Andrew N. Merickel, Ph.D. is the Managing Partner of our San Francisco office. He focuses on helping clients build and leverage their patent portfolio and navigate the patent landscape in their technology area. Working primarily in patent prosecution, licensing, due diligence, freedom to operate, opinions and challenges to third party patents, he has clients in a wide variety of technology areas, including biotechnology, integrated circuit fabrication, thin film deposition, agriculture and food technology.
Dr. Merickel joined the firm in 2000 and became a partner in 2005.
University of California – Los Angeles – School of Law (UCLA), J.D.
University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA), Ph.D., Neuroscience
Amherst College, B.A., Psychology
State Bar of California
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Biotech
AgBio
Antibodies & Immunology
Biofuels
CBD & Legal Cannabis
Diagnostic Tools
Genomics
Plant Patents
Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine
Transgenic Plants
Chemical, Industrial & Materials
Chemical Engineering
Food Chemistry
Semiconductors
Consumer Products & Services
Food & Beverage
Electrical, Semiconductor & Computer Technology
Electronics & Semiconductors
Energy
Bioenergy & Biofuels
Biomass
Clean Technology
Medical Devices & Procedures
Diagnostics
Psychiatric & Neurological Conditions
Pharmaceuticals
Antibodies & Immunology
Biologics
Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine
Therapeutics
Due Diligence
Global Portfolio Management
Infringement Risk
Inter Partes Review (IPR)
IP Strategy
IP Transactions and Agreements
Licensing
Opinions Counseling
Patent Strategy & Prosecution
Patentability
Post-Grant
Tech Transactions
U.S. Patent Prosecution
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
American Bar Association (ABA)
Bar Association of San Francisco