Kathryn H. Wade

Kathryn H. Wade


Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Recognized since 2010

Atlanta, Georgia

Practice Areas

Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice

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Kathryn Wade focuses her practice on intellectual property law.

Dr. Wade has experience in domestic and foreign patent prosecution, particularly in the areas of biotechnology, disease treatment and diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, and biomedical devices. She also has experience drafting opinions on patentability, invalidity, and non-infringement issues. Dr. Wade has provided intellectual property counsel to a variety of clients, ranging from start-up life sciences companies, to universities, to multinational biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.

Dr. Wade received her Ph.D. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from Emory University, where she designed and implemented molecular biology and biochemical experiments to study the interaction of proteins in the bacterium Bacillus subtilis. Dr. Wade did postdoctoral work at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention where she conducted molecular biology research to study the genetics of cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Wade was recognized in the 2010 The Best Lawyers in America® for Biotechnology Law. Dr. Wade was the recipient of the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyer Foundation's "One Child, One Lawyer" volunteer of the year award in 2009.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 1100 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2800
    Atlanta, GA 30309
Education
  • Georgia State University, J.D., graduated 2002
  • North Carolina State University, graduated 1992
  • Emory University, graduated 1999
  • Georgia State University, graduated 2002
Bar Admissions
  • Georgia, State Bar of Georgia

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Atlanta (2023)
  • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Atlanta (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Patent Law

Publications

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