Arthur S. Morgenstern

Art Morgenstern concentrates his practice in the chemistry, biotechnology and pharmaceutical areas.

Mr. Morgenstern has more than 30 years experience in intellectual property law providing advice to small and large corporations, universities, and research institutes, as well as individual inventors. Much of that time has been spent preparing and prosecuting U.S. and foeign patent applications.  He has also conducted due diligence for the acquisition of IP; lectured to corporate, scientific and university groups on the basics of patent law; prosecuted trademark applications;  advised clients on administrative law matters affecting the drug, medical device, and chemical industries; and provided advice on terms and conditions of sale and other business matters for chemical and medical diagnostic companies.

After earning a Bachelors of Science in Chemistry, Biology and Math, cum laude, in 1966 from Union College in Schenectady, NY, Mr. Morgenstern earned a Masters of Science in Biophysical Chemistry from Yale University in 1967 and a Juris Doctor from Duquesne University School of Law in 1978.

Mr. Morgenstern has previously worked for several corporations: Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, MO; Ciba Corning (Ciba Geigy)/ Chiron/ Bayer Diagnostics, Medfield, MA; and a North Carolina pharmaceutical company. He has also practiced law at a patent law firm in Boston.

Mr. Morgenstern has experience working with inventions in organic chemistry, immunochemistry, chemiluminescence, polymer chemistry, electrochemistry, nucleic acid chemistry, medical diagnostic formulations, medical devices and equipment, gas purification, metallurgy, carbide chemistry, botanical products, food chemistry, ink chemistry, indicators, pharmaceutical chemistry and mechanical arts.

• Registered patent attorney
• Prior to his legal career, Mr. Morgenstern worked for the U.S. Public Health Service focusing on the industrial hygiene area, and he performed R&D on consumer products at Procter & Gamble and Calgon.

• A Patent Primer for Chemists: What Scientists Need to Know about Patent Prosecution
  Art Morgenstern, an attorney who practices out of Nexsen Pruet's Charleston office, details what scientists should know about patents, what records scientists should keep, and what they should bring to the patent attorney, along with economic considerations and patent strategy.
• Intellectual Property Update - June 2005