Antonacci, Raymond J.

Adriane Antler has extensive experience in obtaining and evaluating intellectual property protection and in providing strategic counsel to clients. Her practice involves the areas of biotechnology, bioinformatics, and pharmaceuticals.

In addition to the preparation and prosecution of patent applications, a substantial part of Adriane's practice is devoted to the preparation of patentability, infringement, and validity opinions. She performs due diligence evaluations of patent portfolios and provides advice on validity and freedom-to-operate issues in connection with potential investments, licenses, and acquisitions. She has in-depth experience with ex parte and inter partes reexaminations. Adriane also participates extensively in opposition proceedings before the European Patent Office and has participated in patent litigations. She has negotiated and prepared contracts involving intellectual property issues such as license, consulting, and sponsored research agreements.

Representative clients include Antigenics, ConjuChem Biotechnologies, Essex Woodlands Health Ventures, Exelixis, Pathwork Diagnostics, and Yale University.

Since November 2007, Adriane has served as a non-trustee member of the Technology Transfer Committee of the Board of Trustees of The Rockefeller University. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the New York Intellectual Property Law Association, and the New York Academy of Sciences.