Paul J. Roman Jr. Ph.D.

Paul practices in all areas of intellectual property (IP), with particular emphasis on patentability evaluations, patent prosecution, post-grant challenges, and related opinion work in the chemical area and licensing. He works closely with clients to identify protectable IP and provides practical  advice to clients on protection of their IP and building and management of global IP portfolios. His areas of focus include inorganic materials, nanomaterials, inorganic/organic polymers, organometallic/coordination compounds, catalysts, biomaterials, biosensing technologies, pharmaceuticals (including small molecules and delivery methods), chemical processes, analytical methods, and food chemistry.

Prior to law school, Paul worked as a researcher in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, concentrating on polymers and materials for advanced microelectronics applications. He also worked as a chemist/process engineer for an international manufacturer of specialty chemicals and materials. Paul is an inventor of eight granted U.S. patents.

• Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2013 - 2018
• American Bar Association and Bureau of National Affairs Award for Excellence in Intellectual Property
• Former associate editor, Buffalo Intellectual Property Law Journal

• American Intellectual Property Law Association

Paul is a member of the Buffalo Museum of Science board of managers