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Jacob Wasserman, Ph.D.
Technology Specialist
Registered Patent Agent
Boston
Dr. Jacob Wasserman is a Registered Patent Agent who serves as a Technical Specialist in Foley Hoag's intellectual property practice. He prepares and prosecutes U.S. and international patent applications in areas such areas as organic chemistry (including synthetic organic chemistry), pharmaceuticals, molecular diversity, materials science, biochemistry and molecular biology.
In addition to holding a doctorate in organic chemistry, Jacob has extensive research experience in the life sciences and related chemical applications. He worked as an intern scientist Medicinal Chemistry Department of one of the world's largest pharmaceutical manufacturers, and served as a graduate researcher in organic chemistry with Professor Michael E. Jung at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research work focused on total synthesis of cytotoxic chloronated natural products, and synthesis of substrates and inhibitors for yeast methyltransferases. Jacob also held the position of staff research assistant in supermolecular chemistry, with Professor J. Fraser Stoddart at the University of California, Los Angeles. As an undergraduate, Jacob conducted research in organic chemistry and immunology/molecular biology.
Bars and Court Admissions
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (Agency)
professional / civic involvement
American Chemical Society, Member
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Member
Boston Patent Law Association (BPLA), Member
SPEECHES AND CONFERENCES
Wasserman, Jacob I. "From the bench to the bar: Opportunities at the interface of chemistry, biology and law" Abstracts of Papers, 233rd ACS National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Chicago, IL; American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., 2007; YCC-13
Wasserman, Jacob I.; Jung, Michael E. "Progress toward the total synthesis of reticulidin A and deoxyreticulidin A." Abstracts of Papers, 226th ACS National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, New York, NY; American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., 2003; ORGN-208
publications
Katz, Jonathan E.; Dumlao, Darren S.; Wasserman, Jacob I.; Lansdown, Michael G.; Jung, Michael E.; Faull, Kim F.; Clarke, Steven "Identification of 3-Isopropylmalate as a Novel Substrate for the Yeast trans-Aconitate Methyltransferase (TMT1) Gene" Product, Biochemistry 2004, 43, 5976-86
Jung, Michael E.; Wasserman, Jacob I. "Efficient Synthesis of Vinyl Chlorides and/or gem-Dichlorides from Ketones by Treatment with Tungsten Hexachloride," Tetrahedron Lett. 2003, 44, 7273-7275
Ling, Anthony; Wasserman, Jacob I. "Approaches to Glucagon Receptor Antagonists," Exp. Opin. Ther. Patents 2003, 13, 15-22.
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