Overview

Dr. Charles (Chuck) Meeker holds advanced degrees and training in the life sciences, including biochemistry, molecular biology, oncological sciences, and biotechnology. Clients appreciate Dr. Meeker’s deep knowledge in these areas to help them understand and navigate the unique challenges of IP prosecution in these and other fields. In the U.S. and overseas, clients rely on his experience to counsel and execute on issues related to the procurement and protection of intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks, trade dress, trade secrets, and copyrights, as well as strategic legal and business decisions related to IP monetization, licensing, enforcement, and defense, and IP-related acquisition and due diligence.

Dr. Meeker’s work includes patents for pharmaceutical drugs and drug delivery systems, chemical compositions and systems, plant science and cell culture technology, PCR technologies and DNA melting curve analysis, fluorescence and luminescence imaging and monitoring, pathology diagnostic equipment and methods, hydrocarbon purification and treatment systems, liquid filtration materials and systems, and a variety of other products, systems, and methods. Dr. Meeker has also been instrumental in many of his clients’ successful launch, sale, and licensing of patented technologies, merger/acquisition by industry leaders, and defense and maintenance of challenged IP.

Experience

Experience
  • U.S. and International Prosecution of IP
  • U.S. and International Patent Prosecution
  • U.S. Trademark Prosecution
  • Biotechnology, Biochemical, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Life Sciences
  • Medical Devices, Drug Delivery Systems and Therapeutics
  • Material Sciences, Mechanics Devices and Mechanical Engineering

Education

Education
  • J.D., with honors, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 2013
  • Ph.D., Department of Oncological Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine, 2011
  • B.S., Biology, Brigham Young University, 2004

Admissions

Admissions
  • Utah State Bar
  • Registered Patent Attorney, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Community Involvement

Community Involvement
  • Editor, IP Theory, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 2011-2012

Memberships

Memberships
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

Publications

Publications
  • Geneviève Desjardins, Charles A. Meeker, Niraja Bhachech, Simon L. Currie, Mark Okon, Barbara J. Graves, and Lawrence P. McIntosh, Synergy of aromatic residues and phosphoserines within the intrinsically disordered DNA-binding inhibitory elements of the Ets-1 transcription factor, Proc. Natl.
  • Charles A. Meeker, Mechanistic dissection of phosphorylation-dependent regulation of Ets-1 DNA binding, ProQuest, UMI Dissertation Publishing, 2012.
  • Gregory M. Lee, Miles A. Pufall, Charles A. Meeker, HanSo Kang, Barbara J. Graves, and Lawrence P. McIntosh, The affinity of Ets-1 for DNA is modulated by phosphorylation through transient interactions of an unstructured region, Journal of Molecular Biology, Vol. 382(4), pp. 1014-30, 2008.
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Maria Rubi

Experience

  • 1 year at Workman Nydegger

Contact Information
Email  mrubi@wnlaw.com
Phone  801-533-9800

Tyler Eller

Experience

  • 15 years at Workman Nydegger
  • Patent and Trademark Filings, U.S. and foreign
  • Management of Patent Portfolios

Education

  • B.A., English, University of Utah, 2009

Contact Information
Email  teller@wnlaw.com
Phone  801-533-9800

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Languages

Languages
  • Korean