About Jimmy Song

Jimmy Song handles life sciences patent work as an associate with Gowling WLG's Intellectual Property Group in Ottawa. Working with the firm's patent agents, Song helps draft applications and carry them through prosecution in areas like biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Song was called to the Ontario bar in 2024.

Song holds a master's and a PhD in pharmaceutical chemistry from the University of Kansas, and an undergraduate degree from McMaster University, where co-op training included work as an analytical chemist and as a technologist. Song previously interned with a major American firm, supporting its patent prosecution attorneys.

Law came next at the University of Ottawa. While earning a JD there, Song took part in the Technoship program, with legal data science as the focus. Song has co-authored articles in journals including the Journal of Controlled Release and Biomaterials, and Song works with clients in both English and Mandarin.

Practice areas

Life sciences patent drafting and prosecution

Song supports patent agents on applications in fields such as microbiology, diagnostics and pharmaceutical and chemical formulations, from the first draft through prosecution.

Education & credentials

  • JD, University of Ottawa (2023)
  • Called to the Ontario bar (2024)
  • PhD, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas (2020)
  • MSc, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas (2017)
  • BSc, Chemical Biology, McMaster University (2015)

Publications & speaking

  • Glatiramer Acetate Persists at the Injection Site and Draining Lymph Nodes via Electrostatically-induced Aggregation, Journal of Controlled Release (2019)
  • Antigen-specific Immune Decoys Intercept and Exhaust Autoimmunity to Prevent Disease, Biomaterials (2019)
  • Linking Autoantigen Properties to Mechanisms of Immunity, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews (2020)
  • Constructing a Biomaterial to Simulate Extracellular Drug Transport in Solid Tumors, Macromolecular Bioscience (2020)

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