Practice Areas - Chemical Intellectual Property
- Intellectual Property Licensing
- Intellectual Property Infringement
- Intellectual Property Litigation
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- Intellectual Property Procurement
- Medical Intellectual Property
- Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property
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| University | Pennsylvania State University, B.S.E, with distinction, 1977; The University of Michigan, M.S.E., 1979 |
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| Law School | Wayne State University, J.D., 1982 |
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| Admitted | 1982, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1987, Illinois; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2005, Pennsylvania; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office |
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| Memberships | Illinois State and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association. |
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| Special Agencies | U.S. Patent Office. |
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| Biography | Robert Stevenson has over 30 years' experience handling U.S. and international litigation, especially patent litigation, in the pharmaceutical (both proprietary and ANDA clients), biotechnology, diagnostic, clinical trial, chemical, polymer and medical device arenas. He has also prosecuted world-wide patents in the same areas. He has been counsel of record in many U.S. federal patent litigation matters, has consulted on many other cases, and has supervised international litigations in the U.S, China, Japan, the U.K. and Germany. He also has been counsel of record in a number of U.S. patent interferences and patent re-examinations and reissue applications and has also handled arbitration and mediation cases in the U.S.
Mr. Stevenson's work involving mechanical devices includes medical devices, particularly oximetry catheters and monitors, automated IV infusion pumps and cassettes, dialysis devices and other drug delivery systems.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Stevenson was Vice President of Cell Pathways (now part of Astellas/OSI Pharmaceuticals), a publicly traded pharm/biotech company, and Senior Counsel at Abbott Labs. He is a former partner and chair of the pharma/biotech group at Brinks Hofer, a prominent IP firm in Chicago, and was Senior Patent Counsel for Rohm and Haas.
A past adjunct professor of Patent Law at DePaul University School of Law (1992 - 1996), Mr. Stevenson is a member of the Pennsylvania and Illinois State Bars and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. A graduate of Penn State University (with distinction B.S. 1977), he received his Master's Degree in Engineering from the University of Michigan (M.S. 1979) and his law degree from Wayne State University (J.D. 1982). Mr. Stevenson is a member of Caesar Rivise's ANDA Patent Litigation Team, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Team, and Mechanical Engineering Patent Team.
Classes/Seminars Taught:
DePaul University School of Law, Chicago Illinois, Adjunct Professor of Patent Law (1992 - 1996)
University of Pennsylvania, Spring 2001 Symposium on Pharmaceutical and Biotech Protection.
University of Pennsylvania, Spring 2001 Symposium on Pharmaceutical and Biotech Protection.
American Chemical Society Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting 2006: "International Patent Protection and Strategy"
6th International China Pharmaceutical R&D Summit, April 2011, Shanghai, China
3rd Pharma and Biotech Patent Conference (Lexis Nexis) 2011.
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| Reported Cases | Genzyme Corp. v. InvaGen Pharmaceuticals (S.D.N.Y.2012) Represented ANDA Defendant; Genzyme Corp. v. InvaGen Pharmaceuticals (E.D.N.Y. 2012) Represented ANDA Defendant; Abbott Labs and Abbott Respiratory v. Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals; (D. Del. 2012) Represented ANDA Defendant; Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. v. InvaGen Pharmaceuticals; (D. Mass. 2011) Represented ANDA Defendant; Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. v. InvaGen Pharmaceuticals; (E.D. N.Y. 2011) Represented ANDA Defendant; Genzyme Corporation v. Cobrek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (N.D. Ill. 2012) Represented ANDA Defendant; Bone Care International and Genzyme Corp. v. Pentech Pharmaceuticals and Cobrek Pharmaceuticals (Fed.Cir. 2012) Representing ANDA Defendants; Powertec, Inc. v. Kenneth Domzalski et al. (Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas 2011) Represented Trade Secret Defendant Chi Hsin Impex, Inc.; Powertec, Inc. v. Kenneth Domzalski et al. (Pike County Court of Common Pleas 2012) Represented Trade Secret Defendant Chi Hsin Impex, Inc.; Tibotec and G.D. Searle, LLC v. Hetero Drugs (D.N.J. 2011) Represented ANDA defendants. Case pending; United States of America and Board of Trustees of Univ. of Ill. v. Hetero Drugs (D.N.J. 2011) Represented ANDA defendants. Case pending; Genzyme v. Pentech, (N.D. Ill. 2010) Case pending. Represented ANDA defendant in litigation where a separate inter partes re-exam has now found patent invalid; Eli Lilly v. Invagen, (S.D. In. 2009) Represented defendant; issues decided in favor of defendant; issues on appeal; Eli Lilly v. Invagen, (E.D. NY 2009) Represented defendant; case stayed pending outcome on appeal; Bone Care and Genzyme v. Pentech, (N.D. Ill 2008) Represented ANDA defendants in case with two asserted patents; lead patent disclaimed by plaintiff following defendants' motion for summary judgment of invalidity; tried case on second patent; case pending; Connectics et al. v. Pentech, (N.D. Ill. 2007) Represented ANDA defendant. Case settled; Rohm and Haas Company v. Smilan Paint Company et al. (C.D. Cal 2004) settled; Rohm and Haas Company v. Micro Paint System, Inc., (C.D. Cal 2004) case settled; represented plaintiff; In re Cell Pathways Securities Litigation II (E. D. Pa. 2001) settled; Dow Chemical Co. v. Viskase Corp. (N.D. Ill. 1994) represented defendant; plaintiff's case dismissed; Intermatic Inc. v. Lamson & Sessions Co. (N.D. Ill. 1994) Represented prevailing plaintiff; Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. v. Creative Confections (N.D. Ill. 1994) Represented patent owner plaintiff. Case settled; Guardian Products, Inc. v. Aqualift (C.D. Cal. 1993) Represented plaintiff in a patent infringement action involving both utility and ornamental design patents. Obtained judgment enjoining defendant from further manufacture and an award of damages; Viskase Corp. v. American National Co. (N.D. Ill. 1993) $102 million jury patent verdict for client; TayMac Corp. v. Intermatic (D. Ariz. 1994) represented defendant; judgment for defendant; BP Chemicals, Ltd. v. Eastman Kodak Company, represented plaintiff, court ruled that defendant was licensed under patent in suit; Hoechst Celanese v. B.P. Chemicals, Ltd., (S.D. Texas 1992) Represented defendant patent owner in a declaratory judgment action involving patent on a catalytic process for making acetyls. Patent found valid on summary judgment; Viskase Corp. v. W.R. Grace (N.D. Ill. 1990) represented plaintiff; case settled after discovery and prior to trial; Aluminum Company of America v. Reynolds Metals, Inc. (N.D. Ill. 1988) represented plaintiff, jury found patent valid and infringed; case settled on appeal; Ralston Purina v. Far-Mar-Co., 772 F.2d 1570 (Fed. Cir. 1985) Represented prevailing plaintiff; Baxter Travenol, Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories (N.D. Ill. 1985) represented defendant, case settled after discovery and before trial as a result of mediation hearing as lead counsel; Williford v. Song, Patent Interference Serial No. 102,846; Lustig v. Tse, Patent Interference Serial No. 102,982; Tse v. Lustig, Patent Interference Serial No. 102,917; Kellenberger v. Duenk, Patent Interference Serial No. 102,172; Brennan v. Muetterties, Patent Interference Serial No. 100,817; Brennan v. Muetterties, Patent Interference Serial No. 101,078; 3rd Pharma and Biotech Patent Conference (Lexis-Nexis) 2011. |
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| ISLN | 903414560 |
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