Muna Abu-Shaar

Muna Abu-Shaar is the Managing Partner of Biospark Intellectual Property Law and an intellectual property attorney with more than twenty-five years of patent-counseling experience. She advises biotechnology and pharmaceutical clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Her technical work includes biologics, cell therapy, gene therapy, gene editing, vaccines, diagnostics, recombinant technologies, synthetic biology, manufacturing processes, pharmaceutical formulations, research tools, and alternative energy technologies.

Muna earned a J.D. cum laude from Fordham Law School in 2003, where she served on the Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. She received a Ph.D. with distinction in Cellular, Molecular & Biophysical Studies from Columbia University in 1999 and a B.A. with honors in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge in 1992. Her scientific training supports detailed patent analysis across advanced life sciences technologies.

Muna’s practice centers on strategic patent counseling for companies developing complex scientific products and platforms. She works with clients on patent portfolios involving therapies, diagnostics, biological tools, manufacturing methods, and other technologies where legal protection depends on understanding the science and commercial goals together. Before founding Biospark, she was a partner in the intellectual property group of a large international law firm, giving her experience with sophisticated corporate and research-driven clients.

Muna Abu-Shaar is admitted in Massachusetts and New York and before the US Patent and Trademark Office. She was recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in New York in 2011 and 2013. Her combination of molecular-biology training, patent-law experience, and law-firm leadership supports clients developing and protecting valuable life sciences innovations, from early-stage research through broader portfolio strategy and commercialization planning.

Law Office Affiliations

• Managing Partner, Biospark Intellectual Property Law
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Massachusetts
• New York

Education

• Fordham Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD) (Cum Laude)
• Columbia University
  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
• University of Cambridge
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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