Dr. Janet E. Reed is the head of the firm’s intellectual property transactional and counseling practice. Though she counsels in all aspects of intellectual property, Janet focuses her practice on patents related to biotechnological inventions in food, medicine and agriculture. Her clients span a variety of industries and include large and small pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, agricultural and food companies, and academic institutions. Janet has extensive experience in domestic and foreign patent prosecution, patent portfolio management and strategic planning, evaluation of new technology, drafting of license and other commercialization agreements, conducting and responding to due diligence inquiries, and preparation of opinions on patentability, infringement and freedom to operate.
In addition to her law degree, Janet holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry and a Master’s degree in plant pathology. Prior to entering patent law, Janet accumulated ten years of laboratory experience in biochemistry, molecular biology and plant physiology/pathology, in graduate-level research and as a visiting postdoctoral research scientist at DuPont.
Publications
- Nature Immunology, May 20, 2013
- Delaware Banker, November 1, 2011
News
- August 18, 2022
- July 5, 2022
- August 19, 2021
- July 12, 2021
- May 1, 2021
- August 20, 2020
- August 3, 2020
- May 6, 2020
- December 18, 2019
- August 15, 2019
- July 20, 2019
- May 30, 2019
- August 15, 2018
- July 20, 2018
- May 25, 2018
- May 18, 2018
- June 2, 2017
- May 1, 2017
Events & Speaking Engagements
- October 14, 2021
- October 13, 2021
- July 14, 2021
- February 16, 2021
- May 6, 2020
- November 14, 2019
- April 10, 2019
- April 4, 2019
- February 11, 2019
- September 28, 2018
- September 21, 2018
- June 4, 2018
- May 8, 2018
- May 2, 2018
- April 19, 2018
- November 8, 2017
- July 5, 2017
- June 25, 2017
- May 23-24, 2017
- February 23, 2016
Education
Rutgers School of Law, J.D., with honors, 1993; Board of Editors, Rutgers Law Journal
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Ph.D., 1988
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, M.S., 1982
Sonoma State University (California), B.A., cum laude, 1979
Bar & Court Admissions
- Delaware, 2009
Pennsylvania, 1993
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1992
Practices
Professional Activities and Honors
Recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the area of Intellectual Property
Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, most recently in the 2022 edition
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
International Trademark Association (INTA)
Licensing Executives Society