Who We Are

Gerald F. Dudding, JD., PhD.

• Owner and Patent Agent
• P.O. Box 752, Clifton Park, NY 12065-0752
• jerry@gfdpatents.com
• (518) 368-4157

Education

Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, NY: J.D.

Northeastern University, Boston, MA: Ph.D. in Physical Organic Chemistry

Tufts University, Medford, MA: BS in Biology

Experience

GFD Patents LLC, Cliflton Park, NY
Owner and Patent Agent: 2005 - present

• Technology Areas: Biotechnology; Chemical Engineering; Chemistry; Environmental Technologies; Food Processing; Innovative Tools and Sports Related Inventions; Pest Control in Agriculture; and Pharmacology.

• Patent Prosecution: In the fields of pharmacology, biotechnology, food processing, pest control, agriculture, organic and silicone chemistry.

Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts, Intellectual Property Law, Latham, NY
Patent Agent: 2003 - 2005
Technology Specialist: 1999 - 2003

• Technology Areas: Biotechnology; Chemical Engineering; Chemistry; Environmental Technologies; Food Processing; Innovative Tools and Sports Related Inventions; Pest Control in Agriculture; and Pharmacology.

• Patent Prosecution: In the fields of pharmacology, biotechnology, food processing, pest control, agriculture, organic and silicone chemistry.

• Technical Focus Areas: transdermal drug delivery, pegylation of cells to provide resistance to viral infections, aseptic processing of instant food, animal repellants, lithography for VLSI, and organic or silicone chemistry.

GE Silicones, Waterford, NY
Chemist, 1977 - 1998

• Held supervisory and individual contributor positions on projects involving data analysis and the development/implementation of plans to solve product quality problems.

Professional Affiliations

• Eastern New York Intellectual Property Law Association, President 2005

• American Intellectual Property Law Association

• American Chemical Society

• Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society

Publications, Presentations and News Articles

• Significant Changes to U.S. Patent Law, Saratoga Business Journal, February, 2007

• Company Helps Ordinary, Everyday People Get Patents For Useful Items They Create, Saratoga Business Journal, August, 2006

• G. F. Dudding and N.B. Delain, “Recent Patent Prosecution Tips on Filing and Prosecuting Patent Applications Based on December 5th PTO Day 2005 Presentation”, presented on Jan. 17, 2006 at the Winter Meeting of the Eastern New York Intellectual Property Law Association. (pdf file, 2.4 MB).
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• G. F. Dudding et al., Process Gas Chromatograph and Sparger Combine to Monitor for Trace Organics, Chem. Proc., April (1988).

• G. F. Dudding et al., Capillary GC/FID and G/MS Determination of Ethyldichlorosilane in Methylchlorosilanes, J. Chromatogr. Sci., 18, 670 (1980).

• G. F. Dudding et al., Intramolecular Pericyclic Reactions of Acetylenes, 7. Concertedness of Acetylenic Retro-ene Reactions. The Preparation of Optically Active Phenylallene-3-d, J. Am Chem. Soc., 99, 7390, 1977.

Mark K. Dudding, B.S.

• Senior Technology Specialist
• 331 Alberta Drive (Corner of Sheridan and Alberta), Suite 214, Amherst, NY 14226
• mark@gfdpatents.com

Education

Canisius College, Buffalo, NY: B.S. in Physics

Experience

GFD Patents LLC, Cliflton Park, NY
Senior Technology Specialist: 2008 - present