- Duane Morris Special Counsel Michael Swit Explores "Ensuring Compliance with Advertising and Promotional Requirements for Drugs and Medical Devices"
- Duane Morris Launches ICANN Trademark Clearinghouse Legal Services
- Duane Morris Partner J. Rodman Steele, Jr. Honored with NOPE’s Spirit of Living Award
Upcoming Events
- Duane Morris Special Counsel Michael Swit to Present "The Gamechanger: Analyzing the Legal and Business Impact of the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments"
- Duane Morris Special Counsel Michael Swit to Present "Generic Drug Approvals"
- Duane Morris Special Counsel Michael Swit to Explore "Drug Law: Understanding the Essentials of FDA's Authority over Innovative and Generic Pharmaceuticals"
- Duane Morris Special Counsel Michael Swit to Examine "Creative Strategies in Dealing with FDA"
- Duane Morris Special Counsel Michael Swit to Present at Drug Information Association 49th Annual Meeting
- Duane Morris Special Counsel Michael Swit to Participate in FDA-OCRA Educational Conference
- Supreme Court Holds FDCA Preempts Common Law Design-Defect Claim Against Generic Drugs
- Virginia Enacts the First State Law Regulating Interchangeable Biosimilar Products
- Biosimilars Now Just About Ready to Roll
Intellectual Property: Generic Pharmaceuticals
Duane Morris lawyers have significant experience with the complexities involved in bringing generic pharmaceuticals to market. Our lawyers' and registered patent agents' experience involves biotechnology processes and products, chemical processes, synthesis and products, medical devices, formulations, experiments and polymorphic products to name a few.
Attorneys at Duane Morris specialize in the representation of worldwide generic pharmaceutical companies in their quest to enter the U.S. market with new products. We have significant experience in representing clients in litigation related to abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) filed under the Hatch-Waxman law, as well as generation of non-infringement, invalidity and freedom-to-operate opinions with respect to patents listed in the Orange Book.
Duane Morris also coordinates with international networks of law firms to secure and maintain patent protection throughout the world. The firm's Intellectual Property attorneys thoroughly grasp the science and technology behind each client's ideas. All of the firm's patent lawyers and agents have science or engineering backgrounds, many with advanced degrees, and most have significant industry experience in their respective disciplines, including:
- Advanced materials
- Biochemistry
- Biotechnology
- Medical and mechanical devices
- Pharmaceuticals
- Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) and related litigation
- Medicinal chemistry
- Small molecule chemistry
- Combinatorial chemistry
- Formulations
- Organic chemistry/synthetic pathways
When our IP attorneys enter a courtroom, they are adept at explaining complex technical issues in a straightforward manner and presenting our client's story to the judge and jurors in the most compelling way possible. We handle patent litigation for large and small corporations as well as individual inventors and start-up enterprises. We also are experienced in conducting interference proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
We help our clients in understanding how to maximize the value of patents and we appreciate the importance of carefully managing and implementing patent portfolios for the benefit of their businesses. We offer our clients technology solutions for real-time patent docket management through the Duane Morris IP Portal, giving clients anytime/anywhere access to information on their IP holdings, including status updates on filings and alerts to upcoming deadlines. Also, our IP Practice Group has substantial experience in the domestic and international licensing and transfer of all forms of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
For Additional Information
For more information, please contact L. Norwood "Woody" Jameson or any of the lawyers referenced in the Attorney Listing.
