Practice Leader(s)
- Timothy C. Bickham
tbickham@steptoe.com
202.429.5517 - Harold H. Fox
hfox@steptoe.com
202.429.6284
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Patent: Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
Members of our patent practice group at Steptoe & Johnson LLP have helped build biotechnology and pharmaceutical patent portfolios through identifying and protecting intellectual property assets, performing intellectual property due diligence of acquisition targets, advancing and managing new discoveries, developing legal infrastructure, and expanding and protecting US and other commercial interests.
In particular, our attorneys have also been involved in strategic counseling and litigation activities assembling and asserting patent rights in Hatch-Waxman litigation. Our extensive experience in the life sciences arena includes pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and biotechnology. Our group works on a variety of life-sciences projects including in the following areas:
- Small molecules
- Pharmaceutical compositions
- Drug discovery
- Drug delivery
- Structural biology
- Conjugates
- Combinatorial chemistry
- Stem cells
- Membrane technology
- Enzymes
- Biosynthesis
- Bioinformatics
- Cheminformatics
- Recombinant DNA technology
- RNA
- Gene therapy
- Transgenic animals
- Transgenic plants
- Cloning vectors
- Vaccines
- Viruses
- Oncogenes
- Disease treatment and prevention
- Nutritional supplements
- Wound dressings
- Skin care products
- Ostomy products
- Surgical instruments
- Stents
- Catheters
- Medical electrodes
- Imaging technologies, including ultrasound, MRI, and near-IR imaging
Select News & Events
- 2010 BIO International Convention Cocktail Reception
- After Ariad v. Lilly: Implications and Best Practices
- "Intellectual Property Case Law Update and Resulting Litigation Issues"
Publications
- November 4, 2011
- September 1, 2011
- March 30, 2009
- March 23, 2009
