Judy Jarecki-Black, Esq., Ph.D.
Partner, Biotech/Chemical Practice Head
EDUCATION
■ Medical University of South Carolina, Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Pathobiology, 1988
■ College of Charleston, B.S. in Biology, B.A. in History with Honors, Magna Cum Laude, 1978
PRIOR LAW FIRMS & COMPANIES
■ Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
■ Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. (Successor to Merial Ltd)
■ AviGenics, inc
BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS
■ Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Georgia
■ Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of South Carolina
■ Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States
■ Admitted to practice before the South Carolina Court of Appeals
■ Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
■ Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
■ Admitted to practice before the District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
■ Admitted to practice before the Georgia Court of Appeals Georgia Supreme Court
■ Admitted to practice before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
■ Registered Patent Attorney before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Practice Summary.
Dr. Judy de León Jarecki-Black is a Partner and the Leader of the Biotech/Chemical practice in the Intellectual Property Practice of Klintworth & Rozenblat LLP. She has over twenty years of experience in intellectual property law, including private practice and nearly two decades in corporate leadership. As Global Head of Intellectual Property for Merial Limited (now Boehringer-Ingelheim Animal Health), Dr. Jarecki-Black led a worldwide IP department responsible for developing and implementing global patent strategies, overseeing prosecution, and managing litigation across the United States and internationally.
She has extensive experience protecting high-value biotechnology and pharmaceutical innovations, including maintaining Merial’s patent portfolio against infringement and validity challenges for FRONTLINE PLUS®, the only Animal Health product to exceed USD $1 billion in annual sales. Her practice spans portfolio development, prosecution, enforcement, and litigation, with particular expertise in vaccines, biologics, and therapeutics.
In addition to her legal practice, Dr. Jarecki-Black brings a strong scientific background with a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology & Pathobiology, combined with published research and vaccine development experience. She has authored twenty-four peer-reviewed publications and more than 80 abstracts and presentations. She is admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, state courts in South Carolina and Georgia, and several federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.
Dr. Jarecki-Black has received numerous professional honors, including the Feather in Her Cap Award in Animal Health (2022), Chief Patent Counsel of the Year (ILO Global Counsel Awards), and Intellectual Property Community Service Award (GSU College of Law, Atlanta Bar Association, and State Bar of Georgia).
Recognitions.
■ The Best Lawyers in America®, Atlanta, Patent Law (2023)
Publications and Speaking Engagements.
■ Jarecki, Judy C., Holbrook, Thomas W., Cook, James A., and Glassman, Armand B. 1983. Comparison of Adjuvant-Potentiated Resistance Against Visceral Leishmaniasis in C57BL/6 mice. Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science, 13:356.
■ Jarecki-Black, J.C., Glassman, A.B., and Christopher, J.B. 1984. The Effect of Vitamin A Deficiency Upon Experimental Visceral Leishmaniasis. Federation Proceedings, 43:678.
■ Glassman, A.B. and Jarecki-Black, J.C. 1984. Protection Elicited by Antigenic Determinants Shared by Leishmania Species. Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science, 14:322.
■ Jarecki-Black, J.C., Christopher, J.B., Glassman, A.B. 1986. Trichomonas Vaginalis: Preliminary Identification of a Spermatozoal-lnhibiting Factor. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, 181: 469.
■ Jarecki-Black, J.C., Glassman, A.B., and Holbrook, T.W. 1984. The Effect of BCG Vaccine Upon Visceral Leishmaniasis in Hamsters. Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science, 14:464-466.
■ Jarecki-Black, J.C., Glassman, A.B., and James, E.R. 1985. The Adoptive Transfer of Vaccine-lnduced Resistance to Leishmania donovani. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 34:1095-1097.
■ Jarecki-Black, J.C., Burdash, N.M., and Glassman, A.B. 1985. Multiple Parasitic Infection in a Cambodian Child. Clinical Microbiology Newsletter, 7:110-111.
■ Dover, C., Holley, P., Jarecki-Black, J.C., and James, E.R. 1986. The Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites at the Medical University of South Carolina. Journal of South Carolina Medical Association, 82:327-332.
■ Jarecki-Black, J.C., Glassman, A.B., and Bannister, E.R. 1986. Blastocystis hominis: Infection in a Two Year Old. Clinical Microbiology Newsletter, 8:98.
■ Jarecki-Black, J.C., James, E.R., Kirshtein, J.W., Kirshtein, J.D., and Glassman, A.B. 1986. Leishmania donovani: Immunization Against Infection as a Function of Parasite Growth Phase. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 35:1117-1120.
■ Jarecki-Black, J.C., Atkins, L., Pratt, K.M., Pepkowitz, S.H., and Glassman, A.B., 1986. Effect of Hydroxyethyl Starch (HES) in Reducing Parasite Load in Experimental Visceral Leishmaniasis. Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science, 16:452-456.
■ Jarecki-Black, J.C., Pratt, K.M., Hallman, K.L., James, E.R., and Glassman, A.B. 1988. Resistance against Leishmania donovani Induced with an Aluminum Hydroxide Vaccine. Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science, 18:72-77.
■ Jarecki-Black, J.C., Lushbaugh, W.B., Golosow, L., and Glassman, A.B., 1988. Trichomonas vaginalis: Preliminary Identification of a Spermatozoal-Inhibiting Factor. Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science, 18: 484-489.
■ Runey, G.R., Jarecki-Black, J.C., Runey, M.W., and Glassman, A.B., 1990. Antithymocyte Serum Suppression of Immunity in Mice Immunized to Leishmania donovani. Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science, 20: 263-267.
■ Jarecki-Black, J.C., Bennett, Joyce D., and Palmieri, Steven, 1992. A Novel Oligonucleotide Probe for the Detection of Newcastle Disease Virus. Avian Diseases, 36: 134-138.
■ Jarecki-Black, J.C. and Palmieri, S. 1992. DNA Oligonucleotide Probes: Identification of Newcastle Disease Virus and Potential Diagnostic Application. AAAP Symposium Proceedings: Improved Diagnosis of Avian Diseases Using Molecular Biology, pp. 16-18.
■ Jarecki-Black, J.C. and King, D. J. 1993. An Oligonucleotide Probe that Distinguishes Isolates of Low Virulence from the More Pathogenic Strains of Newcastle Disease Virus. Avian Diseases, 37: 724-730.
■ Brown, C.A., Roberts, A.W., Miller, M. A., Davis, D. A., Brown, S.A., Bolin, C.A., Jarecki-Black, J.C., Greene, C.E., and Miller-Liebl, D. 1996. Leptospira interrogans serovar Grippotyphosa infection in Dogs. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 209: 1265-1267.
■ Dukes, Mark C., Elliott, Frances Barnes, and Jarecki-Black, Judy. 1999. Software Patent Protection: State Street Puts Businesses on “Easy Street.” South Carolina Lawyer, 10: 32-39.
■ White Paper: An Analysis of the Law Regarding Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships, pages 1 – 98, Family Law Section of the American Bar Association, June 2004.
■ Morag-Selig, Tamar; Cohn, lan; Kowalski, Thomas J.; Jarecki-Black, Judy, and Clyde-Watson, Zoe. 2004. Intellectual Property Law in Israel And US And European Objections: Market Exclusivity vs Data Exclusivity. Nature Biotechnology, 22:1591-1592.
■ Wikle, R.E.; Fretwell, B.; Jarecki M.; and Jarecki-Black, J. C. 2006. Canine Lyme Disease: One-Year Duration of Immunity Elicited with a Canine OspA Monovalent Lyme Vaccine. Intern J Appl Res Vet Med 4: 23 – 28.
■ Lu, Deborah, Kowalski, Thomas, and Jarecki-Black, Judy. 2010. Patent prosecution of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Patents in a Changing Legal Landscape. Future Med. Chem 2: 7 – 9.
■ Lu, Deborah, Kowalski, Thomas, and Jarecki-Black, Judy. 2011. Intellectual Property Issues for Veterinary Pharmaceuticals in the USA. Future Med. Chem 3 (7): 847 – 850.
Memberships.
■ Member, Executive Committee of Atlanta IP Inn of Court
■ Board Member and Attorney for Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter
■ American Chemical Society
■ Federal Circuit Bar Association
■ American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
■ American Bar Association, Section on Science and Technology
■ Georgia Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
■ South Carolina Bar Association Greenville Bar Association Women Business Leaders, Atlanta, Georgia
■ Woman Business Leaders Law, Health and Society
■ GSU College of Law Center for Law, Health and Society