Leslie Grab focuses her practice on patent prosecution, patent litigation and intellectual property transactional issues. Dr. Grab has experience in a wide range of technologies, including, chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices. Her practice includes comprehensive patent portfolio management in the biotechnology area. Dr. Grab also has expertise in the transactional aspects of intellectual property, including licensing, merger, acquisition and/or equity investment due diligence. Dr. Grab has also prepared various ex parte and inter partes reexamination petitions on behalf of clients, including those involved in patent litigation matters.

Prior to entering the legal profession, Dr. Grab conducted research as a graduate student at Wake Forest University on the mechanisms associated with cancer cell growth. Dr. Grab’s post-doctoral research focused on ovarian cancer while she was a fellow at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research focused on early detection and novel diagnostic markers for ovarian cancer.

Professional & Community Activities

North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology, Former Staff Writer and Online Edition Editor, Board of Advisors Member

Twin City Track Club, Former Activities Director, Board Member & President

Women's Fund of W-S, Member

Education

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, J.D. (2008)
    with honors
  • Wake Forest University, Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2003)
  • Catawba College, B.A., Chemistry (1999)
    magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina (2008)

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (2008)
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (2008)

Who We Are

What fully engaged means to me:

Fully engaged means having a complete understanding of our clients' technology as well as its goals and objectives in order to deliver the highest quality service and support.

1001 West Fourth Street
Winston-Salem, NC, 27101-2400
USA
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Leslie T. Grab Ph.D.

Experience Highlights

Patent litigation for a clinical laboratory services provider
The firm served as lead counsel on behalf of a clinical laboratory services provider, plaintiff, in a lawsuit pending in the Eastern District of more
Patent prosecution for drug discovery company
Represent an emerging drug discovery company with small and large molecule therapeutics with respect to patent prosecution and related counseling. more
Acquisition of an international biotechnology laboratory by a clinical laboratory network
The firm assisted one of the world's largest clinical laboratory networks in its acquisition of an international biotechnology laboratory.  Our work more
DataTreasury Corp. v. Wachovia Corp., et al.
DataTreasury Corp. v. Wells Fargo & Co., et al.

Lead counsel for Wachovia Bank, Branch Banking & Trust Company, M&T Bank and Comerica Bank against DataTreasury in patent more