About Laurence
Laurence J. Hyman is a patent attorney based in San Francisco, California, specializing in biotechnology and intellectual property law. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1998. He is also a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Hyman earned his Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law in 1976. He holds a Master of Science in Biology from Georgetown University, completed in 1994, and a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences from the University of Chicago, obtained in 1973. He is a member of the Association of University Technology Managers and the California Lawyers Association, IP Section. Mr. Hyman's practice focuses on biotechnology patenting, strategic planning, technology licensing, intellectual property due diligence, patent portfolio evaluations. Management. He has represented clients, including the U.S. Government, universities, research institutes, biotechnology companies, venture capital groups, and pharmaceutical companies. Before founding Hyman IP Law, he was a partner at Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, a national IP-focused firm now part of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP. Prior to entering private practice, he served in the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Technology Transfer, where he was the lead patent advisor for the General Medicine Workgroup. He has been recognized as a "Top Patent Prosecutor for Pharmaceuticals-Biotechnology" by PatentBuddy.com in 2011. Mr. Hyman's office is located at 1070 Green St, Apt 401, San Francisco, CA 94133-3678. He can be reached by phone at 415-440-3100.
He is admitted to practice in California, New York, and Massachusetts (voluntarily on inactive status). He is also admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Hyman has served as a reviewer of grant applications on therapeutics, diagnostics. Medical devices for the University of California, San Francisco, Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) since 2011 and was recognized in 2015 as an "Outstanding Advisor" for his contributions to CTSI’s Catalyst Awards Program. He has also served as a reviewer of applicants to the California Life Sciences Association’s "FAST" Advisory Program for start-ups. Mr. Hyman has been recognized as a "Top Patent Prosecutor for Pharmaceuticals-Biotechnology" by PatentBuddy.com in 2011. He has been recognized as a "Top Patent Prosecutor for Pharmaceuticals-Biotechnology" by PatentBuddy.com in 2011. He has been recognized as a "Top Patent Prosecutor for Pharmaceuticals-Biotechnology" by PatentBuddy.com in 2011. He has been recognized as a "Top Patent Prosecutor for Pharmaceuticals-Biotechnology" by PatentBuddy.com in 2011. He has been recognized as a "Top Patent Prosecutor for Pharmaceuticals-Biotechnology" by PatentBuddy.com in 2011. He has been recognized as a "Top Patent Prosecutor for Pharmaceuticals-Biotechnology" by PatentBuddy.com in 2011. He has been recognized as a "Top Patent Prosecutor for Pharmaceuticals-Biotechnology" by PatentBuddy.com in 2011. He has been recognized as a "Top Patent Prosecutor for Pharmaceuticals-Biotechnology" by PatentBuddy.com in 2011.
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