He provides guidance on IP strategy for clients in the chemical and biotechnology industry sectors, and prosecutes patents in both the U.S. and abroad. Jenkins also has experience in conducting reexaminations, patent due diligence reviews, freedom-to-operate analyses, and validity analyses. Prior to entering the legal field, Jenkins worked as a product development chemist for a global absorbent product design company, and as an analytical chemist in the pharmaceutical division of a major healthcare corporation. He graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Tennessee, earned an M.S. in chemistry from Vanderbilt University, and earned his J.D. cum laude at the Franklin Pierce Law Center at the University of New Hampshire.