James D. Ramsbottom is a graduate of the Faculty of Science at McMaster University. He possesses two undergraduate degrees; a B.Sc. in Life Sciences and an Honours B.Sc. in Biology. In addition to his undergraduate degrees, he was a Doctoral graduate student in Molecular Pharmacology at the University of Trieste, Italy.
During graduate school he gained an interest in Intellectual Property as a result of an international scientific collaboration. Upon leaving graduate school James focused on patent agency, specifically in the fields of Life Sciences and Biotechnology.
James is an inventor in his own right. He is the inventor of several issued U.S. and Canadian patents in the Life Sciences and Chemical fields. As well, James is also an author of peer-review scientific publications in the fields of pharmacology, wound healing and neuroscience, stemming from his work as a researcher. Throughout his career in research, James routinely attended conferences and has authored posters and presentations presented at these conferences.
In addition to his bench-work, James has been active in his community by sitting as a Scientific Advisor for the Hamilton Chapters of the Canadian Spinal Research Organization and the International Institute for Spinal Regeneration.
James continued is training in Intellectual Property in an in-house capacity for a Life Sciences company the Toronto area and oversaw the company’s patent portfolio, drafted applications and provided guidance on patent prosecution, infringement and validity matters. Additionally, James was instrumental in developing a multi-level patent department to meet the needs of the company as well as developing a patent filing strategy. Joining GASTLES in 2008, James focuses his practice in the Natural Sciences, Life Sciences and Biotechnology fields.
Scientific Publications:
- Author, “MacLennan et al. v. Produits Gilbert Inc. — What You Need To Know From A Client’s Perspective”
(Gastle and Associates Commentary February 18, 2009) - Author, “Apotex Inc. v. Sanofi-Sythelabo Canada Inc. et al. — What You Need To Know From A Client’s Perspective”
(Gastle and Associates Commentary December, 2008)
Scientific Publications:
- K.M. Pettifer, S. Kleywegt,C. J. Bau, J. D. Ramsbottom, E. Vertes, R. Ciccarelli, F. Caciagli,2 E. S.Werstiuk,M.P. Rathbone. “Guanosine protects SH-SY5Y cell against ß-amyloid induced apoptosis.” Neuroreport. 15(5): 833-836.
- S. Jiang, C. C. J. Zavitz, J. Wang, A. Saraf, R. Zielinski, J. D. Ramsbottom, P. Ballerini, I. D’Alimonte, S. Romano, G. Fischione, U. Traversa, E. S. Werstiuk and M. P. Rathbone. “Non-adenine based purines accelerate wound healing.” Purinergic Signalling July 2006. 1573-9538.