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Mark Gatschet concentrates his intellectual property practice on biotechnology and financial services sectors. Dr. Gatschet's emphases include patent clearance and validity analyses for major pharmaceutical companies, as well as intellectual property due diligence assessments in the context of mergers and acquisitions or major investments. Education J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, 1998 Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 1993 M.S., Genetics, Kansas State University, 1986 B.A., Mathematics, summa cum laude, Saint Louis University, 1981 Bar Admissions Texas Admitted To Practice U.S. Patent and Trademark Office U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Publications & Presentations Speaker, "Patent Law and Pharmaceuticals: An Overview," FDA Law Course, University of Houston Law Center (Houston, Texas; April, 2003 and 2004). Judge, Rice University Business Plan Competition (one of the largest intercollegiate business plan competitions in the United States; Houston, Texas; March 2004, April 2005 and April 2006). Co-Author with Sharon A. Israel, "Post-Grant Patent Prosecution Considerations," Eighteenth Annual Institute on Intellectual Property Law (Galveston, Texas; September 2002). A Look at Genetic Privacy in Texas, Texas Lawyer, July 1, 2002 (Volume 18, Number 17, page 30). Press Release Locke Liddell & Sapp Expands Intellectual Property Practice With Hiring of Two Lateral Attorneys in Houston 5/1/2007 Professional History Counsel in the law firm of Locke Liddell & Sapp Senior Associate in the law firm of Jenkens & Gilchrist PC (2000-2007) Associate in the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (1998-2000) Genetics Instructor and Postdoctoral Research Associate at Oklahoma State University (1993-1995) Professional Affiliations Member, American Bar Association Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association Member, Houston Bar Association Member, Houston Intellectual Property Law Association Bob Gibbins Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Law, University of Texas Distinguished Graduate Fellowship and Warth Graduate Scholarship, Oklahoma State University Member, Phi Kappa Phi. | 