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S. Serge Shahinian

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Serge Shahinian became a senior partner of Goudreau Gage Dubuc in 2008, and is a registered patent agent in Canada and the United States. He has been practicing in the intellectual property field since 2000, following prior doctoral and post-doctoral training in biochemistry and biology.

Serge Shahinian' Patent Agent practice includes the areas of biotechnology, pharmaceutical and chemical, covering a wide range of related technologies. He works with a full range of clients including universities and public research institutions, small and medium sized companies, and large multinational corporations, helping them develop and execute intellectual property strategies oriented towards their business goals. His practice includes the procurement of patent rights in domestic and foreign jurisdictions, as well as opinions and counselling in patentability, validity and infringement matters. He also works closely with our litigation group providing support on patent matters. He further has experience in due diligence in the context of transactions and financing in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors.

S. Serge Shahinian
Ph.D., Patent Agent
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  • Areas of practice
  • Professional Affiliations
    Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
    2005-2006 Member, Technology Transfer Committee
    2001-2002 Member, Biotechnology Legislation Committee
    The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
    BioQuébec
    Department of Biochemistry, McGill University
    1991-1992 Member, Graduate Advisory Committee
    1990-1991 President, McGill Biochemistry Graduate Society
    United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
  • Publications
    Shahinian, S., Silvius, J.R., "High-yield coupling of antibody fab’ fragments to liposomes containing maleimide-functionalized lipids", Methods in enzymology Journal, Vol. 387, p. 3-15, 2004
    "L’importance de la demande provisoire", Trans Script, Vol. 2, No. 4, Winter 2004
    Levinson, J.N., Shahinian, S., Sdicu, A.-M., Tessier, D.C., and Bussey, H. (2002), "Functional, comparative and cell biological analysis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Kre5p", Yeast 19: 1243-59
    Roopchand, D.E., Lee, J.M., Shahinian, S., Paquette, D., Bussey, H., Branton, P.E. (2001), "Toxicity of human adenovirus E4orf4 protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae results from interactions with the Cdc55 regulatory B subunit of PP2A", Oncogene 20: 5279-90
    Shahinian, S., and Bussey, H. (2000), "ß-1,6-glucan synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae", Mol. Microbiol. 35: 477-89
    Lussier, M., Sdicu, A.-M., Shahinian, S., and Bussey, H. (1998), "The Candida albicans KRE9 gene is required for cell wall beta-1,6-glucan synthesis and is essential for growth on glucose", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 95: 9825-30
    Shahinian, S., Dijkgraaf, GJ.P., Sdicu, A.-M., Thomas, D.Y., Jakob, C., Aebi, M. and Bussey, H. (1998), "Involvement of protein N-glycosyl chain glucosylation and processing in the biosynthesis of cell wall beta-1,6-glucan of Saccharomyces cerevisiae", Genetics 149: 843-856
    Romero, P.A., Dijkgraaf, GJ.P., Shahinian, S., Herscovics, A. and Bussey, H. (1997), "The yeast CWH41 gene encodes glucosidase I", Glycobiology 7: 997-1004
    Schroeder, H., Leventis, R., Shahinian, S., Walton, P.A. and Silvius,J.R. (1996), "Lipid-modified cysteinyl-containing peptides of diverse structures are efficiently S-acylated at the plasma membrane of mammalian cells", J. Cell Biol. 134: 647-60
    Shahinian, S. and Silvius,J.R. (1995), "A novel strategy affords high-yield coupling of antibody Fab' fragments to liposomes", Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1239: 157-67
    Shahinian, S. and Silvius,J.R. (1995), "Doubly lipid-modified protein sequence motifs exhibit long-lived anchorage to lipid bilayers", Biochemistry 34: 3813-22
  • Conferences and Seminars
    "Le monde des brevets", BioConnexion, Université Laval, 2004 and 2005
    "Les brevets dans le domaine de la biotechnologie", Parc Technologique du Québec Métropolitain, 2003
    "Career information workshop for CANVAC trainees", CANVAC Third Annual Scientific Meeting, 2003
    "An overview of patents and other intellectual property", Spin-offs Workshop : Practical advice from the experts, McGill University, 2001
    "Le monde des brevets", Career Fair of Université Laval, 2001
  • Education
    Ph.D., Biochemistry, McGill University, 1996
    B.Sc., Biochemistry, University of Toronto, 1988

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