Gladys Monroy

Dr. Gladys Monroy is a partner in the Silicon Valley office of Morrison & Foerster LLP, practicing in the areas of patents and technology transfer agreements. Her practice includes strategic counseling and comprehensive patent portfolio management for small, medium and large companies. Dr. Monroy has a wide range of experience in the life science-related practice areas, as well as special technical expertise in molecular biology, immunology, diagnostics, therapeutics, virology, drug delivery systems, high throughput screening, microarray technology, gene therapy, liposomal technology, small molecules, proteomics and bioinformatics.

Dr. Monroy's practice also includes writing and processing all matters related to prosecuting patent applications, including interferences, re-examinations and reissues. She conducts due diligence studies in connection with venture capital, private and public financing, mergers and acquisitions, opinions on patentability, non-infringement and patent validity and counseling during product development.

Dr. Monroy holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry and an M.S. in biology from New York University, a B.A. in chemistry from Hunter College, and a J.D. from the University of San Francisco Law School. She was an NIH post-doctoral fellow in molecular biology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and was on the faculties of the New York Medical College and the University of California, San Francisco. She is a past President of the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association, a former member of the Executive Committee of the California State Bar Intellectual Property Section, and of the Board of Directors of the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association, and has served as chair or co-chair of a number of other committees of intellectual property law associations.

Dr. Monroy has received public recognition for her work, including election to the Patent Hall of Fame and listings as a leading attorney in Health Sciences by Global Practical Law Co. She has also been named in the Best Lawyers in America directory, as well as one of the top lawyers in Silicon Valley.