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Legal Areas of Emphasis Copyrights Intellectual Property Due Diligence Interferences Practice International Intellectual Property Matters Licensing Patents Right-to-Practice Opinions Trade Secrets Technical Areas of Emphasis Biotech Chemical Medical Devices and Procedures Pharmaceuticals Plants
Professional Profile Daniel E. Altman is a partner in our Orange County office. He specializes in patent protection and related licensing issues for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. A particular specialty of Mr. Altman’s relates to foreign patent protection for these industries.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Altman was a teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District, where he taught physical science to seventh and eighth grade students. During law school, Mr. Altman was an editor for the High Technology Law Journal (now the Berkeley Technology Law Journal). He completed an externship with the Honorable Terry J. Hatter, now Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Mr. Altman joined the firm in 1989 and became a partner in 1993.
Education University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D. 1989) University of California, Los Angeles (M.A. Biology, Molecular Biology 1984) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.S. Biology 1980)
Representative Patents 6,110,895 Method of promoting healing in skin grafts
5,853,724 Dampening of an immunodominant epitope of an antigen for use in plant, animal and human vaccines and immunotherapies
6,495,100 METHOD FOR STERILIZING DEVICES IN A CONTAINER
Admissions/Qualifications State of California Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Professional Memberships & Affiliations Orange County Patent Law Association American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Biotechnology Industrial Organization International Bar Association Licensing Executive Society
Teaching/Adjunct Professor University of San Diego School of Law "Biotechnology Law" (1996 to the present)
Articles, Speeches & Seminars Mr. Altman has spoken extensively in the field of patent law both in the United States and abroad. His recent speaking credits include lectures for the AIPPI-Japan, Orange County Patent Law Association, Licensing Executives Society, American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association, KTK (Osaka), and the Australasian Biotechnology. Mr. Altman has also published articles in the Orange County Business Journal, ILS magazine, and Managing Intellectual Property magazine.
Language Proficiency Spanish
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