Andrea F. Sellers

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Andrea, a registered patent attorney, practices in all areas of intellectual property law, with an emphasis on the chemical, biosciences and animal health fields. She has significant experience in patent prosecution, infringement counseling and licensing regarding biochemical, chemical and mechanical inventions. She also has completed extensive reviews and infringement analyses of patents directed to the pharmaceutical, agricultural chemistry and biochemistry fields. Andrea has developed particular expertise in negotiating and drafting intellectual property agreements, including complex technology development and license agreements covering a wide range of technologies. She also manages international trademark portfolios and counsels clients in developing and implementing strategies for protecting their trademark assets and avoiding infringement.

Representative Experience

Assisted clients in connection with intellectual property protection, infringement avoidance and licensing in the following industries:
- Veterinary products
- Agricultural seed
- Animal breeding
- Agricultural chemistry
- Biofuels and bioenergy
- Pharmaceuticals
Advised drug development company with respect to prosecution of a large international patent portfolio directed to pharmaceutical compounds and methods of delivering the compounds.
Represented companies with respect to intellectual property aspects of mergers & acquisitions and strategic investments, including performing due diligence and negotiating and drafting agreements and transaction documents.
Represented clients in connection with various aspects of technology development and commercialization, including drafting independent contractor, joint venture, research and development, technology transfer, distribution, and technology license agreements.
Counseled clients regarding FDA and other regulatory issues, including Paragraph IV certifications.

Education

University of Iowa, J.D., with high distinction, 1997
Order of the Coif

Iowa State University, B.S., Agricultural Biochemistry, with distinction, 1994

Of Note

Prior to attending law school, Andrea worked as a laboratory assistant at Iowa State University, where she studied sequence variations in the mitochondrial DNA of cattle.

Bar Admissions

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, 1998
Missouri, 1997
Kansas, 1998

Professional Affiliations

American Chemical Society
Sigma Xi
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Intellectual Property Advisory Board, Indiana University, Maurer School of Law
The Missouri Bar
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association