*Practice limited to matters at federal courts and agencies,
including the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Professional Profile
Bar Admissions
State of Maryland, 2008
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2003
Education
J.D. (2005) American University - Washington
College of Law
Ph.D. (1985)
Purdue University (Medicinal Chemistry)
B.A. (1977)
Indiana University (Chemistry and Biology)
Languages
English
Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin Dialects)
German (Reading Comprehension)
Publications
Ho, David K., Co-Author, “European Patent Convention Reduces
Timeframe for Filing Divisional Applications,” Staas &
Halsey LLP Newsletter (2010).
Ho, David K. “U.S. Implications of Chinese Patent Law,” Staas
& Halsey LLP Newsletter (2009).
Ho, David K. "The Journey of Taxol," J. BIOLAW & BUS.,
Bio-Education Special Supplement 49-64 (2003).
Ho, David K., Co-Author, "Geldanamycin:Anti-HER2
Immunoconjugates: Antiproliferative Activity on Human Breast
Carcinoma Cell Lines," 92 J. Nat'l. Cancer Institute 1573-1582
(2000).
Ho, David K., Co-Author, "Mechanism of Action of the
Antileukemic Xanthone Psorospermin: DNA Strand Breaks, Abasic
Sites and Protein-DNA Cross-Links," 54 Cancer Research
3191-3195 (1994).
Ho, David K., Co-Author, "Absolute Stereochemistry of
(+)-Gigantecin from Annona coriacea (Annonaceae)," 59 J. Org.
Chem. 1598-1599 (1994).
Ho, David K., Co-Author, "Effects of Biochanin A on
Metabolism, DNA-Binding, and Mutagenicity of Benzo[a]pyrene in
Cultured Mammalian Cells," 12 Carcinogenesis 2001-2006 (1991).
Ho, David K., Co-Author, "Stereochemical Studies of the
C-Methylation of Deoxycytidine Catalyzed by HhaI Methylase and
the N-Methylation of Deoxyadenosine Catalyzed by EcoRI
Methylase," 284 Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
264-269 (1991).
Professional Experience
Scientific research experience: Ohio State University and
National Cancer Institute
Patent law experience: Morgan Lewis Bockius, Preston Gates,
H.T. Than Law Group, Farkas & Toikka, Staas & Halsey,
and Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz.
Professional Membership
American Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
American Chemical Society
National Society of Medical Scientists – Chinese American
Society
Chinese Biopharmaceutical Association
Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society)
Phi Lambda Upsilon (Honorary Chemical Society)
Rho Chi (Honorary Pharmacy Society)
Presentations
Ho, David K., “Global Patent Strategy for Biomedical
Scientists in Light of Patent Law Reforms in U.S.A.” Poster
Presentation at the 4th Guangzhou International Conference on
Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou, China (2011).
Ho, David K., Co-Author, "Water-Soluble Prodrug of
Geldanamycin," Poster Presentation at Annual Meeting of the
American Society of Pharmacognosy, Orlando, Florida (1998).
Ho, David K., Co-Author, "Synthesis of
17-amino-Propyl-Amino-Geldanamycin," Poster Presentation at
Fort Detrick - Fredrick Cancer Research and Development Center
Spring Research Festival, The National Cancer Institute,
Frederick, Maryland (1998).
Ho, David K., Co-Author, "Geldanamycin and Derivatives:
Production and Chemical Studies," Poster Presentation at
National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington,
District of Columbia (1994).
Ho, David K., Co-Author, "Structure-Activity Relationships for
Inhibition of Benzo[a]pyrene Activation by Mono-Substituted
Flavones," Ann. Meeting of Am. Assoc. Cancer Res., San Diego,
California, (1992).
Ho, David K., Co-Author, "Synthesis and Structure-Activity
Relationship of Potential Inhibitors of Benzo[a]pyrene
Carcinogenesis," Oral Presentation at International Symposium
on Recent Advances in Chemistry and Molecular Biology of
Cancer Research, Beijing Polytechnic Univ., Beijing (1991).