Associate

Tel: (503) 459-4141 x31

Education

• J.D., Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon
• Ph.D., Pharmaceutics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Thesis Advisor: Dr. David J.W. Grant)
• B.S., Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
  
  

Professional Highlights

• Linna R. Chen represents clients in a variety of intellectual property areas, including patentability studies and preparation and prosecution of patent applications before the USPTO.
• Has patent prosecution experience in wide variety of technical fields, including pharmaceutics, biotechnology, and chemistry
• Prior to attending law school, worked as a senior research scientist at Pfizer Global Research & Development.
• Has authored numerous articles, including:
  • Chen, LR, Padden BE, Vippagunta SR, Munson EJ, Grant DJ. Nuclear magnetic resonance and infrared spectroscopic analysis of nedocromil hydrates. Pharm. Res. 2000, 17(5), 619-624.
  • Chen LR, Young VG Jr., Lechuga-Ballesteros D, Grant DJ. Solid-state behavior of cromolyn sodium hydrates. J. Pharm. Sci. 1999, 88(11), 1191-1200.
  • Chen, LR., Grant DJ. Extension of Clausius-Clapeyron equation to predict hydrate stability at different temperatures. Pharm. Dev. Technol. 1998, 3(4), 487-494.
  • Khankari R, Chen L, Grant DJ. Physical Characterization of Nedocromil Sodium Hydrates. J. Pharm. Sci. 1998, 87(9), 1052-1061.
  • Chen LR, Wesley JA, Bhattachar S, Ruiz B, Bahash K, Babu SR. Dissolution behavior of a poorly water-soluble compound in the presence of Tween 80. Pharm Res. 2003, 20(5):797-801.

Associations

• Admitted to practice in the State of Oregon
• Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Member of the American Bar Association

Languages

• Fluent in Mandarin Chinese