Rodney Sparks

Charlottesville, Virginia Area United States

Senior Biotechnology Patent Counsel, University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group

Medical / Health Care / Pharmaceuticals

I am a registered patent attorney with almost 40 years of combined experience as a scientist and attorney. I have counseled clients, licensees, and inventors on patent, legal, licensing, and business issues and have provided commercialization and product development advice. I have worked for and with hundreds of startup companies, mid-sized companies, and Fortune 500 companies. I have lectured and published on many scientific and legal topics. I have prepared and prosecuted biotechnology, chemical, and pharmaceutical patent applications, as well as some device applications. I have prepared various types of legal opinions, including patentability, validity, freedom to operate, and inf...