Press Release
New York, NY - (January 3, 2012) Kenyon & Kenyon LLP, a leading intellectual property law firm, has announced the election of three new partners: Patrice P. Jean, Ph.D. and Georg C. Reitboeck of the New York office, and Whitney Remily of the Washington, DC office.
“The firm’s decision to advance these attorneys to partnership is a direct result of the significant contributions they have each made to Kenyon’s noted patent practice” said Managing Partner Michael D. Loughnane. “Representing key players in the life sciences and automotive industries, they exemplify the firm’s commitment to helping our clients succeed by bringing unique and diverse perspectives to complex legal matters. They are a welcome addition to the partnership.”
New Partners
Patrice P. Jean, Ph.D., based in the firm’s New York office, focuses primarily on patent litigation involving pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnological inventions. She has been practicing intellectual property law at Kenyon for nearly a decade. Prior to entering the field of intellectual property law, Dr. Jean conducted research in various areas of biology and biochemistry including virology, oncology, kidney disease, cell division, X-ray crystallography and narcotics addiction. She earned a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology under Dr. Arnold J. Levine at Princeton University. Her doctoral thesis is entitled “Tissue, Strain, Gender and Age Variation in the Induction of p53 Activated Transcripts in Response to Cellular Stress.” Dr. Jean earned a J.D. from Columbia University, a Ph.D. and M.A. in Molecular Biology from Princeton University, and a B.S. in Biochemistry from Xavier University.
Georg C. Reitboeck, based in the firm’s New York office, focuses on patent litigation. He joined Kenyon in 2003 and has experience in all phases and aspects of patent infringement cases in US courts. Having studied and practiced intellectual property law in both the United States and Austria, he is familiar with the legal systems and cultures of the United States and Europe. He has represented a number of German companies in US patent cases, and has counseled US clients in German patent infringement proceedings. Dr. Reitboeck has been involved in numerous patent cases in the automotive industry. He also has experience in the fields of printing presses, medical devices, and toys. He earned a Ph.D. and masters degree in law from Vienna University and an LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Antitrust Law from New York University. His doctoral thesis on the issue of employee inventions was published in 2003 and has been cited repeatedly by the Austrian Supreme Court.
Whitney Remily, based in the firm’s Washington, DC office, counsels chemical and pharmaceutical companies in all areas of patent law. With over a decade of experience in intellectual property law, and a former research chemist for Merck & Co., Ms. Remily leverages her background in chemistry and the pharmaceutical arts to strengthen the patent positions of her clients. She has significant experience with various aspects of the Hatch-Waxman Act, having handled patent matters relating to filings of Abbreviated New Drug Applications by generic drug manufacturers. During her graduate studies in organic chemistry at the Johns Hopkins University, her research related to the synthesis of novel trioxane and artmisinin analogs as anti-malarial or chemotherapeutic agents. Ms. Remily earned a J.D. from Georgetown University, an M.A. in Organic Chemistry from Johns Hopkins University, and a B.A. with a double-major in Chemistry and Biology from Cornell University.
About Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
Kenyon & Kenyon is consistently ranked by peers and in-house counsel as one of the top firms for intellectual property law. Since its founding in 1879, the firm has provided its worldwide clientele with litigation, prosecution, licensing and counseling services. Large and small enterprises and individuals choose Kenyon to design and implement intellectual property strategies when it matters most. The firm has offices in New York, Washington, DC, and Silicon Valley.