Benjamin F. Strick, Ph.D.

Senior Patent Agent

Benjamin F. Strick, Ph.D.

Overview

Dr. Strick is a patent agent with an emphasis in the areas of chemistry and biochemistry. Dr. Strick has prepared U.S. and foreign patent applications for both large and small clients. He has assisted in the preparation of legal opinions for chemical and biochemical inventions, including freedom to operate, patentability, and invalidity. He also has assisted in the early stages of ANDA and BPCIA litigation research. He has experience in all areas of chemistry, particularly organic chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, and polymer chemistry. Recent technologies with which he has been involved include biologics, biosimilars, immunoconjugates, antimicrobial compounds and formulations, microbial sciences, and small molecule methodologies. He actively works with inventors, in-house counsel, foreign associates, and other IP professionals and experts to achieve a patent portfolio that is in the best interest of his collaborators.

Education

  • Northwestern University, Ph.D., 2015
  • University of Wisconsin, B.S. in Chemistry and Biotechnology, 2009

Admissions

  • Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Honors

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison Chemistry Department
    • National Starch and Chemical Foundation Scholarship, 2007
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison Chemistry Department
    • Edwin M. and Kathryn M. Larsen Scholarship, 2008
  • Northwestern University
    • Bordwell Fellowship, 2009

Articles, Publications & Lectures

  • “Apopinene as a Biorenewable Monomer for Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization”, U.S. Patent 9,850,340
  • Strick, B. F.; Mundal, D. A.; Thomson, R. J. “An Oxidative [2,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangement of Allylic Hydrazides,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 14252–14255
  • Gutierrez, O.; Strick, B. F.; Thomson, R. J.; Tantillo, D. J. “Mechanism of Triflimide-Catalyzed [3,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangements of N-Allylhydrazones––Predictions and Experimental Validation,” Chem. Sci., 2013, 4, 3997–4003.
  • Ebben, C. J.; Strick, B. F.; Upshur, M. A.; Chase, H. M.; Achtyl, J. L.; Thomson, R. J.; Geiger, F. M. “Towards the Identification of Molecular Constituents Associated with the Surfaces of Isoprene-derived Secondary Organic Aerosol (SOA) Particles,” Atmos. Chem. Phys. 2014, 14, 2303–2314.
  • Upshur, M. A.; Strick, B. F.; McNeil, V. F.; Thomson, R. J.; Geiger, F. M. “Climaterelevant Physical Properties of Molecular Constituents Relevant for Isoprene-derived Secondary Organic Aerosol Material,” Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss. 2014, 14, 17197–17223.
  • Liu, Y.; Kuwata, M.; Strick, B. F.; Geiger, F. M.; Thomson, R. J.; McKinney, K. A.; Martin, S. T. “Uptake of Epoxydiol Isomers Accounts for Half of the Particle-Phase Material Produced from Isoprene Photooxidation via the HO2 Pathway,” Environ. Sci. Technol. 2015, 49, 250–258.
  • Chase, H. M.; Psciuk, B. T.; Strick, B. F.; Thomson, R. J.; Batista, V. S.; Geiger, F. M. “Beyond Local Group Modes in Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation,” J. Phys. Chem. A. 2015, 119, 3407-3414.
  • Strick, B. F.; Delferro, M.; Geiger, F. M.; Thomson, R. J. “Investigations into Apopinene as a Biorenewable Monomer for Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization,” ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2015, 3, 1278-1281.
  • Strick, B. F. “The Discovery and Development of Transformations Involving N-Allylhydrazides,” Department of Organic Chemistry Graduate Research Symposium, 2013, University of Delaware

Education

  • Northwestern University, Ph.D., 2015
  • University of Wisconsin, B.S. in Chemistry and Biotechnology, 2009

Admissions

  • Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office