Overview
Jamie Lucia is a seasoned litigator representing companies in all phases of high-stakes intellectual property litigation and advising clients on IP issues. Jamie has extensive experience representing clients before district courts, the PTAB, and the ITC, addressing matters involving biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, consumer electronics, and business methods. In addition to her experience in patent litigation, Jamie has also litigated antitrust, copyright, trademark, trade secret, and unfair competition matters. Jamie also uses her chemistry background to provide unique insight to her clients in pharmaceutical patent litigation, including infringement disputes under the Hatch-Waxman Act.
Before launching her legal career, Jamie undertook graduate coursework in chemical physics and optics, and was a research chemist at a pharmaceutical company in San Diego.
- California
- District of Columbia
- New Jersey
- New York
- US District Court, Eastern District of California
- US District Court, Northern District of California
- US District Court, Central District of California
- US District Court, District of New Jersey
- US District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- US Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 2006, Thurgood Marshall Scholar
- B.A., University of San Diego, 2001, cum laude, Chemistry
Representative Matters
- Representing Aquestive against claims of defamation, trade libel, and unfair competition filed by plaintiff Neurelis, Inc. relating to competing products for the treatment of acute repetitive seizures. We successfully dismissed several of Neurelis's original allegations and claims through an anti-SLAPP motion that was appealed to the California Court of Appeal. The case is ongoing.
- Representing Solaria Corporation and Complete Solaria, Inc. in a case pending in the Northern District of California where a competitor accuses our client of several things, including trade secret misappropriation related to mass manufacturing processes for shingled solar modules.
- Represented Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. in a lawsuit alleging patent infringement by two pharmaceutical products marketed by BioDelivery Sciences, Inc. The settlement agreement included payment of money from BioDelivery Sciences to Aquestive in resolution of the infringement claims and the defendant's counterclaims.
- Represented Trustees of Dartmouth College in an IPR proceeding where Thorne Research, Inc. challenged the validity of a Dartmouth patent related to nicotinamide riboside (NR) pharmaceutical formulations. This was the second time that our team of attorneys successfully defended the challenged patent in an IPR proceeding.
- Represented Hanshow, a Chinese tech company, in a patent litigation matter against its French competitor, SES-imagotag SA, in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The patents relate to systems and methods used in digitally monitoring product inventory in stores.
- Won summary judgment for Aquestive, an upstream supplier to a pharmaceutical company, in US federal litigation regarding antitrust conspiracy and product-hopping allegations brought by 42 state attorneys general. Our summary judgment motions raised unique issues concerning whether a supplier of innovative technology to a pharmaceutical manufacturer may be held liable as a co-conspirator in the drug company’s efforts to engage in lifecycle management for its products.
- Represented plaintiff Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. in a lawsuit alleging patent infringement by a generic pharmaceutical product marketed by Alvogen. Aquestive sued Alvogen for patent infringement based on Alvogen's marketing and sale of its generic Suboxone film products (buprenorphine and naloxone). The case was resolved via a settlement and stipulated dismissal of all claims and counterclaims.
- Represented plaintiff Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. in a lawsuit alleging patent infringement by a generic pharmaceutical product marketed by Dr. Reddy's. Aquestive sued Dr. Reddy's for patent infringement based on Dr. Reddy's marketing and sale of its generic Suboxone film products (buprenorphine and naloxone). The case was resolved via a settlement and stipulated dismissal of all claims and counterclaims.
Speaking Engagements
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"US and International Dispute Resolution: Cross-Border Technology Protection, Intellectual Property Enforcement and International Arbitration," Seoul ADR Festival 2023, October 31, 2023
- "Performance & Potential: The Path to Promotion & Growth," The Women in Law & IP Summit, October 1, 2020
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"Doctrine of Equivalents," ACI Paragraph IV Disputes Master Symposium, October 2019
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Moderator, Remedies Panel, NY Intellectual Property Law Association, November 11, 2016
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Moderator, Patent Infringement Panel, NY Intellectual Property Law Association, November 11, 2015
News & Publications
Press Releases
US District Court Rules in Favor of Steptoe Client Korea Electric Power Corp.
September 18, 2023
Press Releases
August 4, 2023
Press Releases
Steptoe Secures Another PTAB Victory for Trustees of Dartmouth College in Patent Dispute
August 10, 2022
Client Alerts
How to Win on Appeal – Steptoe’s Federal Circuit Update: January 2022
January 27, 2022
Media Mentions
Law360 Covers Steptoe's Federal Circuit Patent Win for Dartmouth College
March 9, 2020
Media Mentions
Law360 Covers Steptoe's Federal Circuit Victory for Aquestive in Suboxone IPR Case
January 28, 2020
Media Mentions
Law360 Covers Steptoe's Federal Circuit Success for Aquestive in Patent Dispute
September 3, 2019
Events
Seminars & Events
Global Trade and Enforcement Symposium in Hong Kong
June 1, 2023
Speakers: Yongqing Bao, Brigida Benitez, Brian G. Burke, Ali Burney, Henry Cao, John Caracappa, Boyd Cloern, Robyn C. Crowther, Brian J. Fleming, Coy Garrison, Zoey Hong, Stanley C. Kuo, Amy J. Lentz, Michelle L. Levin, Patrick F. Linehan, Jamie Lucia, Alexandra Melia, Cáitrín McKiernan, Darryl Nirenberg, Gwendolyn Prothro Renigar, Angus Rodger, Guy Soussan, Grace Wang, Philip R. West, Charles Whiddington, Wendy Wysong, Lin Yang, Bo Yue, Wilson Zhao