ASSOCIATE
J.D., B.A. Natural Science

email: imcausland@fdml.com

K. IAIN McAUSLAND counsels clients with regard to all aspects of intellectual property strategy including internal intellectual property capture and protection policies, patent prosecution and intellectual property litigation. Mr. McAusland has experience with patent prosecution, patent litigation, patent opinions, freedom to operate analysis, due diligence and with the particular intellectual property issues facing venture-funded start-ups . Mr. McAusland’s concentration is in fields combining high-tech with biotech or med-tech such as: medical devices, medical diagnostics, drug discovery systems, flow cytometry, antibody reagents, protein and DNA analysis and DNA microarrays. Mr. McAusland also has experience working in the fields of computer hardware, software, programmable logic devices, robotics, and wafer fabrication technology.

Education

Mr. McAusland holds a B.A. in Natural Sciences (with honors, 1987) from Cambridge University (England).  He also holds a J.D. (magna cum laude, 1991) from Boston College Law School.

Legal Affiliations

Mr. McAusland is a member of the State Bar of Massachusetts (1992) and the State Bar of New York (1994), is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1993), and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (1994).

Prior Experience

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. McAusland worked as a patent attorney with the law firms of Fish & Neave and Howrey Simon Arnold & White LLP and worked as in-house counsel for venture-funded start-up companies Intuitive Surgical, Inc. and Epoch Labs USA, Inc.