ArentFox Schiff fields an ‘exceptional team of litigators and intellectual property counselors’ with particular expertise representing pharmaceutical companies and litigating Hatch-Waxman cases. The Chicago group includes practice co-head Sailesh Patel, who specializes in pharma patent litigation and also acts for clients in tech-related patent and trademark cases, patent litigator Imron Aly, who is a ‘top notch lawyer’ with a focus on the life sciences industry, and Kevin Nelson who is a specialist in large-scale patent infringement litigation. In Washington DC, co-head Janine Carlan is a life sciences patent litigation expert and also defends companies in claims brought by Non-Practicing Entities, and Richard Berman focuses on patent transactions and prosecution in the chemical, pharmaceutical and biotech fields.
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- 'Exceptional team of litigators and intellectual property counselors that have best in class experience and skills.'
- 'Imron Aly is a top notch lawyer in the industry. He has won several "bet the company" cases and I would highly recommend him. He is a hands on attorney.'
Key clients
- FanDuel, Inc.
- MSN Pharmaceuticals
- Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.
- Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
- Puritan Medical Products Company
- Analog Devices
- Ōura Health Oy
- Johnson Controls, Inc.
- Nexus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Acronis, Inc.
Work highlights
- Acted for MSN Pharmaceuticals and Aurobindo in a Hatch-Waxman case involving the drug Parsabiv.
- Advised Puritan Medical Products Company LLC on defending itself against a worldwide patent campaign against Copan, which holds several patents covering swabs used in clinical collections that became ubiquitous during the COVID pandemic.
- Represented Fresenius Kabi in a “patent thicket” case where the plaintiff currently holds ten patents.
Lawyers
Practice head
Janine Carlan; Sailesh Patel
Other key lawyers
Imron Aly; Kevin Nelson; Richard Berman