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Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP Offices
2040 MAIN STREET
14TH FLOOR
IRVINE, CA 92614
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Dr Jason Gersting
Position
Partner
Career
Jason Gersting is a partner in the Orange County office. He focuses on patent and trademark prosecution and strategic intellectual property portfolio management in the biotechnology and life science industries.
Dr. Gersting’s practice includes patent and trademark prosecution, intellectual property due diligence, counseling on licensing, infringement and validity issues, and strategic management of patent and other intellectual property assets. He currently represents clients in a wide range of technology areas, including stem cell therapy and regenerative medicine, biotechnology, medical devices, aesthetics and personal care products, and nutraceuticals. He also represents foreign associates in procuring U.S. patent protection for their clients in biotechnology and life sciences.
Prior to joining the firm, Dr. Gersting earned his Ph.D. and J.D. from the University of Florida, where his research focused on role of fetal neuroendocrine signaling and prostaglandins in the initiation of labor and delivery at the conclusion of pregnancy. Before law school, Dr. Gersting worked as a research scientist in a laboratory focused on non-traditional roles of hematopoietic growth factors on the developing fetal gastrointestinal tract. He also earned his master’s degree by developing methods to analyze differential expression of calcium channels in response to disease or injury.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, a ‘professional’ team with ‘strong cross-functional knowledge’, fields a large team of experts in the licensing and transactional field with frequent involvement acting in high stake transactions on behalf of global clients. The team works across several industries from nanotech and personalized medicine to sports, fashion, and media, with the negotiation of patent licenses, patent assignments, and material transfer agreements all part of the firm’s regular work. Salima Merani
is vastly experienced in conducting patent due diligence for investors, while Sabing Lee bolsters the team with her expertise in a wide range of technologies, with particular emphasis on medical devices and procedures and materials science. Jason Gersting concentrates on the biotech and life science industries. The three practice heads are based in the firm’s Irvine office.