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VINCENT K. SHIER is a partner in the firm's Chemical & Biotechnology Practice Group. Dr. Shier is also a team leader of the Reissue and Reexamination Practice Group. His areas of technical expertise and practice include: biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and pharmaceuticals. A significant portion of Dr. Shier’s work involves post grant proceedings, including Reissue practice, and Ex Parte reexamination. Dr. Shier has worked extensively in the reexamination area on behalf of Patent Holders and Third Party Challengers as the USPTO's Central Reexamination Unit has become a viable alternative to traditional litigation based validity challenges. Additionally, he has worked and counseled Patent Holder's on the strategic benefits of self-initiated reexamination and third-party requests. As a prosecuting attorney, Dr. Shier’s work involves preparing and prosecuting patent applications in diversified technologies within the chemical and biotechnology disciplines. He has also worked extensively in the patent prosecution highway and accelerated examination programs before the USPTO. Another aspect of Dr. Shier’s practice entails client counseling and the development of patent portfolio management strategies. Dr. Shier received his J.D. from the George Washington University Law School. He received his Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from the Pennsylvania State University. His thesis research, under the direction of Professor Stephen J. Benkovic (member of the National Academy of Sciences), focused on the characterization and inhibition of an essential, non-restriction/modification adenine DNA methyltransferase from Caulobacter crescentus. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Rochester, with a double major in biology and chemistry. Dr. Shier is actively involved with the American Bar Association's Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA IPL), where he is currently serving on Patent Inter Partes Proceedings Committee (Committee 104). He is also actively involved with the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), where he is currently serving on the Patent Office Practice (U.S.) Committee. Dr. Shier is also a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). Dr. Shier is admitted to the Virginia State Bar and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Related News, Articles & Presentations
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