Y. Elaine Chang, Ph.D.
Y. Elaine Chang, Ph.D. concentrates in patent law. Her practice comprises patent prosecution with an emphasis on biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and biochemical art, and patent litigation. Dr. Chang has experience in client counseling in the areas of patentability and freedom-to-operate analyses and rendering opinions concerning patent validity. She represents companies, both large and small, as well as university clients.
Dr. Chang's scientific research and publications were in the field of molecular virology. She generated mutant viruses and utilized microarrays to study viral gene functions and pathogenesis.
Dr. Chang joined MBHB in 2002 as a technical advisor and became a patent agent in July 2003. She entered law school in the fall of 2003, and worked as a part time law clerk at the firm until her graduation in 2006.
education
J.D., DePaul University College of Law
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Research: Pathogenesis of human papillomavirus (HPV)
- National Institute of Health
- Illinois Department of Public Health
Ph.D., University of Chicago, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Doctoral Research: Identification and characterization of three Herpes Simplex virus gene products by biochemical and genetic analyses
B.S., National Taiwan University, Agricultural Chemistry
bar admissions
Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
publications
"The Primary Source for Claim Construction: Dictionary or Specification?" snippets, Vol. 3, Issue 1, March 2005.