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Isabelle M. Clauss, Ph.D. Counsel Boston 617 832 1177 direct 617 832 7000 fax Email Dr. Isabelle Clauss primarily focuses her intellectual property practice on issues in the field of biotechnology. She is knowledgeable about such diverse technologies as molecular biology, immunology, biochemistry, gene therapy, genomics, diagnostic assays and bioinformatics, and has provided counseling on bioprospecting matters. For clients such as universities, research institutes, and both large and small biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, Isabelle files and prosecutes patent applications, manages patent portfolios, prepares patentability, patent invalidity and non-infringement opinions, and provides freedom to operate opinions. She also undertakes transactional due diligence of patent portfolios, and offers litigation support. As a native speaker of the French language, she counsels in matters where a strong knowledge of the French language is necessary. Isabelle’s extensive technical background in the life sciences includes graduate studies of the mechanism by which interferons (natural proteins secreted by mammalian cells) induce the expression of various genes involved in the establishment of an antiviral state in mammalian cells. Before entering law school she conducted postdoctoral research in the field of immunology, with Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher at Harvard School of Public Health (1990 to 1994), Her work involved characterizing the role of transcription factors in the regulation of genes involved in immune reactions and bone development. Bars and Court Admissions Massachusetts U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (Agency) | 