Beverly is a 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 on intellectual property transactions, evaluation, enforcement, and prosecution in chemical, medical, and life science areas. She is active in Thompson Hine's Private Equity/Venture Capital Services team, focusing on intellectual property uses in business.She also handles general patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright matters.

Beverly teaches Intellectual Property Licensing at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. She also lectures on both biotechnology and chemical patent strategy 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.

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, laboratory reagents and devices, pharmaceuticals including actives and formulations, organ-specific applications including ocular, skin, and pulmonary, and orthopedic and dental compositions.

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.
  • 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
Volunteer Hands-On Atlanta

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
  • "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
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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, Intellectual Property, Ohio, 2005-2010