Scott E. Kamholz, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Scott Kamholz obtains patent protection for clients in all fields, with an emphasis on applications in medical devices, biotechnology, mechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering. He uses his technical training in engineering, medicine and biomedical research to help clients assess the patentability of inventions and to evaluate infringement and product clearance concerns. He represents clients in patent licensing transactions and provides patent due diligence guidance in mergers and acquisitions. In addition, he manages and coordinates foreign patent portfolios.
Scott consults in patent litigation and has extensive experience representing both patent owners and third party requesters in patent reexamination proceedings. He hosts www.toolpat.com, which provides full-text searching of U.S. patent and published application databases, full-text searching of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP), and several other tools. Scott also obtains trademark protection for clients.
As the holder of both M.D. and Ph.D. degrees, Scott’s scientific expertise encompasses developmental biology, transgenic mouse creation and analysis, hematopoietic stem cell biology, medical informatics, signal processing, and computational modeling. During graduate school and medical school he studied developmental biology, focusing on mechanisms by which hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells migrate during embryonic development. As part of his research work he created and analyzed several lines of transgenic mice to study the function of Steel Factor as a guidance signal for migrating stem cells. Scott also acquired expertise in a wide variety of biotechnology techniques, including cloning, genetic engineering, nucleic acid hybridization, immunoblotting, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, and FACS analysis.
Scott has obtained patents and filed applications for clients in the following areas:
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Multilayer PCT antennas (U.S. Patent No.
7,439,919)
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Tctex-1-related polypeptides for stimulating neurite outgrowth (U.S. Patent No.
7,439,328)
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Outboard engine mounting assembly (U.S. Patent No.
7,407,419)
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Metallurgical ovens (U.S. Patent No.
7,374,716)
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Soft tissue reconstruction (U.S. Patent No.
7,338,502)
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Flow sending systems (U.S. Patent No.
7,317,532)
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Optical arrangement for assay readers (U.S. Patent No.
7,315,378)
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Magnetic resonance angiography using contrast agents (U.S. Patent No.
7,313,428)
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Capillary fill test devices (U.S. Patent No.
7,305,896)
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Early determination of assay results (U.S. Patent No.
7,239,394)
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Protective dressing for intravenous needles (U.S. Patent App. Pub. No.
2008/0045905)
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Efficacy of calcimimetic agents (U.S. Patent App. Pub. No.
2007/0105134)
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Subdural electro-optical sensor (International Patent App. Pub No.
WO/2008/137851)
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CLN-2 treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease (International Patent App. Pub No.
WO/2008/049508)
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Vascular treatment devices (International Patent App. Pub No.
WO/2008/033983)
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Reducing cellular cholesterol and/or treating phospholipidosis (U.S. Patent App. Pub. No.
2009/0012148)
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Fluid bypass valves (International Patent App. Pub No.
WO/2007/002613)
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Noninvasive electrocardiographic imaging (U.S. Patent No.
7,016,719)
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Ophthalmologic observation systems (U.S. Patent No.
6,640,124)
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Handheld medical test device designs (U.S. Design Patent Nos.
D576,737,
D557,816,
D536,798,
D531,735,
D530,825,
D523,964 and
D509,901)
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Capacitive sensors (U.S. Patent No.
6,425,289)
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Vascular access devices (U.S. Patent No.
7,025,746)
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Clinical trial recruitment systems (U.S. Patent App. Pub. No.
2002/0099570)
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Surface geometry determination (U.S. Patent No.
6,975,900)
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Drug delivery to joints (U.S. Patent App. Pub. No.
2005/0152949)
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Coadministration of hematopoietic stem cells and fibroblastic growth factor to promote recovery from damage to the central nervous system (U.S. Patent No.
6,749,850)
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Microwave pulse generators (U.S. Patent No.
6,380,815)
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Integrated circuit parameterization (U.S. Patent No.
6,968,484)
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Macular degeneration treatment (U.S. Patent App. Pub. No.
2006/0069078)
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Loudspeakers, sound systems, and sound panels (U.S. Patent Nos.
7,236,601,
7,123,724,
7,062,064,
6,836,552,
6,748,090 and
6,622,817)
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Magnetic resonance imaging probes (U.S. Patent Nos.
6,904,307,
6,898,454,
6,714,809,
6,701,176,
6,675,033,
6,628,980,
6,606,513, and
6,549,800)
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Voltage testing systems (U.S. Patent No.
6,377,054)
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Oral transmucosal drug delivery (U.S. Patent No.
6,896,519)
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Tissue injury detection (U.S. Patent No.
6,912,416)
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Multi-mode antennas (U.S. Patent No.
6,469,676)
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Stents (U.S. Patent Nos.
7,217,250,
7,214,229,
6,929,664, and
6,709,465; U.S. Patent App. Pub. No.
2005/0228481)
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Surgical instrument tracking and lesion targeting systems (U.S. Patent No.
6,731,966)
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Bars and Court Admissions
- Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (Agency)
professional / civic involvement
- American Intellectual Property Law Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Boston Patent Law Association, Member
SPEECHES AND CONFERENCES
- Keynote Speaker, The EntreTech Forum's: Moving Technolgoy from Idea to Reality (March 2008)
- Speaker, American Conference Institute's 9th Advanced Forum on Biotech Patents: Maximizing Patent Term Extension and Adjustment (September 2007)
publications