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Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 2009
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics, 2004
Northwestern University, B.A. in Biological Sciences, cum laude, 1999
Jonathan M. Spenner
Associate
Dr. Spenner is involved in the practice of intellectual property law with particular emphasis in the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and chemistry.
Prior to joining Leydig, Dr. Spenner worked at prominent law firms in New York City. He has experience in managing international patent portfolios for both large pharmaceutical companies and small biotechnology companies. Dr. Spenner has experience in the drafting and prosecution of U.S. and international patent applications and has performed freedom-to-operate, patentability, validity, and transactional due diligence analyses. His scientific background is multidisciplinary, exemplified by his doctoral dissertation research in biomacromolecular thermodynamics and structure.
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
Articles and Publications
- Jonathan M. Spenner, Obvious-to-Try Obviousness of Chemical Enantiomers in View of Pre- and Post-KSR Analysis, 90 J. Pat. & Trademark Off. Soc’y 475 (2008)
- Ph.D. Dissertation: Thermodynamic and Structural Analysis of a Valine-Valine Hydrophobic Interaction across a Protein b-Sheet
- Huang, S., Ratliff, K., Schwartz, M., Spenner, J., Matouschek, A. Mitochondria Unfold Precursor Proteins by Unraveling Them from Their N-termini. Nat. Struct. Biol. (1999) 6:1132 – 1138
Speaking Engagements and Presentations
- Amann, B.T., Spenner, J.M., and Berg, J.M. NMR Determined Structure of a Cobalt-Substituted Zinc Finger Peptide: Incorporation of Dipolar Chemical Shifts and Residual Dipolar Coupling. Poster presented at the Computational Aspects - Biomolecular NMR Gordon Research Conference, January 18-23, 2004.
- Spenner, J.M., Amann, B.A., and Berg, J.M. Thermodynamics of a Hydrophobic Interaction across a Protein b-sheet. Invited speaker presentation at The Twelfth Annual Johns Hopkins University Institute for Biophysical Research Retreat, Baltimore, Maryland, October 18, 2003.
- Spenner, J., Amann, B., and Berg, J. Thermodynamics of Hydrophobic Interactions across a Protein b-sheet. Poster presented at The Seventeenth Protein Society Symposium, Boston, Massachusetts, July 26-30, 2003.
- Spenner, J.M., Amann, B.A., and Berg, J.M. Thermodynamics of Hydrophobic Interactions across a Protein b-sheet. Invited speaker presentation at The Fifth Annual Beckman Scholars Symposium, Irvine, California, July 24-26, 2003.
- Spenner, J.M., Amann, B.A., and Berg, J.M. Thermodynamics of Hydrophobic Interactions across a Protein b-sheet. Poster presented at The Seventh Johns Hopkins Folding Meeting, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, March 22-25, 2003.
- Spenner, J., Matouschek, A. The effect of mitochondrial targeting sequences on the stability and folding kinetics of a precursor protein. Poster presented at the First Annual Beckman Scholars Symposium, Irvine, California, July 1999.
Bar Admissions and Registrations
- Illinois, 2009
- Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Courts
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
