Michael Ward, Ph.D.

Partner | San Francisco • Boston

mward@mofo.com |

MoFo Life Sciences Blog: Insights and Analyses on Industry Trends

Practices

Industries + Issues

Bar Admissions

Not admitted in Massachusetts; practice limited to patent matters.
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
California

Education

University of California, Berkeley, B.S.
University of California, Davis, M.S.
University of California, Davis, Ph.D.
Golden Gate University School of Law, J.D.

Insights

Insights

Blog Post

An InSECURE Future: Court Ruling Guts USDA Regs on Genetically Engineered Plants

Client Alert

Updates in Uruguay – Accession to the PCT and Announcement of a New GMO Regulatory Framework

Client Alert

Microbes, Biotech Investigations, and Impacts: Midsummer Regulatory Updates from USDA-APHIS

Blog Post

MoFo Provides Crucial Assistance to African Orphan Crops Consortium

Blog Post

UPOV Updates Explanatory Note on Essentially Derived Varieties (EDVs)

Client Alert

U.S. Plant Variety Protection Office Lowers Burdens for Multinational Applications: Canadian and Japanese PBR Offices Now Accepting U.S. DUS Reports for Applicable Varieties

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News

News

MoFo News Item

Morrison Foerster Achieves Top-Tier Recognition in Managing IP’s 2024 Rankings

MoFo News Item

Morrison Foerster Recognized in Legal 500 US

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Morrison Foerster’s Patent Strategy + Prosecution Practice Ranked Band 1 for the Fifth Consecutive Year in the Chambers USA 2024

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Morrison Foerster Recognized in 2024 IAM Patent 1000

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Morrison Foerster Honored in Six Categories at the Managing IP Americas Awards 2024

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Morrison Foerster Named Band 1 Firm for Agribusiness by Chambers Global

Events

Events

Speaking Engagement

MoForum 2025 | Life Sciences - Women of Impact

Speaking Engagement

Pitch Day Boston

Seminar

Life Sciences MoForum 2024 | San Diego – The State of the Life Sciences Industry

Speaking Engagement

Call for Pitch Decks Extended - Pitch Day Boston

Speaking Engagement

FORUM Institut’s 11th Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Protection for Plant Innovation

13 Jun 2024 - 14 Jun 2024

Speaking Engagement

Life Sciences MoForum 2024 - The State of the Life Sciences

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Video + Audio

Video + Audio

Video

Meet our Life Sciences + Healthcare Industry Team

Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcast

COVID-19 Vaccines in the Workplace

Podcast

Toward a Therapy for COVID-19: The Science and Legal Considerations

Podcast

Toward a Vaccine for COVID-19: The Science and Legal Considerations

Podcast

Applying AI and Data Science to the Fight Against COVID-19: The Science and Legal Considerations

Podcast

Unpacking the Science and Legal Considerations of COVID-19 Testing

Named to Patent Prosecution Hall of Fame

Legal 500 US 2020-2024