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Foley & Lardner LLP

Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution

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Foley & Lardner LLP

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Across global markets and diverse technologies, Foley's Intellectual Property attorneys deliver business solutions that define and protect our clients’ innovations and brands. We help drive their success by combining our collective IP knowledge and experience with our commitment to staying at the forefront of leading-edge legal, technology, and business trends.

Protecting your innovation and creativity is becoming increasingly more difficult and complex. At Foley, we understand — which is why we have the people, processes, and technology in place to offer you a full range of commercial, intellectual property, privacy, sourcing, and technology law services in virtually every industry worldwide.

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Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution - District of Columbia

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What the Team is Known For

Foley & Lardner LLP is vastly experienced before numerous forums, including the ITC, PTAB and USPTO. The team is made up of patent experts who play active roles in supporting litigation and advising on the monetisation of IP. The team excels in matters concerning life sciences, automotive, software, the internet and e-commerce. The firm has noted expertise in counselling startups and helping them develop their patent portfolios.

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Work Highlights

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  • Foley & Lardner LLP provided Sun Pharmaceutical Industries with strategic IP guidance and successfully obtained patent coverage for two marketed drugs, Sezaby and Bromsite.

Strengths

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  • The attorneys at Foley & Lardner are super strategic, customer-focused and incredibly collaborative.

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  • Foley & Lardner has a very strong team. They are very thoughtful and have a high level of commercial awareness.

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  • The Foley team is outstanding at providing skilled team members who understand what the client is trying to accomplish.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Eric Sophir
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    Eric Sophir

    Eric Sophir demonstrates notable expertise advising a broad range of clients on portfolio management and patent prosecution work.

    • Simply put, Eric gets results. Eric has a thorough knowledge of the patent process.

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    • Eric Sophir has a great track record.

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