Tibrewala

Jyoti Tibrewala, Ph.D.

Associate
Registered Patent Attorney
Boston

I work with industrial and academic clients to protect their inventions in the pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnology space.

With over a decade of experience as a registered patent prosecutor, Jyoti Tibrewala provides strategic patent counsel to companies in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology sectors, as well as academic institutions. She leverages her deep knowledge of chemistry to deliver results-driven patent prosecution and portfolio management that protect innovation and create competitive advantage.
 

Jyoti's broad IP experience enables her to guide clients through complex freedom-to-operate, due diligence, clearance, patentability, invalidity, and non-infringement analyses. She has also supported litigation and appeals before federal district courts and the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), bringing both technical rigor and strategic insight to every matter. Beyond her core sectors, Jyoti has also served clients in the aviation, cosmetics, beverage, and automotive industries—making her a go-to resource for clients with diverse and evolving needs.

Jyoti’s doctoral studies focused on synthetic metalloporphyrins in the laboratory of Professor John T. Groves at Princeton University.

Education

  • Boston College Law School, J.D., 2023
  • Princeton University, Ph.D., Chemistry, 2010
  • Princeton University, M.A., Chemistry, 2006
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), S.B., Chemistry, 2004

Bar and Court Admissions

BAR ADMISSIONS
  • Massachusetts
  • U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (Agency)

Experience

  • Supporting a large pharmaceutical company in acquisitions and licensing
  • Diligence to support Series C financing for a mid-sized biopharmaceutical company
  • Patent prosecution for a variety of pharmaceutical companies and universities
  • Successfully appealed to the PTAB an obviousness rejection of claims to a drug candidate for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

Other Publications

  • Obrosova, I.G.; Drel, V.R.; Oltman, C.L.; Mashtalir, N.; Tibrewala, J.; Groves, J.T.; Yorek, M.A. “Role of Nitrosative Stress in Early Neuropathy and Vascular Dysfunction in Streptozotocin-Diabetic Rats,” American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2007, 293, E1645-E1655
  • Drel, V.R.; Pacher, P.; Vareniuk, I.; Pavlov, I.; Ilnytska, O.; Lyzogubov, V.V.; Tibrewala, J.; Groves, J.T.; Obrosova, I.G. “A Peroxynitrite Decomposition Catalyst Counteracts Sensory Neuropathy in Streptozotocin-Diabetic Mice.” European Journal of Pharmacology, 2007, 569, 48-58
  • Vareniuk, I.; Pavlov, I.A.; Drel, V.R.; Lyzogubov, V.V.; Ilnytska, O.; Bell, S.R.; Tibrewala, J.; Groves, J.T.; Obrosova, I.G. “Nitrosative Stress and Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy in Leptin-Deficient (ob/ob) Mice.” Experimental Neurology, 2007, 205, 425-436
  • Clark, M.A.; Duffy, K.; Tibrewala, J.; Lippard, S.J. “Synthesis and Metal-Binding Properties of Chelating Fluorescein Derivatives.” Organic Letters, 2003, 5, 2051-2054
  • Miller, L.M.; Tibrewala, J.; Carlson, C.S. “Examination of Bone Chemical Composition in Osteoporosis Using Fluorescence-Assisted Infrared Microspectroscopy.” Cellular and Molecular Biology, 2000, 46, 1035-1044

Honors & Involvement

HONORS
  • Mentor of the Year (2025), South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch - Intellectual Property Law (2026-2027) and Patent Law (2026-2027)

INVOLVEMENT
  • South Asian Bar Association of North America
    • South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston
      • Board Member, 2025-
      • Member, 2024-
      • Mentor, 2024-
    • South Asian Women Attorneys Network 
  • National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
    • Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts
  • National Association of Women Lawyers
    • IP and Tech Law Affinity Group
  • Women in Bio
  • Boston Bar Association


 

Speaking Engagements

  • "Chai Chat: Networking Tips for Diverse Attorneys," South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston (April 2026)
  • "Navigating Law Firm Life as a Woman of Color," South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston (April 2026) 
  • "Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: Women Shaping the IP & Tech Law Landscape," National Association of Women Lawyers, IP & Tech Law Affinity Group (March 2026)
  • MESALSA Attorneys in Boston, Boston College Law School (October 2025)
  • "Real Talk: Life as an IP Attorney," Northeastern University School of Law (March 2025)
  • "Introduction to Careers in IP Law," Boston College Law School (November 2024)
  • “Therapeutic Applications of Biomimetic Catalysis: Synthetic Porphyrins to Decompose Peroxynitrite,” invited award lecture, Catalysis Society of Metropolitan New York (November 2009)