Practice Areas
Education
- B.S., Miami University, 1999, cum laude
- M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009
- J.D., Duke University, 2009
Bar & Court Admissions
- North Carolina, 2009
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2009
Andrew Gerschutz
- Research Triangle Office
- TEL: (919) 286-8165
- FAX: (919) 416-8365
- andrewgerschutz@mvalaw.com
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Andy Gerschutz is an associate in the Research Triangle Park office of Moore & Van Allen. Mr. Gerschutz concentrates his practice in intellectual property with a focus on patent prosecution. Mr. Gerschutz's areas of scientific expertise include plant biology, molecular biology, and biochemistry.
Mr. Gerschutz attended Duke University School of Law. In law school, Mr. Gerschutz was an officer with the Duke Intellectual Property Law Society and an editor with the Duke Law and Technology Review journal. Prior to law school, Mr. Gerschutz worked as a biology research assistant at the University of North Carolina, specializing in phylogeography and bioinformatics, as a researcher in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and as an instructor in undergraduate biology courses.
Of Note
- National Merit Scholar, Miami University
- Recipient of the Young Botanist Recognition Award, Miami University
- Sigma Xi grant-in-aid recipient, UNC at Chapel Hill
- M.S. Thesis title at UNC Chapel Hill: Hemlock wooly adelgid impact on Southern Appalachian forests
- Graduate Student Representative to the Duke Alumni Association Board of Directors, 2008-2009
- Symposium Editor of the Duke Law & Technology Review and the Speaker Chair of the Duke Intellectual Property Law Society, Duke University
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association: Young Lawyers Division & Intellectual Property Law Section
- Wake County Bar Association