US Patent Applications for European Practitioners

At Molecular Partners, Marcus Kretzschmar is responsible for all aspects of IP law and the company's patent and trademark portfolio. Among others, he advises on IP filing strategy, life cycle management, FTO, transactions, agreements and potential patent infringement, and prosecutes a global patent portfolio. Prior to joining Molecular Partners, Marcus spent several years as a registered U.S. patent attorney in the Washington DC office of an international IP law firm. He is admitted to the bars of California and the District of Columbia and before the USPTO. Marcus has a background in biochemistry.

Amanda provides patentability opinions, prepares new patent applications, prosecutes U.S. and foreign applications, and represents appellants before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the USPTO. She has experience in prosecuting inter partes and ex parte reexamination applications, reissue applications, and patent term extension applications for approved pharmaceuticals, including obtaining supplemental protection certificates in Europe. In addition to her patent counseling and prosecution practice, Amanda also routinely represents petitioners and patent owners in inter partes review (IPR) and post grant review (PGR) proceedings before the PTAB. As part of that practice, Amanda works with experts to develop technical and legal bases for challenging or defending issued patents, and manages the preparation of substantive written submissions. She also provides strategic advice and pre-litigation analysis and prepares FTO, enforceability, and infringement opinions.