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Chantal Francis Edde, Ph.D.

Senior Patent Agent

Chantal Francis Edde, Ph.D. focuses her practice on intellectual property (IP) matters in biotechnology, gene and cellular therapy, immunology, virology, and genomics, among other highly technical life sciences fields. Chantal’s experience includes preparing and prosecuting US and foreign patent applications and performing due diligence, patentability, and freedom to operate analyses.

Before joining Morgan Lewis, Chantal was a patent agent at a large national law firm in Philadelphia. She also practiced patent law at another mid-size full-service law firm in Philadelphia.

Prior to becoming a patent agent, Chantal was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, where she expanded her scientific knowledge by using genomic technologies to investigate single-cell RNA variability. Her doctoral studies focused on the evolution of molecular function in mammalian neurons. Chantal has co-authored several peer-reviewed journal articles in the fields of neuroscience, molecular biology, computational biology, and population genetics.

Chantal is fluent in French and Arabic.

  • University of Pennsylvania, 2011, Ph.D., Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • University of Bordeaux, 2000, D.E.S.S. (Specialized Graduate Diploma), Biotechnology of Fungi, with Honors
  • Blaise Pascal University, 1999, M.A., Cellular Biology, Physiology and Microbiology, with Honors
  • Blaise Pascal University, 1998, B.S., Cellular Biology and Physiology, with Honors
  • US Patent and Trademark Office

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Intellectual Property, Law360 (2024)

Member, American Bar Association (ABA)

Member, Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association (PIPLA)

Member, Chiefs in Intellectual Property (ChIPs)

Member, Women in Bio