Jonathan Loeb Ph.D. has been litigating life sciences patents for 25 years. He currently focuses on biotech and pharmaceutical strategic patent counseling. Dr. Loeb provides pre-litigation patent analysis, portfolio development advice, and advice concerning pharmaceutical licensing and trade secret disputes.

To achieve his clients’ strategic goals, Dr. Loeb melds the technical expertise gained in more than 10 years as a bench scientist and teacher with his deep experience in all aspects of high-stakes patent litigation. Dr. Loeb is particularly experienced in protecting innovative small molecule drugs and biologics.

Dr. Loeb has represented clients before U.S. District Courts, the International Trade Commission, and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Dr. Loeb also represented clients in reexamination proceedings before the U.S. Patent Office and has provided advice in patent revocation and infringement actions in various foreign jurisdictions.

Before attending Stanford Law School, Dr. Loeb obtained his Ph.D. in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At M.I.T., Dr. Loeb worked at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. After receiving his Ph.D., Dr. Loeb did post-doctoral research at M.I.T. and the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Loeb is experienced in many biotechnologies, from molecular genetics, biochemistry, fluorescent proteins, and microscopy. Dr. Loeb is lead author of a number of scientific papers in peer-reviewed biology journals.

Dr. Loeb is routinely named a “Life Sciences Star” by LMG Life Sciences. Dr. Loeb was recognized by The Legal 500 US  for Patent Litigation in 2020. In 2019 and 2020, Dr. Loeb was named an Outstanding Volunteer for work for the Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco (JDC). More recently, Dr. Loeb has been representing victims of domestic abuse for Bay Area Legal Aid

Education

• University of California, Berkeley, A.B., Molecular Biology, 1987, High Honors, recipient of the Departmental Citation (awarded to top student in department), National Merit Scholar
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Ph.D., Biology, 1995
• Stanford Law School, J.D., 2000

Admissions

• California
• United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• United States Patent and Trademark Office
• United States District Court for the Northern and Central Districts of California