Cathy A. Kodroff became a member of Howson and Howson in 1996, having been begun her tenure with the firm in 1990. Since her entry into intellectual property practice, Ms. Kodroff has compiled extensive experience in domestic and foreign patent prosecution, focusing her patent practice in the fields of life sciences, including pharma and biotechnology, and process chemistry. In the field of biotechnology, her experience includes viral based gene therapy delivery systems, peptide-based therapeutics and vaccine compositions, antibody-based therapeutics and vaccines, viral and non-viral delivery systems, and proteomics.

Cathy further has experience in process chemistry, peptide chemistry, medicinal chemistry, including small molecules, nanotechnology, and agricultural compositions. She has also represented corporate clients in related matters, including licensing agreements, material transfer agreements, confidentiality agreements, infringement and freedom-to-operate opinions, and state-of-the-art searches and opinions.

Ms. Kodroff also has experience in national and international trademarks, including opinions relating to freedom to use and adopt marks and trademark prosecution, copyrights, and client counseling in related matters.

Admitted

Ms. Kodroff is admitted to the Pennsylvania bar, is registered before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States.

Education and Associations

Ms. Kodroff earned her B.S. from The Pennsylvania State University in 1986 and received her Juris Doctor from Temple University School of Law in 1989.  She is a member of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association and Philadelphia Intellectual Property Association.

Practice/Focus Areas

Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Intellectual Property Law.

Publications

Ms. Kodroff has been a panel member at a collaborative seminar series on IP by the Commercialization Acceleration Program and the Vagelos Scholars Program at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School.