Nicholas A. Zachariades
Partner
Duane Morris LLP
Boca Center Tower II
5100 Town Center Circle, Suite 650
Boca Raton, FL 33486-9000
USA
Phone: +1 561 962 2108
Fax: +1 561 634 2147
Email: nazachariades@duanemorris.com

Miami Address
Duane Morris LLP
200 South Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33131-2397
Phone: +1 305 960 2200
Fax: +1 305 960 2201

Nicholas A. Zachariades, Ph.D., practices in the area of intellectual property law with a focus on patent opinion counseling and patent procurement for clients in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Dr. Zachariades has written and prosecuted patent applications in both the United States and abroad in new and cutting-edge technologies in the fields of virology, immunology, genetics, molecular genetics, plant genetics, genetically modified plants, molecular immunology, bioinformatics, biochip arrays, DNA and protein chips, and pharmaceutical and small molecule patents. He has extensive experience in the areas of biotechnology, immunology, small molecules, molecular biology, virology, vaccines and oncology.

Prior to entering the practice of law, Dr. Zachariades had ten years’ experience in patent prosecution, opinions and patentability assessments in cutting-edge biomedical technologies for major U.S. universities and U.S. and foreign corporations.

Dr. Zachariades is a 2003 graduate of the New England School of Law. He earned a Ph.D. from Emory University and a B.A. from the University of Kansas.

Areas of Practice

• Patent Prosecution
• Patent Opinions

Professional Activities

• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• American Bar Association
• The Florida Bar
• The District of Columbia Bar
• Palm Beach County Bar Association
• New York Academy of Sciences
• BioFlorida, Southeastern Chapter
  - Co-Chair
• The Association of University Technology Managers
  - Organizing Committee for the Eastern Region Meeting
• Boston Patent Law Association, 2000-2004
• Boston Bar Association, 2000-2004
• South African Medical and Dental Council, 1991-1998

Admissions

• Florida
• District of Columbia
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Education

• New England School of Law, J.D., 2003
• Emory University, Ph.D., 1991
• University of Kansas, B.A., 1983

Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Partner, 2011-present
• Novak Druce + Quigg
  - Partner, 2010-2011
• Darby & Darby
  - Senior Counsel, 2007-2010
• Akerman Senterfitt
  - Associate (Patent Agent), 2004-2007
• Edwards Angell LLP
  - Associate (Technology Specialist), 2000-2004
• Nixon Peabody LLP
  - Associate (Technology Specialist), 1999-2000

Honors and Awards

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2013

Selected Publications

• Co-author, "Supreme Court Rules That Federally Funded Inventions Are Not Automatically Owned by Universities," Duane Morris Alert, June 8, 2011
• Co-author, "Developing a Strategy for Foreign Patent Filing," Optics and Photonics News, 19(9): 8-9, September 2008
• Co-author, "Genomic Strain Differentiation of Rift Valley Fever Isolates," Submitted
• Co-author, "Experimental Inoculation of Plants and Animals with Ebola Virus," Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2(4): 320-325, 1996
• Co-author, "Detection of Rabies Viruses in Saliva of Human Patients by Polymerase Chain Reactions," Submitted
• Co-author, "Cytolysis of Adenovirus-infected Murine Fibroblasts by IFN-primed Macrophages Is TNF-and Contact-dependent," Cellular Immunology, 157: 223-238, 1994
• Co-author, "Both Tumor Necrosis Factor and Nitric Oxide Participate in Lysis of Simian Virus 40-Transformed Cells by Activated Microphages," Journal of Immunology; 149, 2114-2122, 1992

Selected Speaking Engagements

• Speaker, "Navigating the Landscape of Intellectual Property Law: A Training Session for Businesspeople," World Stem Cell Summit 2012, West Palm Beach, Florida, December 3, 2012
• Panelist, "From Formation to Funding: What Keeps Entrepreneurs Up At Night," University of Florida’s Innovation Hub, January 26, 2012
• Panelist, "The Shifting Landscape of Intellectual Property Law and Its Impact on the Future of Regenerative Medicine," 8th World Stem Cell Summit, Pasadena, California, December 5, 2011