Nanotechnology INDUSTRIES

Having served technology companies for more than four decades, the lawyers at WilmerHale know what it takes to bring new technologies to market. As nanotechnology begins to make an impact on manufacturing processes and products in industries ranging from medicine to food to electronics, innovators seeking to harness and capitalize on what this new technology has to offer are presented with many challenges.

Drawing on lawyers from our intellectual property, licensing, environmental, corporate and government relations practices, our Nanotechnology Practice Group is able to help clients navigate emerging regulatory frameworks in the US and abroad, leverage business development opportunities, and secure core intellectual property. We know how to translate information into business advantage for your company.

Dichiara, Peter M.

Peter M. Dichiara

Chair, Nanotechnology Group

+1 617 526 6466 (t)

peter.dichiara@wilmerhale.com

Publications & News

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April 5, 2013

Technical and Scientific Experience

Our ability to provide superior legal representation to technology companies is greatly enhanced by the academic and industry experience of our lawyers in a wide variety of technical and scientific fields.    

May 31, 2012

The WilmerHale Obviousness Report: One-Hundred Decisions of the Federal Circuit Post-KSR

March 22, 2012

Supreme Court Holds Prometheus Patent Claims Invalid

September 19, 2011

Patent Reform: The America Invents Act

April 25, 2011

Patent Contempt - A Changed Standard

April 11, 2011

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Issues Final Rule to Implement Prioritized Examination "Track 1"

October 18, 2010

The WilmerHale Obviousness Report – A Client Alert Special Edition

January 1, 2010

U.S. Export Controls: Implications for Developing Nanotechnology Business in China

An article by Ronald Meltzer, published in Nanotechnology Law & Business.

May 1, 2009

Selected 2008 Technology Transactions

For over four decades, we have represented our clients in licensing, outsourcing, services, joint venture, development and distribution transactions throughout the world; patent prosecution and portfolio development; and corporate finance and liquidity transactions.

November 6, 2008

US EPA Announces March 2009 TSCA Enforcement Campaign Against Certain Carbon Nanotube Manufacturers and Importers