Paul S. Tully, Ph.D.
Paul S. Tully's practice includes all aspects of patent litigation, due diligence, patent licensing and negotiations, IPO and venture capital due diligence related to intellectual property, patent preparation and prosecution, opinion preparation, preparation and evaluation of secrecy agreements, freedom-to-operate studies, and client counseling. His technology experience includes pharmaceuticals, organic/organometallic chemistry, process chemistry, medicinal chemistry, biotechnology, catalysts, polymers, emulsifiers, and surfactants. Dr. Tully has extensive litigation experience, across a wide range of technology areas, from discovery through trial/settlement.
Prior to joining MBHB, Dr. Tully was an organic research chemist, a patent agent, and corporate intellectual property counsel for a medium-sized chemical company.
education
J.D., The John Marshall Law School, Cum Laude, Order of John Marshall
The John Marshall Law Review
The American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects Scribes Award
Corpus Juris Secundum Award - Property
CALI Excellence For The Future Award - Property
Ph.D., Northwestern University, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Gamma Sigma Epsilon
Thesis: The Organic Chemistry of Novel Nickel Pi-Allyl Complexes: Applications to The Synthesis of Prostaglandins
M.S., Northwestern University, Organic Chemistry
B.S., Eastern Illinois University, Organic Chemistry
Undergraduate Research: Dyotropic Rearrangement of Cycloalkyl b-Lactones. Formation of Spiro- vs. Fused-Butyrolactones as a Function of Ring Size
bar admissions
Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
honors & awards
Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star
professional leadership
American Intellectual Property Law Association
American Bar Association
Intellectual Property Owners Association
- Vice Chair, Counterfeiting and Piracy Committee
American Chemical Society
Licensing Executives Society