Quarles & Brady Adds Four New IP Attorneys
Quarles & Brady LLP announced the expansion of its Intellectual Property Group with the addition of four patent attorneys.
Kris Fredrick, previously the general counsel and IP counsel for Honeywell International Inc.’s Laboratories, joins the firm’s Minneapolis office. Tolga Gulmen, Ph.D and Tambryn VanHeyningen, Ph.D join the firm’s Madison office and M. Scott McBride, Ph.D joins the Milwaukee office.
In a release, the firm said it has now added two dozen IP attorneys and professionals across the country since the beginning of 2018.
Kris Fredrick, partner, helped develop and manage the expansive international IP portfolio of Honeywell, a global leader in technology, software, and manufacturing. Over his 20-year career, Fredrick has developed experience in the implementation of portfolio development, growth, licensing and expansion opportunities. He has attained a global perspective regarding patent prosecution, IP enforcement, M&A IP due diligence, and the assessment of strategic partnerships and alliances. His industry sector knowledge spans space, aviation, commercial and residential buildings, industrial automation and control, sensors, cybersecurity, and process control technologies. Fredrick received his B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College and his J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law.
Tolga Gulmen, Ph.D, of counsel, is experienced in drafting, prosecuting, managing and licensing patent portfolios. He works with a wide range of sophisticated technologies in the areas of chemical sciences, nanotechnology, life sciences and biotechnology, engineering, and software. Earlier in his career, Gulmen founded a law firm focused on university technology transfer offices and startups and served as a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin School of Law, supervising students providing intellectual property and business legal services to entrepreneurs. He received his B.S. from the College of William & Mary, his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkley, School of Law.
M. Scott McBride, Ph.D, partner, focuses on domestic and international patent prosecution and enforcement. He provides counseling and opinion work related to freedom-to-operate, non-infringement and patent invalidity. McBride leverages his experience as a research scientist and has worked for university technology transfer offices, small startups and large research companies. He received his B.S. from Colorado State University, his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and his J.D. from Marquette University Law School.
Tambryn VanHeyningen, Ph.D, partner, focuses on domestic and international patent prosecution, licensing, and portfolio development and management. She also provides strategic counseling regarding patentability, freedom-to-operate, non-infringement and invalidity opinions. VanHeyningen’s practice has a particular emphasis on life sciences, chemistry and biotechnology, where she can leverage her experience as a research scientist working in the fields of microbiology, immunology, and mechanisms of disease. She received her B.A. from Kalamazoo College, her Ph.D. from Washington University School of Medicine, and her J.D. from Washington University School of Law.
