Our Experience

Wide-Ranging and Sophisticated Matters in Big Law

Industry Experience Focused In The Life Sciences

We have significant experience rendering legal advice in life sciences and related fields,
including the following:

  • Biotechnology
  • Consumer Products
  • Healthcare
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Diagnostics
  • Medical Devices
  • Obesity
  • Neurology
  • Personalized Medicine
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Software
  • Traumatic Brian Injury

Representative Client Programs

  • Biomedical and medical devices including dental, imaging, interventional cardiology, including stents and catheters, orthopedics including spinal implants and exercise machines, and surgical devices.
  • Biotechnology, including antigen arrays, diagnostics and/or drug development in obesity, rare cell detection, neurodegenerative disease, and traumatic brain injury fields.
  • Consumer and juvenile products including breast milk and urine detectors, pump dispensers, bassinets, strollers, infant swings, car seats and portable basketball systems.
  • Healthcare IT, including electronic prescribing.
  • Microfluidics including cell sorting and MEMS technologies in preconcentrators in analyte detection and analysis systems.

Representative Litigated Matters in Life Sciences

Examples of IP litigations in which we were counsel in the Life Sciences fields can be found below. A full list of representative litigated matters can be accessed here.

United Therapeutics Corp. v. Sandoz, Inc. Represented United Therapeutics in successful Hatch-Waxman patent action preventing Sandoz from entering market for Remodulin® (treprostinil injection). (D.N.J.)

Cephalon, et. al., v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals. Represented Mylan as lead trial counsel in a Hatch-Waxman patent action on Nuvigil® (armodafinil). (D. Del.)

Total Gard Corp. v. Dentek Oral Care, Inc. Lead trial counsel for patentee Total Gard in multi-patent dispute regarding night guard technology, which resulted in favorable settlement for patentee. (D. N.J.)

Abbott Labs. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals. Lead patent attorney for Mylan in ANDA patent action on divalproex sodium. (N.D. Ill.)

Cordis Corp. v. Medtronic AVE, et al. Lead patent trial counsel for Medtronic AVE in high profile stent wars. Defeated preliminary injunction motion, obtained partial SJ of non-infringement, and overturned jury verdict on JMOL. Defense Win of the Month, April 2002, National Law Journal. (D. Del.)

Medtronic AVE v. Boston Scientific. Lead patent trial counsel for Medtronic AVE. Successfully argued Markman motion that led to settlement before trial in case related to coronary catheters.

DiscoVision Associates v. Disc Manufacturing Inc. Represented DiscoVision in successful assertion of compact disc patent. Obtained SJ of infringement on seven of eight claim elements.

Dow Chemical Co. v. AAB Building System. Represented AAB in trademark opposition. (TTAB)

Lemelson v. Apple Computer, Eastman Kodak and Unisys. Represented Kodak in defense of patent infringement action relating to video recording and digital imaging technologies, including scanners, cameras, OCR systems and computers. (N.D. Calif.)

Wang Labs. v. Mitsubishi Electronics. Represented Wang in various cases including ITC and District Court Actions memory modules for PCs (SIMM'S). Responsible for defense of equitable and industry estoppel claims based upon alleged violation of JEDEC standards.

Volvo v. Dr. Volvo. Represented Volvo in successful defense of Volvo's famous mark against independent dealer. (C.D. Calif.)

IBM v. Rodime. Represented Rodime in successful re-examination and assertion of 3.5 patents hard disk drive. (D.D.C.)

A full list of representative litigated matters can be accessed here

Collaborations with Client and Other Counsel

  • We work closely with our clients’ executive teams and often function as their first Chief Intellectual Property in-house counsel, especially for start-ups and emerging growth companies who are not ready for full-time, inside counsel.
  • We work closely with our clients’ in-house counsel to support and leverage their activities.
  •  We manage patent portfolios for various clients using selected patent prosecution firms for day-to-day activities.
  • We collaborate closely with attorneys at other firms to ensure our mutual client has cutting edge expertise – regardless of the technology or legal issue that is involved.

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