Dr. Jonathan M. Blanchard

Blanchard Horton PLLC (USA)

Dr. Blanchard is Managing Member at Blanchard Horton PLLC and has more than 25 years of experience practicing in the areas of patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and product designs.  Jonathan successfully converts complex technology assets into valuable property rights for clients, prosecutes complex reissue and reexamination applications, and has pursued successful appeals to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.  Jonathan specializes in patent portfolio management and engages in enforcement actions to protect the current and future business opportunities of clients.  He has developed patent portfolios that were licensed to settle multi-million-dollar litigation between international corporations and to exclude competitors from markets.  Jonathan has substantial experience with Nutraceuticals, Pharmaceuticals, Drug Delivery Systems, Electrochemical and Optical Blood Analysis Devices, Ore Extraction and Processing, and Polymers, as well as with the electrical and mechanical arts.
 
Jonathan received his Doctorate in Organometallic Chemistry and a second Master degree in Inorganic Chemistry from Washington University, St. Louis; his first Master degree in Organic Chemistry from Syracuse University; and his Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Centre College. He graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2000, before entering private law practice in Chicago.