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Mintz

Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation

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Mintz’s Life Sciences practice is a multidisciplinary team of more than 250 attorneys and professionals advising companies, investors, and institutions at the intersection of scientific innovation, intellectual property, capital formation, and regulatory strategy. The firm represents leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, including Amgen, Eli Lilly, Sanofi, QIAGEN, and Fulgent Genetics, as well as prominent life sciences investors and financial institutions.

The practice is built on the premise that value in the life sciences sector is driven by the strategic alignment of intellectual property, capital planning, and regulatory execution across a company’s full lifecycle. Mintz advises clients from early development through commercialization, enforcement, and exit, providing integrated guidance as financing structures, collaboration models, and competitive pressures continue to evolve.

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Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation - California

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC boasts a strong team of dedicated attorneys proficient in IP prosecution, litigation and strategy. Representing established and emerging companies, the firm has broad experience within the biotechnology and life sciences sectors.

Work Highlights

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  • Mintz represented Amgen in a series of BPCIA cases to defend Amgen’s Prolia and XGEVA franchises from biosimilar competition.

Strengths

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  • The Mintz team offers attention to detail, responsiveness and a high level of sophistication and expertise. The group is also terrific under pressure and in adversarial situations.

    Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation respondentUSA
  • The Mintz team is experienced in pharma litigation and focuses on the business impact of legal proceedings.

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  • Mintz has industry-leading strategic thinkers on patent strategy and prosecution, on a global basis.

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  • Mintx has responsive, professional subject matter experts.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Siegmund Y Gutman
    Band 2Siegmund Y Gutman

    Siegmund Y Gutman

    Siegmund Gutman heads the firm's life sciences patent group and is noted for his expert representation of clients involved in complex patent disputes, including Hatch-Waxman litigation. He also provides IP counseling services to his clients.
    • Siegmund digs into the material and has a good command of the subject matter.

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