Harry J. Guttman, Ph.D., J.D.

Harry.Guttman@StipkalaLaw.com
Phone: 513.457.4510
Cincinnati, OH

Dr. Harry J. Guttman assists clients with patent application preparation and prosecution, ex parte and inter partes reexaminations, reissue applications, opinions, due diligence, and client counseling.  He focuses on the chemical and biotechnology arts with representative technical areas including: pharmaceuticals, biologics, organic chemistry, biochemistry, fusion proteins, immunology, immunochemical test strips, microbes, cosmetics, polymer chemistry, films, nonwovens, dental materials, photochemistry, rubber chemistry, inorganic chemistry, optical fibers, semi-conductor chemical processing, fuel cells, and electrolysis.

Dr. Guttman has more than nine years of patent law experience.  He examined patent applications for the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry Technical Center.  He then worked as a patent agent, student associate, and associate at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., before moving to leading law firms in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Prior to entering patent law, Dr. Guttman garnered over ten years of scientific research experience that focused on using physical chemical concepts to understand molecular processes in biological cellular systems.

Dr. Guttman has lectured on several patent law issues including (1) introducing intellectual property concepts and procedures tailored to client needs, (2) optimizing interactions with the Patent Examiner during patent procecution, (3) understanding proposed patent rules, and (4) implementing recent patent cases in client intellectual property strategies. 

He is the recipient of the ABA/BNA award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property Law.

Admitted:
State of Ohio
State of Maryland
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio                                                                        United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
United States District Court for the District of Columbia                                                                               United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Education:
George Washington University Law School (J.D. with honors, Jan. 2006)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Ph.D., Biophysical Chemistry, 1994)
University of Chicago (M.S., Physical Chemistry, 1989)
S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook (B.S., Chemistry with Mathematics minor, cum laude, departmental honors, 1987)

Professional Activities and Affiliations:
Cincinnati Intellectual Property Law Association (2009-2010 Vice President; 2008-2009 Secretary and 2007-2008 CLE coordinator)
BioStart (Member of Client Success Committee; Editorial Board Member for associated publication, Dialed-In)
Cincinnati Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Association
American Bar Association
American Chemical Society (Member of Cincinnati Local Section)