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Education
Brandeis University (B.A. Biochemistry, cum laude, 1982)
Pace University (J.D., 1987)
Bar Admissions
New York, Connecticut
U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
USPTO -Registered Patent Attorney
Professional Affiliations
American Intellectual Property Law Association
American Bar Association
Intellectual Property Owners Association
New York Intellectual Property Law Association
Professional Profile
Janet Cord is a Partner of Ladas & Parry LLP. Mrs. Cord has wide-ranging experience in the preparation and prosecution of U.S. and non-US patent applications in the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, biochemistry, chemistry and medical devices. She has drafted and negotiated global license agreements and material transfer agreements with a focus on health care. Mrs. Cord carries out due diligence and review of documents including prospectuses for the raising of capital.
Mrs. Cord also advises clients on issues relating to marketing of products including clinical testing and marketing of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology products, medical devices and medical test kits in the U.S. and abroad.
Mrs. Cord has prepared numerous patent validity, infringement and freedom-to-use opinions with a particular emphasis in the pharmaceutical field. She has litigated patent infringement and trade secret cases and has been the lead attorney in a number of patent interferences. She has argued appeals before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.
In addition, Mrs. Cord has published papers in journals such as Patent World and CIPA and has presented papers at a number of conferences including the annual meeting of the American Bar Association. Mrs. Cord is a former vice-chair of the Harmonization Committee of the Intellectual Property Owners Association and Treasurer of the New York Women’s Bar Association. She is chair of the Finance Committee of the Woman's Bar Association of the State of New York. | 