Area Served

From our office in Northern Virginia, we can represent you at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office no matter where you are located. Our attorneys are frequently in New York City, where we represent a major medical center, and Portland, Maine. In addition, we frequently travel to see clients in Boston well as in San Francisco and Los Angeles. We can offer in-person interviews with inventors and portfolio administrators in these cities as if we were a local firm, with no charge for travel.

What Sets Us Apart

Working with Evans & Molinelli PLLC offers several crucial advantages. We bring the technical depth necessary to communicate with inventors and thoroughly understand the invention and its commercial significance. We have the legal acumen to address the requirements of the Patent Office and the writing skills to make the invention understandable to Patent Office examiners, judges, juries, managers, and investors. Our attorneys each have earned a doctorate in a technical field and performed research for several years in addition to earning a Juris Doctor (law degree) and the credentials to practice patent law. We further stand apart from other firms because we do not delegate drafting patent applications to anyone without a technical Ph.D. or law degree. We also offer in-person interviews with inventors, portfolio managers, and patent examiners with no charge for travel time.

Furthermore, Evans & Molinelli PLLC runs a largely paperless office with electronic files that are encrypted and backed up automatically offsite. The advantage to our clients is rapid reporting and easy interface with any client electronic systems. This approach even helps the environment by consuming less paper, reducing both the demand to cut oxygen-producing trees and the load on trash disposal systems.

Dr. Judith Evans, Esq., brings over twenty-five years of technical experience in cell and neural biology, biotechnology, bioterrorism defense, and pharmaceuticals. She earned a Ph.D. in neurobiology from Columbia University, and was a post doctoral fellow and staff fellow at the National Eye Institute before attending law school.

Dr. Eugene Molinelli, Esq., brings over twenty-five years of technical experience in computers, sensors, oceanography, physical systems, optics, medical systems and bioinformatics. He earned a Ph.D. in ocean physics from Columbia University, and worked as a deputy director of PSI’s Environmental Sciences Division for fourteen years.

Leigh Callander recently joined the firm as Counsel. With undergraduate and graduate degrees in the biochemical and molecular biology arts, she has a strong background in medicine, biotechnology and chemistry which she will apply to drafting and prosecuting patent applications. Leigh is a seasoned attorney over a decade of patent work including due diligence, drafting freedom to operate and validity opinions, interferences and litigation. Resume