Sheldon Heber, Ph.D. is a senior counsel in the Intellectual Property Group of Ice Miller LLP. He has extensive intellectual property experience in different areas including world-wide patent portfolio development, life-cycle management, IP due diligence, patentability analysis and freedom to operate review. His experience also includes supporting post patent issuance proceedings, licensing and mergers and acquisitions. Sheldon’s technical areas of practice includes pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals and biotechnology.
 
Prior to joining Ice Miller, Sheldon was a patent attorney at Merck & Co. Inc. and at the law firm of Lyon & Lyon LLP. His experience at Merck & Co. Inc. includes working as a Managing Patent Counsel, where his group supported the infectious disease therapeutic area and vaccines; managing and participating in various internal committees advising on patent procedures, changes to U.S. patent practice, and product pipelines; and participating in presentations updating the IP Department and research groups on U.S. patent law and patent strategy.