Tucker, Jeremy M.

Brian Trinque, Ph.D., a partner in our Boston office, focuses his practice on intellectual property law in the pharmaceutical and chemical arts. He also has extensive experience in the medical device and clean technology fields.

Dr. Trinque assists clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups and universities with chemical and biotechnology related intellectual property matters. His experience includes patent preparation, prosecution, and opinion work.

His notable experience includes:

• Preparing and managing U.S. and international patent portfolios in a variety of technical areas, including small molecules, biologics, synthetic methods, drug delivery compositions, polymers, materials science, and medical devices. 
• Preparing patentability, freedom to operate, and invalidity patent opinions. 
• Assisting with due diligences related to acquisitions and licenses on behalf of acquirers. 
• Prosecuting families of patent applications directed toward various small-molecule drug candidates in clinical development. 
• Developing a patent portfolio for a client that specializes in environmentally friendly techniques to convert biomass into components that can be used for fuel and industrial production.

Prior to practicing law, Dr. Trinque received his Ph.D. in synthetic organic chemistry in the laboratory of Professor C. Grant Willson. He also conducted research in the laboratory of Hiroshi Ito at IBM in San Jose, California.