Barbara S. Kitchell, PH.D
Of Counsel
Phone: 352-375-8100Email: BSK@slepatents.com Email Me
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Education
- A.B. Chemistry
Goucher College - M.S. Organic Chemistry
Indiana University - Ph.D. Biophysical Chemistry
Duke University - J.D. magna cum laude
North Carolina Central University
North Carolina Central University Law Review
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- U.S. and International Patent Prosecution
- Patentability Opinions
- Freedom-to-Operate Opinions
- Trademarks
- Utility, Design and Plant Patents
TECHNOLOGY AREAS
- Medicinal and Molecular Chemistry
- Cancer Drugs and Vaccines
- Pharmaceuticals
- Genetics
- Therapeutics
- Biotechnology
- Bioassays and Biosensors
PRIOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Partner; Arnold, White & Durkee
- Partner; William, Morgan & Amerson
- Counsel; Akerman Senterfitt
- Counsel; Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge
- President; Enzyme Technology Research Group, Inc.
- Assistant Senior Organic Chemist; Eli Lilly and Company
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
- Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law by The Florida Bar
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Arbitrator of the Year, Better Business Bureau, Central Region of North Carolina
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & ACTIVITIES
- Registered to Practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- The Florida Bar
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Connecticut Bar Association
- Texas Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- “The effect of temperature on mixed function amine oxidase intrinsic fluorescence and oxidative activity” (1979) Mol Pharmacol 15, 131-137.
- “Optical and hydrodynamic studies of the structure of bacteriophage f2. II. Fluorescence of capsid” (1977) Biochim Biophys Acta 475,536.
- “The artifactual nature of heparin-induced drug protein binding alterations” Clin Pharm Ther 30, 636-643.
- “Heart and iver lipid fatty acid and behavior changes in mice after a diet change” (1984) Life Sciences 34,1620-1630.
- “Bioactive electrodes using metallo proteins attached to colloidal gold” (1987) Neth. Chem Soc RECUEIL/ICBIC 06,298.
SELECTED PATENTS
- 10,772,344: Therapeutic and Nutritional Compositions
- 8,623,446: Ultraviolet Activated Antimicrobial Surfaces
- 8,617,888: Bacterial Type III Secretion System Mediated Delivery of Reprogramming Factors
- 8,552,135: Substituted Polyalkoxysiloxane Compositions and Methods of Use
- 8,158,216: Spinulose Titanium Nanoparticulate Surfaces
- 8,114,657: Antimicrobial Protein Compositions and Production Thereof from Marine Bacteria
- 8,066,854: Antimicrobial Coating Methods
- 7,795,020: Tumor Cell Vaccines
- 7,348,015: Antigen Modified Cancer Cell Vaccines for Cancer Therapy
- 7,288,263: Compositions and Methods for Treatment of Skin Discoloration
- 5,262,313: “Carrageenan-immobilized esterase” (Kitchell, et al.) 1993
- 3,681,322: “Adducts of aliphatic and araliphatic aldehydes and erythromycylamine or erythromycylamine B” (Kitchell and Gerzon), 1970
- 3,652,537: “Epierythromycylamine B” (Massey and Kitchell)