Patent Counsel
Abbott Laboratories
Patricia Coleman James has joined Abbott Laboratories as Patent Counsel at its headquarters in north suburban Chicago, Illinois. Prior to joining Abbott Laboratories, Ms. Coleman James had been a partner in the San Francisco office of McCutchen Doyle Brown & Enersen LLP.
Ms. Coleman James earned a Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from UCLA and her J.D. from the George Washington National Law Center in 1990. She is a member of the Executive Committee of the Commercial Law Section of the National Bar Association and a member of Abbott’s Legal Division Pro Bono Committee.
Abbott Laboratories is a global healthcare company, whose principal businesses include pharmaceuticals and medical products, including hospital-based medicines and devices, diagnostic tests and instruments and nutritional products for children and adults.