Patent attorney specializing in biotech and pharmaceutical industry

Mr. Steven R. Lazar brings more than 20 years of intellectual property experience, primarily in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, with expertise in developing, implementing and executing intellectual property strategies for clients. His experience managing intellectual property portfolios includes --

• due diligence reviews
• product patentability reviews
• freedom to operate reviews
• license review and preparation
• patent preparation and prosecution
• oversight of outside counsel in interference and opposition matters

Independent consultant

Mr. Lazar is an independent consultant and has previously held senior and management positions with --

• GPC Biotech
• Genzyme Corporation,
• Genetics Institute, Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
• Ciba-Geigy Corp/Novartis

Registered patent attorney, degrees from Duke, MIT

Mr. Lazar is a registered Patent Attorney before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and holds a J.D. from Duke University School of Law and a B.S. in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mr. Lazar has lectured on intellectual property and licensing issues before such organizations as --

• American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
• Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
• American Bar Association (ABA – New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia)