Life Sciences

When technology companies seek legal counsel, they turn to Perkins Coie. We represent clients across a full range of life sciences areas, including biologics, diagnostics, medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Our attorneys know the industry as well as they know the laws and regulations that apply to it. Many of our patent attorneys and patent agents have advanced degrees in molecular biology, chemistry or biophysics. We help life sciences companies, both public and private, solve legal problems at every stage of growth.

We have extensive experience working with life sciences companies to raise capital from venture capital firms and other private sources, as well as from initial public offerings, follow-on offerings and strategic alliances. We have provided strategic legal advice on mergers, acquisitions and spin-outs of life sciences companies. We have also negotiated collaborations, joint ventures and licensing arrangements between life sciences companies and major research institutions throughout the world.

Our attorneys provide a full range of IP services to life sciences companies, including the enforcement and procurement of patent rights. We are also experienced in preparing patent opinion letters on such critical issues as patent validity, infringement, freedom to operate and design-around issues.

Perkins Coie was one of only three firms to make IP Law360’s top 10 list for being the most frequently hired law firm in all three areas – trademark, patent and copyright cases. We handle jury and bench trials to enforce patents and defend against claims of patent infringement. Additionally, we have extensive experience in handling patent interference matters involving biotechnology and medical device inventions before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.