Karen Mangasarian

Partner, Haley Guiliano LLP

Karen Mangasarian provides strategic IP advice to biotechnology, pharmaceutical and other life sciences clients. She has extensive experience in managing worldwide patent portfolios and developing patent lifecycle and competitive patent strategies. She assists clients with competitive patent landscapes, patent invalidity, patentability, non-infringement and freedom-to-operate analyses. Dr Mangasarian performs IP due diligence investigations and advises on IP issues in the context of transactions, including licence agreements, joint ventures, collaboration agreements and mergers and acquisitions. She also represents clients in contentious patent matters, including interferences, re-examinations, oppositions and litigation. Dr Mangasarian has successfully worked with clients across a wide range of life sciences technologies, including small molecule pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical formulations, antibodies, protein therapeutics, gene therapy, CRISPR and various diagnostic and therapeutic methods.