David C. Foster, Associate

Dr. Foster is a member of Sonnenschein's Intellectual Property & Technology Practice specializing in patent prosecution in biotechnology and the life sciences.

A registered patent attorney, Dr. Foster's practice focuses on developing and implementing world-wide intellectual property strategies in the biotechnology and biopharmaceutical fields. 

Drawing on his Ph.D. in cell regulation and more than 10 years of experience in law firms as well as time as in-house intellectual property counsel at a biopharmaceutical company, Dr. Foster counsels clients on intellectual property issues including strategic portfolio development, patent procurement, licensing and due diligence.  He has experience in the areas of biotherapeutics, genomics, diagnostics and prognostics, proteomics, immunology, vaccines, biofuels and high-density array technologies.

Dr. Foster has worked with clients such as universities, startup biotechnology companies and established biopharmaceutical corporations.

American Intellectual Property Law Association

State Bar of California - Intellectual Property Section

• Smart, E.J., Foster, D.C., Ying, Y.S., Kamen, B.A. and Anderson, R.G.W. “Protein Kinase C Activators Inhibit Receptor-Mediated Potocytosis by Preventing Internalization of Caveolae.” Journal of Cell Biology, 124:307-313, 1994.
• Yang, R.B., Foster, D.C., Garbers, D.L. and Fulle, H.J. “Two Membrane Forms of Guanylyl Cyclase Found in the Eye.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 92:602-606, 1995.
• Fulle, H.J., Vassar, R., Foster, D.C., Yang, R.B., Axel, R. and Garbers, D.L. “A Receptor Guanylyl Cyclase Expressed Specifically in Olfactory Sensory Neurons.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,  92:3571-3575, 1995.
• Wong, S.K.F., Ma, C.P., Foster, D.C., Chen, A.Y. and Garbers, D.L. “The Guanylyl Cyclase-A Receptor Transduces an Atrial Natriuretic Peptide/ATP Activation Signal in the Absence of Other Proteins.” Journal of Biological Chemistry, 270:30818-30822, 1995.
• Wedel, B.J., Foster, D.C., Miller, D.E. and Garbers, D.L. “A Mutation of the Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (Guanylyl Cyclase-A) Receptor Results In a Constitutively Hyperactive Enzyme.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 94:459-462, 1997.
• Foster, D.C., Garbers, D.L., and Wedel, B.J. “The Guanylyl Cyclase-A Receptor.” In: Contemp. Endocrin. edited by P.M. Conn, The Humana Press Inc., 1997.
• Foster, D.C., and Garbers, D.L. “Dual Role for Adenine Nucleotides in the Regulation of the Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Receptor, Guanylyl Cyclase-A.” Journal of Biological Chemistry, 273:16311-16318, 1998.
• Foster, D.C., Wedel, B.J., Robinson, S., and Garbers, D.L. “Mechanisms of Regulation and Functions of Guanylyl Cyclases.” Reviews of  Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, 135:1-39, 1999.

• “From the Bench to the Bar”- Quest for Career Graduate School Seminar Series; University of Texas Southwestern Medical, Dallas, Tx; 2008.