Alannah R. Witham
ABOUT ALANNAH
Assistant
Sherrill Haupt
Alannah joined Price Heneveld in 2018 with three years of previous patent experience. She currently focuses her practice on drafting utility patent applications, preparing responses to USPTO Office Actions, and conducting prior art searches and analysis in support of patentability, validity, landscape, freedom-to-operate, and clearance opinions. Alannah also works with foreign patent counsel to prepare and prosecute foreign patent applications. Alannah practices in a variety of areas including the mechanical, electromechanical, medical, automotive, chemical and electrochemical technology areas.
While working to earn her degree in Biochemistry at Western Michigan University, she began her career as a scientist at Zoetis (formerly Pfizer Animal Health). Alannah began as an intern investigating lyophilization cycles for vaccines for pets and livestock. For the next two years following her internship, she isolated and purified monoclonal antibodies in support of the production of biopharma therapeutics.
EDUCATION
Western Michigan University, B.S., Biochemistry, 2013
PRACTICE AREAS
Patents
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS
Family, including her three young children, cooking, healthy living, gardening, and reading