Michael S. Greenfield, Ph.D.
Michael S. Greenfield's practice primarily comprises patent procurement, client counseling (rendering patent validity, infringement, and clearance opinions), and due diligence, all with special emphasis in the chemical and biotechnology arts. Dr. Greenfield's work has appeared in several articles in leading scientific journals.
education
J.D., Stanford Law School
Post Doctoral Associate, University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, Chemistry
M.S., University of California, San Diego, Chemistry
B.S., University of Illinois at Chicago, Chemistry, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi
bar admissions
Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
professional leadership
American Chemical Society
American Association for the Advancement of Science
publications
legal publications
"The Doctrine of Equivalents: What's Left After Festo, Johnston & Johnson, and Sage Products?" 15 Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal 5, October 2003
"Paradise Lost: The Uncertain Future of Research Tool Patents," 15 Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal 1, March 2003
"Recombinant DNA Technology: A Science Struggling with the Patent Law", 44 Stanford Law Review 1051 (1992) (named one of the best intellectual property papers of the year, Intellectual Property Law Review, 1993)