This lecture presents an introduction to patenting biotechnology inventions in the academic setting and a primer on what you should know to protect your inventions.

About the speaker: Gonzalo Merino is a member of the Patent and Licensing Group at Columbia University's Office of the General Counsel where he manages patent prosecution in the life sciences. He came to Columbia in 2005 with specialized experience in patent law, previously working as a Patent Associate at the law firm Bryan Cave.Dr. Merino has earned a number of degrees in law and the life sciences, including several from Columbia. He received his B.S. in Biology from Carnegie Mellon in 1990. He went on to do graduate work in the Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular and Biophysical Studies at Columbia, where he received an M.A., M.Ph. and a Ph.D. (GSAS '97). Following his Ph.D., he attended law school at Columbia, where he received his J.D. (Law '00). Dr. Merino is admitted to practice law in New York State and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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