Nicholas Lanzatella is a registered patent attorney practicing intellectual property law with an emphasis on chemical engineering, materials science, organic chemistry, and pharmaceuticals. Nicholas received his B.S. in chemical engineering (2000) and his M.S. in organic chemistry (2002) from the University of Minnesota, his law degree (J.D., 2005) from William Mitchell College of Law, and his Ph.D. in organic chemistry (2009) from the University of Minnesota with Prof. Wayland E. Noland. After receiving his Ph.D., he worked as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota before joining the firm. Dr. Lanzatella is an author of several peer-reviewed scientific publications, and his professional association memberships include the American Chemical Society (ACS), the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), and the Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association (MIPLA). He is licensed to practice in Minnesota.

Areas of Practice:

• Chemical
• Chemical and biotech processing
• Hatch-Waxman
• Material Science
• Organic Chemistry

Bar Admissions:

• Minnesota
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Services:

• Patent Prosecution
• Portfolio Analysis
• Freedom To Operate
• Opinions
• Claim Mapping

Education:

• William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN
  • J.D.
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  • Ph.D., M.S.
  • Major: Organic Chemistry
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  • B.S.
  • Major: Chemical Engineering

Published Works:

• "USPTO’s Green Technology Pilot for Environmentally Friendly Patents", Gary Speier and Nicholas Lanzatella, Tort Source - A Publication of the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp.1 and 4 (Winter 2011).
• "In Situ Vinylpyrrole Synthesis. Diels-Alder Reactions with Maleimides to give Tetrohydroindoles", Noland, W. E.; Lanzatella, N. P.; Sizova, E. P.; Venkatraman, L.; Afanasyev, O. V. J. Heterocycl. Chem. 2009, 46, 503-534.
• "Access to Indoles via Diels-Alder Reactions of 2-Vinylpyrroles with Maleimides", Noland W. E.; Lanzatella, N. P.; Venkatraman, L.; Anderson, N. F.; Gullickson, G. C.; J. Heterocycl. Chem. 2009, 46, 1154-1176.
• "Access to Indoles via Diels-Alder Reactions of 3-Vinypyrroles", Noland, W. E.; Lanzatella, N. P. J. Heterocycl. Chem. 2009, 46, 1285-1295.
• "Synthesis of Vinylindoles and Vinylpyrroles by the Peterson Olefination or by Means of the Nysted Reagent", Noland, W. E.; Etienne, C. L.; Lanzatella, N. P. J. Heterocycl. Chem. 2011, 48, 381-388.