McCarter & English Continues to Expand Its Intellectual Property Practice in Boston with the Hiring of Dr. Jonathan Sparks

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McCarter & English announced today that patent attorney, Dr. Jonathan Sparks, has joined the firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property/Information Technology Group.

“I’m also happy to be reunited with many of my former colleagues and to join the culture of camaraderie that makes McCarter stand out among law firms.”

“We are extremely pleased to welcome Jon to the firm,” said William Heller, chair of the Intellectual Property/Information Technology Practice at McCarter & English. “His demonstrated skills in prosecuting a wide range of complex patent applications will enhance our premier and growing intellectual property practice and serve as a strong complement to the broad array of services we offer our clients.”

Dr. Sparks counsels clients on general intellectual property matters, including patent prosecution, domestic and foreign patent strategy, due diligence and patent lifecycle management. Dr. Sparks also assists clients with the preparation of patentability, infringement, validity, and freedom-to-operate opinions. His clients include individual inventors, small companies, large companies and academic institutions working in a variety of technological areas.

“I am thrilled to be joining McCarter, a firm with a cutting edge vision in the sophisticated, challenging and ever more complex area of intellectual property law,” said Dr. Sparks. “I’m also happy to be reunited with many of my former colleagues and to join the culture of camaraderie that makes McCarter stand out among law firms.”

Dr. Sparks earned his Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University Law School, his Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Biophysics from Texas A&M University and his B.A. in Biochemistry from Ithaca College. He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Boston Patent Law Association, and the Boston Bar Association. He joins McCarter from Edwards Angell Palmer and Dodge. Dr. Sparks was named a Rising Star in Intellectual Property in Massachusetts Super Lawyers for 2009.

About the Intellectual Property/Information Technology Practice

McCarter & English’s full IP group, 60 intellectual property and information technology lawyers and patent agents, including 14 with Ph.D.s, spanning its regional offices, ranks among the nation's top 10 by number of patent cases in which it is counsel, according to the 2009 Law 360 Litigation Almanac.

About McCarter & English

McCarter & English, established more than 160 years ago, represents Fortune 500 and middle-market companies in their national, regional and local litigation and on important transactions. Its 400 attorneys are based in offices in Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Philadelphia, Stamford and Wilmington. www.mccarter.com