Kellie S. Fredericks is a registered patent agent in the Chemical Practice Group at HRFM.

She represents foreign and domestic clients in patent matters, including patent preparation, prosecution and re-examination. She also advises clients on global portfolio management, providing patentability assessments and working with foreign patent counsel to maximize international patent protection.

Kellie's practice focuses on pharmaceutical chemistry, including the following areas:

• Small molecule therapeutics, pharmaceutical formulations and pharmaceutical delivery systems
• Polymer chemistry
• Materials science
• Photoresists
• Nanotechnology

Before joining HRFM, Kellie was a licensing associate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Office of Technology Commercialization. She also has more than 12 years of experience in start-up pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, with skills ranging from conducting bench science to directing FDA and USDA clinical trials.

Kellie was an adjunct professor at the State University of New York at Cobleskill.

She holds a black belt in tae kwon do and enjoys hiking and cross-country skiing. She lives in Duanesburg with her husband and two children.