Professionals

Cullen N. Pendleton joined Marshall, Gerstein & Borun as an associate in 2004. His practice focuses on patent litigation and patent interference proceedings, opinion work, and licensing negotiations. Dr. Pendleton has worked on matters involving diverse areas of technology, including:

• Biotechnology
• Electronics and Computer Technology
• Mechanical Devices
• Materials science
• Pharmaceuticals
• Consumer Products
• Medical

Dr. Pendleton received his J.D., with honors, from The University of Chicago Law School, where he was the Class of 1951 Scholar. He was awarded a John M. Olin Fellowship in Law and Economics, was a semifinalist in the Hinton Moot Court Competition, was awarded the Thomas R. Mulroy Prize for Appellate Advocacy, and served on the staff of the Chicago Journal of International Law.

Dr. Pendleton received his undergraduate degree in Biology from The University of Houston, magna cum laude, where he was a National Merit Scholar. He later received his Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Texas at Austin. His research focused on the mechanism of transformation caused by the v-rel oncoprotein expressed by reticuloendotheliosis virus strain T, and involved the isolation and characterization of transcription control elements in the promoter of ch-IAPI, an inhibitor of apoptosis. Dr. Pendleton was co-author of a peer-reviewed scientific publication on this research and authored an article on “terminator technology” used in some genetically modified plants for the Feb. 2004 issue of Biotechnology Law Report.