Brian D. Gildea, P.C. is a Boston area intellectual property law firm located in Bedford, Massachusetts. We offer legal services in the areas of patent, trademark and trade secret law with a focus on chemistry, biotechnology, life science, pharmaceutical and diagnostic products. This is a small practice that takes great pride in providing personalized, high quality service to our clients.
The law practice is managed by Brian D. Gildea, J.D., M.Sc. Mr. Gildea has more than thirteen years of experience, including drafting, filing and prosecuting United States (US) and Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) patent applications, filing and prosecuting US and Madrid Protocol (international) trademark applications, intellectual property licensing, freedom to operate analysis, portfolio analysis and performing due diligence for strategic acquisitions. To review a partial list of patents and patent applications drafted by Mr. Gildea, please see the patents tab.
As a co-founder of a start-up (1996) biotechnology company that was acquired by a large multinational corporation in 2001, Mr. Gildea understands the issues facing the small technology company seeking to compete in the worldwide marketplace and the strategies that can lead such companies to success. With almost six years of experience in the legal department of a large multinational biotechnology company, Mr. Gildea also understands the strategies that can be employed by a more established company to successfully leverage a large intellectual property portfolio to create revenue as well as to establish and maintain market leadership of products and services.
Mr. Gildea is also an accomplished scientist and inventor, with many years of experience as a chemist in various biotechnology companies. To view the titles of articles/posters co-authored by Mr. Gildea, please review the publications tab. To view the titles of patents and patent applications listing Mr. Gildea as an inventor, please see the inventions tab.
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