Areas of Focus

Chemical, Life Sciences and Litigation

Education

Cornell College (B.A., Chemistry, 1986), cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
University of Colorado at Boulder (Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, 1990), E.L. King Fellowship for Outstanding Inorganic Chemistry Student
University of Toledo (J.D., 2002), magna cum laude, Order of the Coif

Bar Information

Missouri, Admitted 2002
United States Patent and Trademark Office, Admitted 2004

Professional Summary

Janet S. Hendrickson is a partner in the Chemical and Life Sciences group. She specializes in patent related issues, including the development, management, and enforcement of worldwide patent portfolios. She has experience in counseling pharmaceutical, chemical, and food science companies, including Fortune 500 companies as well as start-up companies and universities. She works closely with her clients to protect their commercially important products and to help them achieve their business goals while avoiding infringement of competitors' patents.

Dr. Hendrickson frequently speaks on inequitable conduct and leadership development and is actively involved in the Intellectual Property Law section of the American Bar Association where she is currently the Vice Chair of the Membership Board and is the Vice Chair of the Patent Legislation committee. Dr. Hendrickson is also an active member of the Education Committee of the Missouri Venture Forum where she helps plan and present educational events for entrepreneurs. Dr. Hendrickson was named a Rising Star in the 2009 and 2010 issues of Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, and was named by the St. Louis Small Business Monthly as one of the Top St. Louis Lawyers for Your Small Business in 2009.

Community Involvement

Dr. Hendrickson is an active Board member of the Women's Foundation of Greater St. Louis where she co-chairs the Grants and Programs committee and has responsibility for the grantmaking activities of the Foundation. The Foundation makes grants, educates donors, and collaborates with community partners to raise awareness about the issues that underserved women and girls face in the St. Louis region.

Articles and Presentations

Presenter and panel member, American Chemical Society, St. Louis Section, Chemistry Career Night, 2011 (September 15, 2011).

Course Planner and presenter, Defining and Creating Your Leadership Plan, American Bar Association 2011 Annual Meeting (August 5, 2011).

Presenter, Therasense: Reviewing the Inequitable Conduct Doctrine, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (June 29, 2011).

Course planner and moderator, Therasense v. Becton, Dickinson, Inc. - Discussion of en banc Review, ABA 26th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference, Arlington, VA (April 8, 2011).

Course planner and moderator, Obviousness Rejections at the USPTO: Prosecution Strategies, ABA 26th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference, Arlington, VA (April 6, 2011).

Presenter, Deceiving the USPTO - How Much Intent Do You Need?, Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association Annual Meeting, Des Moines, IA (October 15, 2010).

Course planner and presenter, Patent and Trademark Prosecution Ethics: Shifting Sands or New Directions?, ABA 25th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference, Arlington, VA (April 9, 2010).

Presenter and panel member, Career Panel, Expanding Your Horizons in Mathematics and Science Conference for 7th through 10th grade girls, St. Louis, Missouri (March 8, 2010).

Course planner and moderator, Outlook for Capital 2010, Missouri Venture Forum (November 19, 2009).

Presenter, Patent Primer: What a Scientist Needs to Know About Patent Law, American Chemical Society St. Louis Regional Meeting (September 24, 2009).

Presenter and panel member, Career Panel, Expanding Your Horizons in Mathematics and Science Conference for 7th through 10th grade girls, St. Louis, Missouri (March 16, 2009).

Presenter, Ethics and Candor for USPTO Practice, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (June 3, 2008).

Presenter and panel member, Career Panel, Expanding Your Horizons in Mathematics and Science Conference for 7th through 10th grade girls, St. Louis, Missouri (March 10, 2008).

Presenter and panel member, A Day in the Life of an Intellectual Property Lawyer, Washington University Intellectual Property Law Association (November 13, 2007).

Presenter, Creating Your Own Leadership Development Plan, Women of Senniger Powers Breakfast (February 27, 2007).

Presenter and panel member, A Typical Day for an Intellectual Property Lawyer, Washington University Intellectual Property Law Association (November 15, 2006).

Presenter, Patent Process Overview, University of Missouri Intellectual Property Law Society (November 20, 2003).

Author, Solomon v. Kimberly-Clark Corp.: The Federal Circuit Throws Out the §112, §2 "Regards" Clause With Inventor Testimony, 32 U. TOL. L. REV. 407 (2001).

Author, "Molecular Mechanics and NOE Investigations of the Solution Structures of Intermediates in the [Rh(chiral bisphosphine)]+-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Prochiral Enamides", Janet S. Hendrickson Giovannetti, Christine M. Kelly, and Clark R. Landis, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1993, 115, 4040.

Author, "Solution Structure Characterization of Asymmetric Hydrogenation Catalysts", Clark R. Landis and Janet S. Hendrickson Giovannetti*, 200th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington, D. C., 1990. abst. INOR 347.

Author, "DSA RuO2/TiO2 Electrode Modeled by Ion Implantation: An In Situ Characterization by Photoacoustic and Photocurrent Spectroscopy", Janet S. Hendrickson, C. E. Valet, S. E. Borns, and C. W. White, J. Electrochem. Soc., 1988, 135, 387.

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