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Jeffrey Alan Hovden
Jeffrey Alan Hovden
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Experience
- Practices in the area of patent litigation, with a focus on generic pharmaceutical patent cases under the Hatch-Waxman Act and within the biotechnology industry.
- Has litigated numerous patent infringement and invalidity actions, including many cases involving top-selling worldwide prescription drugs for both generic and name-brand clients.
- Routinely advises clients on their intellectual property portfolios and has extensive experience with the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act's drug-approval provisions and their attendant regulations; provides infringement, validity, and due diligence opinions.
- Experienced with copyrights, particularly those involving functional works; counsels biotechnology clients regarding licensing matters.
- Provides analysis of current legal issues facing the health and life sciences industry in the Robins Kaplan Trial Attorneys Blog.
Representative Hatch-Waxman Litigations
Forest Laboratories, Inc. v. Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Represented client in litigation to bring generic Bystolic® (nebivolol) to market. Recently settled for value for generic company.
SmithKline Beechman Corp. v. Pentech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Represented client on generic Paxil® (paroxetine); seminal case led to demise of "universal seeding" tactic by name-brand companies. Settled for value. (Prior to joining Robins Kaplan LLP)
Warner Chilcott Laboratories Ireland Limited v. Impax Laboratories, Inc. Represented client in central portion of litigation, including critical claim-construction briefing and testimony portion, for generic Doryx® (doxycycline) antibiotic. Client prevailed at trial on non-infringement turning on claim construction. (Prior to joining Robins Kaplan LLP)
Lundbeck A/S/ v. Alphapharm Pty Ltd. Represented client to bring to market generic Lexapro® (escitalopram oxalate) anti-depressant. Leveraged settlement for value at spoliation hearing on eve of trial. (Prior to joining Robins Kaplan LLP)
UCB S.A. v. Mylan Inc. Defended client's right to sell generic Keppra® (laevetiracetam) anti-epileptic. Settled for value for client. (Prior to joining Robins Kaplan LLP)
AstraZeneca AB v. Genpharm Inc. Represented client in "first-wave" litigation to get client's generic Prilosec® (omeprazole) anti-ulcer drug to market. Invalidated strategic patents allowing client to waive exclusivity and gain value from competitor's entry. (Prior to joining Robins Kaplan LLP)
Genentech, Inc. v. Bio-Technology General (Israel) Ltd. Represented biologics company seeking to market a follow-on Humatropin® (somatropin) human growth hormone in an ITC proceeding. (Prior to joining Robins Kaplan LLP)
GlaxoSmithKline plc v. [various generic companies]. Protected the flagship GSK Zantac® (ranitidine HCI) franchise for a number of years. (Prior to joining Robins Kaplan LLP)
- Named a “Life Sciences Star,” LMG Life Sciences (2020)
- Member of the trial team that won “Hatch-Waxman Impact Cases of the Year” award, LMG Life Sciences (2016)
- Named a "Top Author" by JD Supra (2016, 2019-2021)
- Harlan Fiske Stone Council of Columbia Law School, Member
- Zen Studies Society, Board Member
- New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. Disrict Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Japanese
- Columbia University School of Law, J.D. (1993); Note Editor, Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts (1992-1993)
- University of Minnesota, B.A. in Biology and Philosophy, minor in Japanese, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa (1988)
- New York Intellectual Property Law Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- LeGaL, the LGBT Bar Association of New York
- Federal Circuit Bar Association
- Media interviews on a variety of topics related to Hatch-Waxman litigation, both in print and on the radio.
- Disclosure-dedication Doctrine: A Primer on the Potential Pitfalls of This U.S. Form of Non-infringement
Co-Presenter, World IP Forum, Webinar (April 30, 2021) - Skinny Labels and Inducing Infringement after GSK v. Teva
Panelist, Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) IP Chat Channel, Webinar (November 5, 2020) - Hatch-Waxman Best Practices: Reports from the Front
International IP Law Association Virtual IP Summit 2020, Webinar (October 20, 2020) - How to Litigate Hatch Waxman Cases in the New Realities
International IP Skills Summit, Hyderabad, India (August 14, 2019) - Patents From Tudor Monopolies to eBay Sort-Of Rights to Exclude
International IP Skills Summit, Hyderabad, India (August 13, 2019) - IP Protection for Generic Drug Companies
International IP Skills Summit (September 7, 2017) - Indias Creative 3d Patent Law and a Porcelain Doorknob How the US and India Implement Patent Policy
Chandigarh Business Network: Fabulous Confabulations, Chandigarh, India (September 16, 2015) - 20 Years in Hatch Waxman Best Practices in US Pharma Litigation
Chandigarh University, Chandigarh, India (September 15, 2015) - REMS Drug Samples Blockades The Ins and the Outs
IPR Conclave & Awards (IPCA), Mumbai, India (September 10, 2015)
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