Mirick O’Connell has assisted companies in the life sciences for the last two decades, particularly in connection with growth of the life sciences industry in Central Massachusetts. Because no other firm in Central Massachusetts provides the blend of services offered by our attorneys, the firm is uniquely positioned to serve clients in the life science sector. We work with well-established companies as well as start-up enterprises, and have earned a strong reputation for excellence among the many educational institutions we represent in the life-sciences arena.
From intellectual property to corporate counsel and venture capital, from employment to land use, Mirick O’Connell provides creative, aggressive, and cost-effective representation to dozens of life science companies and institutions. By way of example, we represent life sciences companies in a wide range of matters, including intellectual property protection, business and corporate issues, securing venture capital, real estate and land use questions, and labor and employment concerns.
Representative Matters:
- Successfully negotiated and documented a series of multi-million dollar acquisitions that expanded the scope and types of services offered by a large medical services provider
- Successfully negotiated and documented equity and debt-based capital infusions for early-stage life science organizations
- Developed and implemented licensing and product development programs for a start-up biotechnology company
- Developed and executed a complex litigation-based strategy to secure sole ownership of an IP portfolio relating to client’s core business technology
- Strategically initiated re-examination proceedings of patents asserted against a client in infringement proceedings resulting in successful resolution of the litigation
- Secured a permanent injunction and contempt of court decision, a verdict of willful patent infringement, and a multi-million dollar damage award against a client’s primary competitor
- Assisted a medical device manufacturer with in-licensing intellectual property from a university
- Provided strategic advice to a university regarding costs and advantages of foreign patent prosecution
- Built a portfolio of U.S. and foreign patents for a publicly-traded innovative drug developer that was licensed by a large pharmaceutical company
- Developed a patent portfolio with founding inventors for an orthodontic consumer baby product, and successfully out-licensed the portfolio to an international manufacturer
- Assisted a non-profit licensing office with strategic development and positioning of an international patent portfolio, based on a university small-molecule research program, for a pharmaceutical partnership
- Obtained U.S. and foreign patent protection for a university for new anti-anxiety compounds with reduced side effects
- Successfully negotiated business agreements for further development and distribution of custom medical devices, laboratory instruments and dental products
- Developed and implemented licensing and product development programs for a start-up biotechnology company
- Successfully represented a specialized research organization that offers proprietary model systems for research in diabetes, arthritis, cardiovascular disease and cancer in the private placement of Series A Preferred Stock to private foundations and individuals
- Successfully placed shares of Series D Preferred Stock to venture capital firms, private foundations and individuals for a company that develops protein sensors for diagnostics and therapeutics
