Professionals

Michael Muczynski’s practice focuses on patent prosecution, with particular emphasis in the chemical and pharmaceutical sciences.  He advises clients on all issues relating to patent strategy and portfolio management, including patent application preparation, domestic and foreign patent prosecution, and opinion preparation.  A substantial part of Mr. Muczynski’s practice involves counseling clients on strategic decisions for patenting of inventions relating to pharmaceutical products in view of FDA regulations and related exclusivity provisions.  Mr. Muczynski’s prior litigation practice included substantial experience in generic pharmaceutical litigation relating to ANDA filings under the Hatch-Waxman amendments to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.

Mr. Muczynski’s technical areas of experience include:

• Chemical process engineering
• Cosmetics and other personal care products
• Engineered paper and wood products
• Fuel chemistry, including biofuels
• Ink formulation and delivery
• Environmental pollution control
• Minerals processing
• Nanocomposites
• Pharmaceutical formulations and applications
• Polymer composites
• Water-soluble polymer and film technology

Mr. Muczynski chairs the firm’s docketing committee, is a member of the firm’s marketing and technology committees, and is active in associate mentoring and education within the firm.

Mr. Muczynski is admitted to practice in the state of Illinois and the state of New York, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.  Additionally, he is a member of various law-related organizations including the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and he serves on the American Bar Association’s Advisory Panel.

Mr. Muczynski holds a J.D. degree from the University of Michigan since 1997 and a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University since 1993.