Parad, Dennis J.

Dennis J. Parad is a Senior Associate at DLA Piper and a registered patent attorney with more than two decades of intellectual property experience, including ten years as a Primary Patent Examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Based in Boston, he advises biotechnology, pharmaceutical, healthcare, and chemical industry clients on patent prosecution, portfolio strategy, IP due diligence, freedom-to-operate and validity analyses, and intellectual property commercialization. Dennis brings a unique perspective that combines scientific training in biochemistry, legal experience, and firsthand insight from the USPTO, helping clients develop, protect, and leverage intellectual property across the full innovation lifecycle.