Renzoni, George E., Ph.D.Renzoni, George E., Ph.D.

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Renzoni, George E., Ph.D.

George Renzoni has extensive experience representing a variety of clients in all phases of patent law including procuring U.S. and foreign patents, patent portfolio strategy and development, technology licensing, due diligence investigations, as well as providing opinions of patentability, infringement, validity, and freedom-to-practice.  George has procured patents in a wide range of technologies including pharmaceutical compounds, organic electronics, drug delivery compositions, nanotechnology, medical/diagnostic devices and methods, scientific/analytical instrumentation, polymer chemistry, and cellulose chemistry. 

George joined the firm in 1995.

Education

  • J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 1995
  • Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, University of Washington, 1984
  • B.S., Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, 1976

Professional Experience

  • Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC, Seattle, WA

Technical Experience

  • British Technology Group USA
    Consultant 1991 to 1995
  • University of Washington, Department of Chemistry
    Auxiliary Faculty 1992
    Instructor 1982, 1983, 1985
    Manager of Analytical Services 1982 to 1986
  • Ultra Diagnostics Corporation, Seattle, WA
    Vice President, Discovery 1989 to 1991
    Chemistry Director 1986 to 1991

Bar & Court Admissions

  • United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • Washington State Bar

Professional Affiliations

  • King County Bar Association
  • Washington State Patent Law Association
  • Intellectual Property Owners Association
  • Licensing Executives Society
  • American Chemical Society

Patents Held

  • U.S. PATENT NO. 4,803,170: Competitive Immunoassay Method, Device and Test Kit Stanton, T.H., Clagett, J.A., Schindele, D.C., Renzoni, G.E., Andersen, N.H., and Opheim, K.E.
  • U.S. PATENT NO. 5,135,717: Tetrabenztriazaporphyrin Reagents and Kit Renzoni, G.E., Schindele, D.C., Theodore, L.J., Leznoff, C.C., Fearon, K.L., and Pepich, B.V.
  • U.S. PATENT NO. 5,346,670: Phthalocyanine and Tetrabenztriazaporphyrin Reagents Renzoni, G.E., Schindele, D.C., Theodore, L.J., Leznoff, C.C., Fearon, K.L., and Pepich, B.P.
  • U.S. PATENT NO. 5,494,793: Monomeric Phthalocyanine Reagents Schindele, D.C., Pepich, B.V., Renzoni, G.E., Fearon, K.L., Andersen, N.H., and Stanton, T.H.
  • U.S. PATENT NO. 5,494,793: Red-Shifted Phthalocyanine and Tetrabenztriazaporphyrin Reagents. Renzoni, G.E., Theodore, L.J., Schindele, D.C., Leznoff, C.C., Fearon, K.L., and Pepich, B.P.

Publications

  • "Ultra Fluors: New Fluorophores for Immunological Applications," Journal of Clinical Immunoassay, Vol. 13, 1990, pp. 182‑186, Schindele, D.C. and Renzoni, G.E.
  • "Effects of Ligands, Solvent, and Variable Sulfonation on Dimer Formation of Aluminum and Zinc Phthalocyanine Sulfonates," Inorganic Chemistry, Vol. 30, 1991, pp. 3305‑3309, Martin, P.C., Gouterman, M., Pepich, V.B., Renzoni, G.E., and Schindele, D.C.
  • "Thermal Reorganization of Two Pyramidalized Alkenes by Reverse Vinylcyclopropane Rearrangement," Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 109, 1987, pp. 820‑822, Radziszewski, J.G., Michl, J., Yin, T., Renzoni, G.E., and Borden, W.T.
  • "Syntheses of Tricyclo[3.3.1.03,7]non-3(7)-ene: A Highly Pyramidalized Olefin," Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 108, 1986, pp. 7121‑7122, Renzoni, G.E., Yin, T., and Borden, W.T.
  • "A Doubly Pyramidalized Olefin: Matrix isolation Spectroscopy of Tricyclo[3.3.2.03,7]dec-3(7)‑ene," Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 108, 1986, pp. 3544‑3545, Radziszewski, J.G., Yin, T., Miyaki, F., Renzoni, G.E., Borden, W.T., and Michl, J.
  • "A Novel Synthesis of b-Lactone Precursors of Pyramidalized Alkenes," Tetrahedron, Vol. 42, 1986, pp. 1581‑1584, Renzoni, G.E., Yin, T., Miyaki, F., and Borden, W.T.
  • "Rapid Determination of Alcohols in Gasoline/Alcohol Blends by NMR Spectrometry," Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 57, 1985, pp. 2864‑2867, Renzoni, G.E., Shankland, E.G., Gaines, J.A., and Callis, J.B.
  • "Synthesis of 7-Carboxytricyclo[3.3.1.03,7]nonan-3-ol," Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol. 48, 1983, pp. 5231‑5236, Renzoni, G.E., and Borden, W.T.
  • "Evidence for Rapid Pseudorotation in Triphenylcyclopropenyl Anion," Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 105, 1983, pp. 6359‑6360, Koser, H.G., Renzoni, G.E., and Borden, W.T.
  • "The Electronic Structure of Diruthenium and Dirhodium Tetraformylate Complexes," Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 101, 1979, pp. 5256‑5267, Norman, J.G., Renzoni, G.E., and Case, D.A.

Book Review

  • Phthalocyanines: Properties and Applications, C.C. Leznoff and A.B.P. Lever, Editors, VCH Publishers, Inc., 1989, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 113, 1991, p. 9010.

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