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Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone Offices
565 5TH AVENUE
NEW YORK
NY 10017
10017
United States
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Eric Alan Stone
Work Department
Intellectual Property Litigation
Position
Partner at Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP
Career
Eric Alan Stone has over 25 years of experience trying cases, in state and federal courts, in domestic and international arbitrations, and on appeal. He has tried patent cases and other IP and commercial matters for clients across the full gamut of biotechnology and pharmaceutical cases. He represents innovators under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act and the Hatch-Waxman Act. He has been lead counsel in cases involving recombinant protein expression, DNA sequencing, the use of antibodies to treat cancer and hemophilia, the development of innovative technologies to harness and repurpose the immune system, and innovating diagnostic and manufacturing technologies. Clients note that Eric is “terrific and blessed with excellent listening ability, great intellect and deep substantive legal and technological expertise.” Eric has been regularly recognized for his work in patent litigation by leading publications such as Chambers USA, and The Legal 500. He is an adjunct professor at the New York University School of Law, where he teaches patent litigation. For many years, he co-authored a regular column for the New York Law Journal on intellectual property litigation.
Eric has also maintained an active pro bono practice throughout his career. He is a Trustee of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and has represented clients in impact and individual pro bono cases in the areas of search and seizure, medication-assisted therapy for narcotic addiction, LGBTQ+ rights, medical privacy, and prison confinement conditions, to name only a few.
Eric earned his B.A., magna cum laude, from Williams College and his J.D., magna cum laude, from the New York University School of Law, where he was a Notes Editor of the NYU Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. Following law school, Eric clerked for the Hon. Charles P. Sifton of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Memberships
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Trustee
Education
B.A., magna cum laude, from Williams College
J.D., magna cum laude, from the New York University School of Law
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone have established an excellent patent litigation team in the pharma and biotech sectors. The team frequently act as lead counsel on multi-patent competitor disputes and Hatch-Waxman cases. The team have recently protected the liquid nanoparticle technology behind Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for its client Acuitas Therapeutics. At the helm of the practice is Nicholas Groombridge, located in New York, who has an excellent reputation for litigating high-stakes patent disputes across a broad array of life sciences and technical areas. Groombridge co-leads the team with three other seasoned patent litigators. Jennifer Wu and Eric Alan Stone, both based in New York, excel in business-critical disputes related to pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and medical devices. The team’s leadership also includes Steven Baughman, based in Washington DC, who is recognised as an expert at the PTAB representing multinational corporations like Novo Nordisk and Apple. Megan Raymond, another key attorney in Washington DC, specializes in post-grant proceedings at the PTAB.