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Philip E. Hansen, Ph.D.

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Philip E. Hansen brings 16 years of experience as a research chemist in the pharmaceutical industry and 39 years as a patent agent to the prosecution of patent applications. Now semi-retired, he has spent his entire career in the field of organic medicinal chemistry.

His undergraduate thesis at Princeton was "Synthesis of 6,7-Disubstituted Pteridines" Phil's Ph.D. thesis at Cornell was titled "The Total Synthesis of Aureomycin and Tetracycline."

For 16 years, he was a senior research chemist at Sterling Drug (since absorbed into Sanofi Aventis), where he worked on bronchodilators and antibiotics (aminoglycosides and beta lactams), finishing up in peptide analgesics and antihypertensive agents. While at Sterling, he was recruited into the patent department, where he was a patent agent.

Phil’s patent drafting, prosecution and counseling is mostly confined to small molecule therapeutics, including related processes and formulations. Phil's practice is worldwide. Representative clients include: Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals America, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, The Rockefeller University, and Stanford University.

Phil is fluent in German with a working knowledge of French.

"The Patent Pendulum Swings," The Daily Record IP Frontiers (January 15, 2019)

"Speed and the Patent Office: A Contradiction?" The Daily Record IP Frontiers (March 15, 2011)

"Inventorship: A Cautionary Tale," The Daily Record IP Frontiers (January 19, 2010)

Co-Authored: "A Day (or More) in the Life of a Patent; Term Adjustments Can Be Contentious," The Business Review New Frontiers (December 3, 2004)

"The Law Requires More Diligence with Pending Patent Application," The Business Review (December 1, 2000)

"The American Inventors Protection Act of 1999," (May 16, 2000)

  • Cornell University, Ph.D., chemistry, 1970
  • Princeton University, A.B., chemistry, 1966
  • NIH predoctoral fellow
  • Eastern New York Intellectual Property Law Association (President, 1991-93)
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
  • American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • Overview

    Philip E. Hansen brings 16 years of experience as a research chemist in the pharmaceutical industry and 39 years as a patent agent to the prosecution of patent applications. Now semi-retired, he has spent his entire career in the field of organic medicinal chemistry.

    His undergraduate thesis at Princeton was "Synthesis of 6,7-Disubstituted Pteridines" Phil's Ph.D. thesis at Cornell was titled "The Total Synthesis of Aureomycin and Tetracycline."

    For 16 years, he was a senior research chemist at Sterling Drug (since absorbed into Sanofi Aventis), where he worked on bronchodilators and antibiotics (aminoglycosides and beta lactams), finishing up in peptide analgesics and antihypertensive agents. While at Sterling, he was recruited into the patent department, where he was a patent agent.

    Phil’s patent drafting, prosecution and counseling is mostly confined to small molecule therapeutics, including related processes and formulations. Phil's practice is worldwide. Representative clients include: Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals America, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, The Rockefeller University, and Stanford University.

    Phil is fluent in German with a working knowledge of French.

  • Publications

    "The Patent Pendulum Swings," The Daily Record IP Frontiers (January 15, 2019)

    "Speed and the Patent Office: A Contradiction?" The Daily Record IP Frontiers (March 15, 2011)

    "Inventorship: A Cautionary Tale," The Daily Record IP Frontiers (January 19, 2010)

    Co-Authored: "A Day (or More) in the Life of a Patent; Term Adjustments Can Be Contentious," The Business Review New Frontiers (December 3, 2004)

    "The Law Requires More Diligence with Pending Patent Application," The Business Review (December 1, 2000)

    "The American Inventors Protection Act of 1999," (May 16, 2000)

  • Education
    • Cornell University, Ph.D., chemistry, 1970
    • Princeton University, A.B., chemistry, 1966
  • Recognitions
    • NIH predoctoral fellow
  • Memberships
    • Eastern New York Intellectual Property Law Association (President, 1991-93)
    • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
    • American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • Admissions
    • United States Patent and Trademark Office