Leech Tishman Intellectual Property Partner Alicia M. Passerin-Hunt to Serve as Guest Lecturer for University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering Course on Medical Product Entrepreneurship

Pittsburgh, PA – February 17, 2022- Leech Tishman is pleased to announce that Intellectual Property Practice Group partner Alicia M. Passerin-Hunt, Ph.D. will be serving as a Guest Lecturer for a University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering graduate level bioengineering course entitled, “Medical Product Entrepreneurship.” Passerin-Hunt will be teaching a class entitled, “Protecting Your Innovation” on Thursday, February 17, 2022.

Passerin-Hunt is based in Leech Tishman’s Pittsburgh office, where she focuses her practice on patent prosecution, protection of trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, licensing, opinions and litigation. Her multi-disciplinary background provides her with the ability to counsel clients in the life sciences and in the chemical, biotechnical, mechanical, and software engineering fields. Prior to attending law school, Passerin-Hunt was a post-doctoral research associate at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neuroscience, where her training was in the field of Neurobiology with subspecialty training in the fields of Neuroanatomy, Cardiovascular Physiology, and Immunology.

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH’S SWANSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING 

The University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering is one of the oldest engineering programs in the United States and is consistently ranked among the top 50 engineering programs nationally. The Swanson School has excelled in basic and applied research during the past decade and is on the forefront of 21st century technology including sustainability, energy systems, bioengineering, micro- and nanosystems, computational modeling, and advanced materials and manufacturing.

ABOUT LEECH TISHMAN 

Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl is a full-service law firm dedicated to assisting individuals, businesses, and institutions. Leech Tishman offers legal services in business restructuring & insolvency, corporate matters, employment & labor, estates & trusts, intellectual property, litigation & alternative dispute resolution, and real estate. In addition, the firm offers a wide range of legal services to clients in the aviation & aerospace, cannabis, construction, energy & natural resources, healthcare, and hospitality industries. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, Leech Tishman also has offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Sarasota, Washington, D.C. and Wilmington, DE.