Beverly is a registered patent attorney and a partner in the firm's Intellectual Property and Life Sciences practice groups. A former faculty member at the medical campus of the University of Tennessee, she focuses her practice on chemical, medical, and life sciences patent evaluation, enforcement, transactions, and prosecution, as well as handling trademark, trade secret, and copyright matters. She is active in Thompson Hine's Private Equity/Venture Capital Services team, focusing on intellectual property uses in business.

Prior to joining Thompson Hine, Beverly was a partner at an Intellectual Property boutique. She holds an appointment as Adjunct Professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where she has developed and teaches Licensing Intellectual Property. She also lectures on biotechnology patent prosecution for the Patent Resources Group (PRG). As an academic, she has authored numerous scientific publications, including chapters in clinical texts and a biochemistry study guide. As a registered clinical laboratory scientist, she has worked in hematology, microbiology, and clinical chemistry laboratories.

Beverly is admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark office and in the States of Ohio and Georgia.

Technical Experience
Biotechnology, chemical, medical diagnostics and therapeutics including regulatory issues and business methods, nanotechnology, pharmaceuticals including actives and formulations, organ-specific applications including ocular, skin, and pulmonary, and orthopedic and dental compositions.

Beverly also practices in the Atlanta office:

One Atlantic Center
1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2200
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3449
404.541.2956

Education

  • The University of Memphis, J.D., 1996, with honors
  • Hahnemann Medical College, Ph.D., 1986
  • Hahnemann Medical College, M.S., 1984
  • University of Pennsylvania, M.S., 1982
  • Thomas Jefferson University, B.S., 1978

Representative Matters

  • Development of global protection strategies for intellectual property assets and portfolios.
  • Representation of corporations, entrepreneurs, and university technology transfer offices.
  • Due diligence and IP audits in acquisitions and licensing ventures.
  • U.S. prosecution for corporations, universities, research centers, entrepreneurs, startups, and individuals before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Patent monetization and valuation.
  • Global patent prosecution, challenge, and enforcement.

Professional & Civic Involvement

Professional Associations

American Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Association of University Technology Managers
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Georgia Bio

Community Activities

Board of Directors, Northern Kentucky University Research Foundation 2006-present
Judicial Evaluation Committee, Cincinnati Bar Association 2006
Summer Work Experience in Law (SWEL) mentor, Cincinnati Bar Association 2006
Foreign Policy Leadership Council, Cincinnati Chapter 2005-present
Society of Toxicology, Counselor of South Central Chapter 1994-1995
Sigma-Xi, The Scientific Research Society, Executive Committee 1990-1993

Publications

  • "Who Leads in Technology Transfer? Establishing Productive Interactions Between Researchers and Technology Transfer Professionals. Tomorrow's Technology Transfer" · The Journal of Association of University Technology Managers, 1 (2009) 3
  • "Patents Can Be 'Taken' But It's Unlikely" · Cincinnati Business Courier, December 5, 2001
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Presentations

  • "Public Patents Versus Private Trade Secrets", Ohio State Bar Association Annual Convention, Intellectual Property Section, 2007
  • "Global IP For Success in the Global Marketplace", Williams College of Business, Xavier University, 2006, 2007
  • "Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property", Cincinnati Creates Companies, University of Cincinnati, 2004-2007
  • Expert U.S. Patent and Trademark Panel Member InventorFest, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County and Wright State University, 2006
  • "Capitalizing on Discovery: The Business and Policy of Academic Medicine", University of Cincinnati, 2005
  • "Protecting Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Through Patents and Copyrights", The Women’s Circuit, Cincinnati, OH, 2005

Awards & Honors

  • Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers by Ohio Super Lawyer magazine (2006-2010)
  • Listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2005-2009)
  • Selected as one of the "Top 10 Women Attorneys" by Women’s Business Cincinnati (2005)
  • Inducted into the Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers, Cincinnati Bar Association (2004)
  • Listed in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities (1996)
  • Listed in Who's Who in Science and Engineering (1994)
  • Received Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Tennessee, Memphis (1992, 1993)
  • Listed in American Men and Women of Science (1992)
  • Listed in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities (1985, 1986)