Dr. Kale joined COJK in 2009 as an associate. She brings with her a strong background in organic chemistry that lends itself to areas such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, synthetic methods, cell biology and protein chemistry. Dr. Kale’s practice focuses on patent drafting and prosecution, due diligence and portfolio consultation related to chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnological matters.
Education
- J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 2005
- Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 2001
- B.S., Chemistry, Linfield College, 1996
Professional Experience
- Christensen O’Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC, Seattle, WA
Associate, 2009 to present
Patent Agent, Winter to Fall, 2004 - Fulbright and Jaworski LLP, Austin, Texas
Associate, 2005 to 2009
Law Clerk, Summer 2003 and Summer 2004 - United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, D.C.
Intern for the Honorable Judge Randall R. Rader, Winter 2005
Technical Experience
- Research Assistant, University of Minnesota, Department of Chemistry, 1997 to 2001
- Post-doctoral Scientist, University of Minnesota, 2001 to 2002
- Research Assistant, 3M Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, Summer 1996
Bar & Court Admissions
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Texas State Bar
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- American Chemical Society – Chemistry and the Law Division
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Washington State Patent Law Association
Publications
“Enzymatic Incorporation of Orthogonally Reactive Prenylazide Groups Into Peptides Using Geranylazide Diphosphate via Protein Farnesyltransferase: Implications for Selective Protein Labeling”; Matthew W. Rose, Juhua Xu, Tamara A. Kale, George O’Doherty, George Barany, and Mark D. Distefano, Peptide Science, 80:164-171 (2005).
“Use of Synthetic Isoprenoid Analogues for Understanding Protein Prenyltransferase Mechanism and Structure”; Tamara A. Kale, Shih-an Hsieh, Matt W. Rose, and Mark D. Distefano, Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 3:1043-1074 (2003). “Diazotrifluoropropionamido-containing Prenylated Cysteines: Syntheses and Applications for Studying Isoprenoid-Protein Interactions”; Tamara A. Kale and Mark D. Distefano, Organic Letters, 5:609-612 (2003).
“Synthesis of a High Specific Activity 35S-Labelled N-Methanesulfonyl Farnesyl Cysteine and a Photoactive Analog”; Tamara A. Kale, Conrad Raab, Nathan Yu, Evelyn Aquino, Dennis C. Dean, and Mark D. Distefano, Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals, 46:29-54 (2003).
“A Ph.D. Chemist Goes Law School Shopping”; Tamara A. Kale; Chemistry and the Law Newsletter, Division of the American Chemical Society, 18:15-16 (Spring 2002).
“Preparation and Application of G Protein Gamma Subunit-Derived Peptides Incorporating a Photoactive Isoprenoid”; Tamara A. Kale, Tammy C. Turek, Vanessa Chang, Narasimhan Gautam, and Mark D. Distefano, Methods in Enzymology, 344:245-258 (2001).
“A Photoactivatable Prenylated Cysteine Designed to Study Isoprenoid Recognition”; Tamara A. Kale, Conrad Raab, Nathan Yu, Dennis C. Dean, and Mark D. Distefano, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 123:373-4381 (2001).
“Photoaffinity-labeled Probes for the Study of Isoprenoid Recognition Sites”; Tamara A. Kale and Mark D. Distefano, Proceedings of the 16th American Peptide Symposium, eds. Gregg B. Fields, James P. Tam, and George Barany, Minneapolis, Minnesota, p 109-110 (2000).
Patent Related Presentations
“Chemical Patent Law 101: Creating and Protecting Intellectual Property”; Rhys Lawson and Tamara Kale, Northwest Regional Meeting/Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Pullman, Washington, June 2010.
“Recurrent Issues in Chemical Patent Practice”; Tamara A. Kale, Texas A&M University, Department of Chemistry, College Station, Texas, February 2010.
“Intellectual Property Issues for the Entrepreneur”; Steven L. Highlander and Tamara A. Kale, University of Texas Pan-American, Edinburgh, Texas, November 2008.
“Patent Law”; Tamara A. Kale, West Virginia University, Department of Chemistry, Morgantown, West Virginia, March 2005.