Professionals
Practice Areas
- Chemical and Material Sciences Practice
- Energy Storage, Batteries, and Materials Practice
- Expedited Patent Examination
- Foreign & PCT Patent Filing
- Inter Partes Review
- Invalidity Opinions
- IP Transactional
- Licensing
- Life Sciences Practice
- Non-infringement Opinions
- Opinions
- Patent Landscaping and Risk Analysis
- Patent Reissue
- Patentability Opinions
- Patents
- Pharmaceutical Patent Services
- Pharmaceutical Practice
- Post Grant Practice
- Product Clearance
- Right to Practice Opinions
- Strategic IP Portfolio Development and Management
- Technology Transfer
- Trade Secrets
- Utility, Design, and Plant Patent Filing with the USPTO
Technologies
- Biotechnology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Energy
- Environmental Engineering
- Food Science
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Devices
- Metallurgy & Ceramics
- Nanotechnology
- Pharmaceuticals & Pharmaceutical Formulation
- Polymer & Materials Science
Admissions
- California State Bar, 2006
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2004
Education
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2006
University of California, Los Angeles, Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry with honors, 1998
University of California, Berkeley, B.S. in Chemistry and B.A. in Molecular and Cell Biology, with honors, 1992
Languages
- English
German
French
Swedish
Norwegian
Vietnamese
Tam Dinh joins the firm as Counsel. He has more than 15 years of experience in domestic and foreign patent drafting, prosecution, and counseling. Tam’s patent practice focuses on small molecules, proteins/polypeptides and polynucleotides, and he is also experienced with polymers, medical devices, and analytical instruments. He was previously employed in his own private practice and in house at IntegenX, Elixir Medical, and BioMarin Pharmaceutical. Prior to becoming a patent attorney, he was a medicinal chemist at pharmaceutical companies.
Experience Highlights
- Counsel, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2023-present
- Patent Attorney, Tam Dinh Law, 2014-2023
- Senior IP Counsel, IntegenX, 2012-2013
- Senior Legal Counsel, Elixir Medical, 2010-2011
- Patent Counsel, BioMarin Pharmaceutical, 2008-2010
- Associate, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP, 2007-2008
- Associate, Foley & Lardner LLP, 2006-2007
News
Cantor Colburn proudly announces the expansion of its legal team with the hiring of new attorneys and patent agents.