Kenneth Kohn, PhD, JD

Chairman

Dr. Kenneth Kohn has over 30 years of experience in intellectual property protection and litigation in the health sciences sector. Dr. Kohn is currently the Principal Executive at Kohn & Associates in Michigan. Dr. Kohn has worked on several notable cases including coverage of the CRISPR gene editing space, coverage of early breast cancer gene and introns for Francis Collins, the dendritic chemistry portfolio for Dr. George Newkome – NIH, blood chemistry analysis for Difco Sciences (now Becton Dickinson), and the intellectual property portfolio for Pfizer’s launch of Lyrica to name a few. Dr. Kohn has published several scientific papers on porphyrin and prostaglandin chemistry in top journals and presented at numerous conferences that were based on the some of the most predominant intellectual property issues in the health sciences sector. In addition, Dr. Kohn is currently a member or affiliate for the American Bar Association, Association of University Technology Managers, Inc. (AUTM), Economic Club of Detroit, Michigan Biosciences Industry Association, Michigan Patent Law Association and the State Bar of Michigan.

Significant Prior Experience