Ann Slade

Patent Agent

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Ann has extensive research experience in molecular and cellular biology with a focus on plant biotechnology.

Before joining the firm, Ann served as a senior scientist at a number of agricultural biotechnology companies developing diverse crops with novel traits. She has publications in Nature Biotechnology, BMC Plant Biology, and Plant Physiology among others. She is also an inventor on multiple patents and received her Ph.D. in molecular biology.

Overview

Ann has extensive research experience in molecular and cellular biology with a focus on plant biotechnology.

Before joining the firm, Ann served as a senior scientist at a number of agricultural biotechnology companies developing diverse crops with novel traits. She has publications in Nature Biotechnology, BMC Plant Biology, and Plant Physiology among others. She is also an inventor on multiple patents and received her Ph.D. in molecular biology.

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Troutman Pepper Helps GreenVenus, LLC Secure Certificate Protection for a Gene-Edited Lettuce Variety Under Plant Variety Protection Act

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The USPTO May Be Miscalculating Patent Term Adjustments

Articles + Publications

Patent Term Adjustment PTO Calculation Does Not Fully Reflect 2020 Rule Change

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Troutman Pepper Helps Arcadia Biosciences Secure Certificate Protection Under Plant Variety Protection Act

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  • 2019-20 Research Fellow (Consultant): Arcadia Biosciences, Inc.; (Senior Scientist IV, 2013-19; Interim Director of R&D, 2018-19; Principal Scientist III, Manager of TILLING Operations, 2005-13)
  • 2002-05 Director of TILLING Operations: Anawah, Inc.
  • 1999-2001 Consulting Principal Scientist: Targeted Growth, Inc.

Education

  • University of Washington, Ph.D., 1996
  • University of California, Davis, B.S., high honors, 1986, genetics 

Bar Admissions

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office