectual property legal services for a diverse client base. The firm's clients are distributed throughout the United States and Asia and include large multinational corporations, small companies and start-ups, and individual inventors in all sectors, from high-tech to high-fashion.

Tracy Aquilla, PhD’s Specialties:

Biotechnology, genetic engineering, pharmaceutical, biomedical and chemical technologies, human and veterinary medicine and medical devices, energy systems, mechanical and automotive engineering, construction tools and equipment, optics, holography and three-dimensional displays, computer hardware and software systems.

Tracy Aquilla, PhD’s Experience

Patent Attorney

Aquilla Patents & Marks, PLLC

(Law Practice industry)

April 2005 — Present (4 years 4 months)

Experienced in all phases of the preparation and prosecution of U.S. and International (PCT) patent applications, including patent searches, patentability, validity and infringement opinions, and appeals before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences; preparation and prosecution of U.S. and International (Madrid Protocol) trademark applications through opposition and appeal, including litigation of cancellation and opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board; drafting and negotiating patent and trademark licenses, technology transfer agreements, strategic alliances, collaborative development and various technology-related agreements; intellectual property portfolio management and counseling, due diligence and conveyance of intellectual property assets; litigation of patent and trademark matters before the USPTO administrative tribunals and state and federal courts.
Patent Attorney

Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP

(Law Practice industry)

October 2004 — March 2005 (6 months)

Prepared and prosecuted patent and trademark applications.
Patent Attorney

Brown & Michaels, PC

(Law Practice industry)

June 1999 — September 2004 (5 years 4 months)

Responsible for all phases of the preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications. Second-chaired patent litigation resulting in invalidity of one of opponents' patents on claim construction and unenforceability of three others on summary judgment. Managed patent portfolio of leading non-profit biological research institution and negotiated numerous revenue-generating patent licenses. Litigated trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
Patent Law Clerk/Patent Agent

Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg, LLP

(Law Practice industry)

September 1998 — May 1999 (9 months)

Prepared and prosecuted patent applications pertaining to the biological and chemical arts, and provided patent litigation support. Prepared responses to Patent Office Actions, drafted pleadings and legal memoranda, legal research and preparation of patent infringement and validity opinions, inventorship analysis and client counseling.
Molecular Biologist (Independent Contractor)

National Institute of Mental Health

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)

January 1997 — May 1999 (2 years 5 months)

Contractor responsible for experimental designs for analysis of human neurotrophin genes implicated in schizophrenia. Designed experiments and molecular tools for use of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and high-resolution electrophoresis to analyze nucleotide repeat polymorphisms in human brain DNA. Supervised experiments, reviewed experimental data, and analyzed technical problems.
Summer Associate/Law Clerk

Sughrue Mion, PLLC

(Partnership; Law Practice industry)

May 1997 — May 1998 (1 year 1 month)

Litigation support for patent interference matters and related litigation pertaining to genetic engineering of plants and bacterial genes, and plant-expressed biopesticide compositions. Conducted discovery document review and legal research, drafted pleadings and legal memoranda, prepared evidence and trial exhibits, and assisted witnesses in preparing expert reports and declarations.
Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Vermont College of Medicine

(Higher Education industry)

October 1993 — September 1996 (3 years)

NIH National Research Service Award (Cardiology), Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, laboratory of Dr. Norman R. Alpert. Researched gene expression and regulation of calcium ion pumps, calcium channel proteins, and contractile proteins during the development of cardiac hypertrophy, using an in vitro failing mammalian heart model. Managed laboratory, organized and refereed regular laboratory meetings, and maintained equipment and reagents, including hazardous and radioactive materials inventory and records. Trained and supervised graduate students and laboratory technicians. Genetics Computer Group consultant and local network administrator for Genbank database and NIH Network-Entrez client-server software.

Tracy Aquilla, PhD’s Education

The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

J.D. , Law , 1996 — 1999
University of California, Riverside

Ph.D., M.S. , Molecular Genetics, Entomology , 1986 — 1993

Research Assistant: Researched molecular mechanisms of viral pathogenesis, and assisted in the development of recombinant biopesticides derived from chimeric Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin insecticidal crystal proteins and baculovirus surface glycoproteins. Maintained lepidopteran insect colonies, in vitro cultured insect cell lines, and baculovirus stock cultures.

Teaching Assistant: Instructed three different laboratory courses in molecular and cellular biology, genetics, and insect physiology. Taught laboratory procedures and problem solving skills in genetics and quantitative biology. Prepared and delivered lectures and quizzes, and supervised laboratory exercises. Trained graduate students in electrophysiology, insecticide toxicology and instrumental methods of chemical analysis, including liquid-gas phase chromatography, HPLC, radio-labeling and radiation safety.
University of Vermont

B.S. , Biochemistry , 1981 — 1986

Laboratory Assistant: Researched the influence of various heavy metals on the in vitro growth rate of Listeria monocytogenes, a pathogenic bacterial contaminant of dairy products and animal feeds.

Additional Information

Tracy Aquilla, PhD’s Groups:

New Hampshire Bar Association (NHBA), New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), Meredith Rotary Club, Certified Youth Baseball Coach for Babe Ruth League Cal Ripken Division