Associate

Dr. Carin Miller, a registered U.S. patent attorney at Johnson, Marcou, Isaacs & Nix (JMIN), specializes in prosecuting biotechnology, agricultural biology, molecular biology, biochemical, cell, agriculture and animal-related inventions. She has intellectual property experience in biotechnology, chemical, biochemical, medical arts and mechanical. She has worked on patents related to small molecules, drug delivery, pharmaceuticals, cell-based therapies for human and veterinary treatment, recombinant nucleic acids and proteins, biological sensors, molecular assays, cell lines, transgenic animals and plants, and glucose responsive vehicle control devices. Miller also has experience with trademark preparation and prosecution, as well as licensing and due diligence issues.

Prior to her career in law, Miller worked for ProGenetics LLC, a start-up biotech company, which developed transgenic animals and produced proteins for hemophilia treatment. Previously, she worked as a student research assistant and taught Virginia Tech’s courses in animal genetics (both Mendelian and molecular genetics) and animal science. Her thesis focused on understanding the effect of long-term genetic selection for a single train on, inter alia, the gene expression profile of intestinal nutrient transporter proteins and food intake regulators during chicken development. As a John Lee Pratt Animal Nutrition Ph.D. Fellow, Miller examined the balance between peptide transporter and amino acid transporter expression in the enterocyte. She also worked to generate transgenic chicken models to understand the roles of particular genes in the growth and development of chickens. 

Miller has presented her scientific research at major international scientific conferences, authored and co-authored scientific and law review articles, and spoken at several CLE events, including CincyBio 2013, the Dayton Intellectual Property Law Association September 2013 Meeting, and the Georgia Bar Association IP Bootcamp 2013. 

Miller earned her juris doctorate at the University of Dayton School of Law in Dayton, Ohio. She received a doctorate, Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in Animal and Poultry Sciences at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va.  

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Education

• J.D., University of Dayton School of Law, 2013

• Ph.D., Virginia Tech

• M.S., Virginia Tech

• B.S., Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech

• Minors in Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Music Performance

Admitted to Practice

• United States Patent and Trademark Office

• State Bars of Georgia and Virginia

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Publications

• Madsen, S.L., Mott, C.R., and Wong, E.A. 2009. Intestinal PepT1 and PPAR alpha gene expression in response to fasting in broilers. Poult Sci. 88(e-Suppl 1): 116. 

• Mott (Miller) C.R. and E.A. Wong. 2009. Development of PepT1 shRNA lentiviral vectors for knockdown of PepT1 in chickens. Poult Sci. 88(e-Suppl 1): 116. 

• Mott (Miller) C.R., Siegel, P.B. Webb, K.E., and Wong, E.A. 2008. Gene expression of nutrient transporters in the small intestine of chickens from lines divergently selected for high or low juvenile body weight. Poult. Sci. 87(11):2215-2224. 

• Gould, J.C. Miller, C.R., Siegel, P.B., Wong, E.A. 2007. Developmental gene expression of preprocholecystokinin (CCK) in lines of chickens divergently selected for high or low juvenile body weight.” Poult. Sci. 86(Suppl 1):2725. 

• Miller, C.R., Siegel, P.B., Webb, K.E. Jr. and Wong, E.A. 2007. Differential developmental gene expression of nutrient transporters in the small intestine of male and female chickens from lines selected for high or low juvenile bodyweight. Poult Sci 86(suppl 1): 314. 

• Miller, CR, Siegel, PB, Webb, KE, Jr, and Wong, EA. 2006. Developmental expression of preproghrelin, GHS-R, and GPR-39 in the small intestine of chickens divergently selected for high or low juvenile body weight. Poult Sci. 85(Suppl 1): 20. 

• Miller, CR, Siegel, PB, Webb, KE, Jr, and Wong, EA. 2006. Developmental gene expression of nutrient transporters in the small intestine of chickens divergently selected for high or low juvenile body weight. Poult Sci. 85(Suppl 1): 69. 

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Email:   cmiller@jmin-iplaw.com

Direct:  470.552.4317